Question



What, according to you, is the central idea of the poem? *

1 point

a. Proficiency in different language

b. Ode to the father

c. Linguistic chauvinism

d. India’s cultural variety

When Rohan reads the poem for the first time, he is intrigued by the line “coastal Swahili laced with Arabic” and immediately associates it with two geographical locations. What do you think are they? *

1 point

a. Saudi Arabia, Africa

b. Coastal Gujarat, Arabian sea

c. Kerala, Arabia

d. Thar desert, Africa

Why do you think is the language Punjabi described as ‘earthy’? *

1 point

Refers to the earth

The state’s geographical location

The lifestyle of Punjab

The language that encompasses every mood of their agrarian/rural life

“ English shrinks him down before white men.” How? *

1 point

Indians only value English as a language of primacy and supremacy

English is considered superior to other Indian languages by the white men

Linguistic chauvinism or the white man’s sense of supremacy of his own language over other Asian languages

Both 2 and 3​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. a

2. c

3. a

4. d

4. a

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Answer 2

1. What, according to you, is the central idea of the poem

a. Proficiency in different language

2. When Rohan reads the poem for the first time, he is intrigued by the line “coastal Swahili laced with Arabic” and immediately associates it with two geographical locations.  

c. Kerala, Arabia

3. Why do you think is the language Punjabi described as ‘earthy’

a. Refers to the earth

4. “ English shrinks him down before white men.” How?

d. Both 2 and 3​

think their flat cold spiky words make the only reality . Words that don't exist in English.