Question

Read the stanza given below and answer the questions that follow:

LIFE, believe, is not a dream

So dark as sages say;

Oft a little morning rain

Foretells a pleasant day.

Sometimes there are clouds of gloom,

But these are transient all;

If the shower will make the roses bloom,

O why lament its fall?

(i) Who are the ‘sages’ and what do they think about life? [3]

(ii) What is the meaning of ‘transient’ and ‘lament’ ? Why shouldn’t we lament ‘ its fall’ ? [3]

(iii) How do ‘ Life’s sunny hours’ move? How should we react to them? [3]

(iv) What does ‘ Death’ do? What defeats hope? [3]

(v) How does hope react and how does its reaction help us? [4]

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Answer 1

Answer:

A small hope brings to you great happiness.

2. Many a time in life, we are surrounded by despair. But the despair is temporary and once the clouds of despair goes, it is sunshine again.

3. A little hope in life, can make gloomy days bright and therefore the author says little shower can make roses bloom.

4. Life's sunny hours mean the rosy days of life, the cheerful days of life. The author urges that we should enjoy each and every good moment of our life before they fade away.

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