The Sun in the heaven was shining gay,
All things were joyful on that day:
The seabirds scream'd as they wheeld round,
And there was joyaunce in their sound,
The buoy of the Inchepe Bell was seen
A darker speck on the ocean green:
Sir Ralph the Rover walk'd his deck,
And fix'd his eye on the darker speck
He felt the cheering power of spring
It made him whistle, it made him sing
His heart was mirthful to excess.
But the Rover's mirth was wickedness
His eye was on the Inchcape Ploat:
Quoth he. "My men. put out the boat.
And now me to the Inchcape Rock,
And I'll plague the Abbot of Aberbrotho
A1 Pick out Pick out the two lines from the extract that show the joyful atmosphere
A2. Intention Write the intension of Ralph to sail near the Inchcape Rock,
A3. Personal response
Give your any one experience of journey by sea.
A4. Poetic device
a) Write rhyming words of each stanza
b) Write rhyme scheme of the first sta
A5. Poitic creativity
Add your two poetic lines to continue the theme of stanza
He felt the cheering power of spring,
It made him Whistle, it made him sing:
Q2 B. Write the critical appreciation of the above poem.
Q3A) Complete the following activities given below as per the instruction
A1) Match the activities column 'A' With B
Answers
Answer:
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The Inchcape Rock [Poem]
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Chapter 2 - The Inchcape Rock [Poem]
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Chapter 2 - The Inchcape Rock [Poem] Exercise Passage 1
Question 1
Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:
No stir in the air, no stir in the sea,
The Ship was still as she could be;
Her sails from heaven received no motion,
Her keel was steady in the ocean.
Without either sign or sound of their shock,
The waves flow'd over the Inchcape Rock;
So little they rose, so little they fell,
They did not move the Inchcape Bell.
What is the rhyme scheme of the given lines?
Solution 1
The rhyme scheme of the given lines is aa-bb-cc-dd.
Question 2
Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:
No stir in the air, no stir in the sea,
The Ship was still as she could be;
Her sails from heaven received no motion,
Her keel was steady in the ocean.
Without either sign or sound of their shock,
The waves flow'd over the Inchcape Rock;
So little they rose, so little they fell,
They did not move the Inchcape Bell.
Why didn't the waves move the Inchcape bell?
Solution 2
The waves were small and there was no stir in the air or sea therefore they did not move the Inchcape bell.
Question 3
Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:
No stir in the air, no stir in the sea,
The Ship was still as she could be;
Her sails from heaven received no motion,
Her keel was steady in the ocean.
Without either sign or sound of their shock,
The waves flow'd over the Inchcape Rock;
So little they rose, so little they fell,
They did not move the Inchcape Bell.
Which lines indicate that the ocean was calm and steady?
Solution 3
The lines 'No stir in the air, no stir in the sea' and 'So little they rose, so little they fell' indicates that the ocean was calm and steady.
Question 4
Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:
No stir in the air, no stir in the sea,
The Ship was still as she could be;
Her sails from heaven received no motion,
Her keel was steady in the ocean.
Without either sign or sound of their shock,
The waves flow'd over the Inchcape Rock;
So little they rose, so little they fell,
They did not move the Inchcape Bell.
Name and explain the figures of speech in
a. Without either sign or sound of their shock,
b. So little they rose, so little they fell,
Solution 4
Without either sign or sound of their shock,
Alliteration: The sound 's' has been repeated in the words 'sound' and 'shock'.
So little they rose, so little they fell,
Repetition: The phrase 'so little they' has been repeated in the lines for poetic effect.
Chapter 2 - The Inchcape Rock [Poem] Exercise Passage 2
Question 1
Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:
The Abbot of Aberbrothok
Had placed that bell on the Inchcape Rock;
On a buoy in the storm it floated and swung,
And over the waves its warning rung.
When the Rock was hid by the surge's swell,
The Mariners heard the warning Bell;
And then they knew the perilous Rock,
And blest the Abbot of Aberbrothok
Why was the bell placed on the rock?
Solution 1
The bell was placed on the rock so that sailors who were sailing off the eastern coast of Scotland could know that they are close to the Inchcape Rock hidden under the waves and prevent crashing into it.
Question 2
Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:
The Abbot of Aberbrothok
Had placed that bell on the Inchcape Rock;
On a buoy in the storm it floated and swung,
And over the waves its warning rung.
When the Rock was hid by the surge's swell,
The Mariners heard the warning Bell;
And then they knew the perilous Rock,
And blest the Abbot of Aberbrothok
What warning did the bell give?
Solution 2
When the sea surged, the bell on the buoy floated and rung and warned the sailors of the rock which was hidden below the waves.
Question 3
Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:
The Abbot of Aberbrothok
Had placed that bell on the Inchcape Rock;
On a buoy in the storm it floated and swung,
And over the waves its warning rung.
Answer:
A4 Write rhyming words of each stanza