Which plans
And intends
To destroy me
But if I were to make myself believe this
Then I think
This is no longer a mere game
This is a war
That must be won
A war in which all is fair
It is as if somebody says to me
This is a war
And a game too
This is a war, but one between players
A game, but one like war
I ask myself
ASR
This game
Why does it have such a rule
That no matter what happens
to any of the pieces
The one that is King
Must be protected from harm at all times?
That only Queen has the freedom
To move in any direction it wants?
I wonder
This game
Why does it have such a rule
That once a pawn leaves home
It can never return?
I wonder
If this is the rule
Then what are rules?
If this is the game
Then what is this game?
I have been wrestling with these questions for a long time
Meanwhile my opponent has made a move
And awaits mine
Javed Akthar
Summary of the Poem ????
Answers
Answer:
ENGLISH LITERATURE
MARKS:80
ATTEMPT ALL THE 5 QUESTIONS
POETRY-SECTIONA.
QUESTION
Readd the extrack given below and answer the questions that follow:
Their Logs held tight in death's still hands
Was proof of human sín.
They didnt die from the cold without
They died from the cold within.
a) what did all six of them do at the end? How do you assess thtir
behaviour? (3)
) what is the real reason for their death accoraing to the poet? what does
the poet meaw by that? (s3)
o)what role did prejudice, diserimination, bias, eto. play in this poem?
(3)
d) How might the fate of this group have turned out differently?(s)
e) How do the ídeas comweyed in this poem relate to society today? is there
any connectio between the poem and experieoes you have heardl of?
Explain. (4)
RUESTION2
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Some are flushed Like the buds that dream
On the tranquil brow of a woodlland stream,
Some are aglow with the bloom that cleaves
To the limpid glory of naw born Leaves. a) Where do the buds dream? Bring out the beauty of the comparison. (3)
b) Mention the figure of speech in the first line of the extract. (3)
o) what is the limpid glory' of the new born Leaves? (3)
d) Mention the colours of bangles the poet suggests in the above extract,
and for whom it is meant? (s)
e) Bring out the rhyme scheme in the above extract. (4)
QUESTION3
REnd the extract given below and answer the questíons that follow:
"My father lived at Blenheim then,
You little stream. hard by
They burnt his dwelling to the ground,
And he was forced to f
So with his wife and child he fled,
Nor had he where to rest his head.
a) who is the speaker in the first line of the extract? where is Blenheim?
what happened there? (s)
6) who are they' in the extract? what did they' do and why?(3)
)Whert did kaspar family Live? what emotion does this incident evoke
i you? Is this poem relevant today? fyes, how? (3)
d) How did old Kaspar come to know what he knows about war? (3)
e) Is there anything to show that the poem is written a Long time ngo? (4)
RUESTION4
RLad the extract givtn below and answer tht.questions that follow
For oft, when on my couch I lie
Iw vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that iwwardl eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
a) what is the significanoe of the word "For' in the beginning of the
stanza? (s)
b) what is the sudden change that you see in the above extract? How is t
different from fürst line of the poem? (s)
) what do vacant' and pensíve' mean? What does it tell us about the
poet? (s)
d) what is "they' in the extract? what is inward eye and what does it
give him? (3)
c) What is the blíss of solitude according to the poet:? (4)SHORTSTORY=SECTIONE
RAESTION5
Read the extract give below and answer the questions that follow:
Noting the other's interest in his speech, Muni felt encouraged to ask, "How
many children have you? with apPpropriate gestures with his hands.
Realizing that a question was being asked, the red man replied, 1 said a
hundred," which encourageol Muni to go into details. "How many of you
childrtn are boys and how many girls? where are they? is your daughter
maried? Is it diffieult to find a son-in-law in your country also?
Iw answer to these questions the red man dashed his hands into his pocket
and brought forth his wallet in order to take immediate advantage of the
bearish trend in the mareet. He flourished a hundrecl rupe curmeney wote
and said, well this is what I meant."
) Muni asked the red man, "How many children do you have? the red
man replied, "t said a hundred". What was ench one talking about?
Explain the humour in this comversatio. (3)
I) Give two examples to show that Muni was curious about the red
man.( (3)
) Looking at the hundred rupees note, how did Muni react? what did
he thinke was the purpose of giving him that money? (s)
V How did Muni describe the village headman? (3)
v)why did the red man show some interest in Muni's goats? Briefiy
desoribe the intentions of Muni for rearing the goats. why
couldnt his plan be carried out? (4)
INTERNALASSESSMENT
(20 marks)
Iop
Write in about 200 words the Historical Background of the poem "After