Answer the following questions from the poems of the English textbook (any five). (a) Why does the poet call Time an 'old gypsy man^{\prime} in "Time, You Old Gipsy Man"? (b) "Of eye that vainly crave

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Answer the following questions from the poems of the English textbook (any five). (a) Why does the poet call Time an 'old gypsy man^{\prime} in "Time, You Old Gipsy Man"? (b) "Of eye that vainly crave the light"-Explain it in the light of the poem "O Me! O Life"? (c) What is the significance of some repeated words/sentences in "The Sands of Dee"? (d) Is the poem "O Me! O Life" pessimistic in your view? Put forward your argument. (e) Clarify the central message of the poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening". (f) Who was the speaker's second mother in "Two Mothers Remembered"? Depict her. (g) What do 'promises^{\prime} and 'sleep^{\prime} mean in "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"? (h) What feelings does the poem "The Sands of Dee" create in the mind of the readers?

Accepted Answer

(a) The poet calls time an 'Old Gipsy Man^{\prime} because it marches forward and forward and never stops anywhere even for a single moment. (b) This line in the poem "O Me! O Life!" by Walt Whitman is very much symbolic. It means that people seek knowledge and meaning in life and in this process, they make great efforts but all go in vain. (c) The repetition of words and sentences in the poem. 'The Sands of Dee^{\prime} emphasizes the sea's cruel nature and haunts the readers with Mary's tragic fate. It also gives the poem a rhythmic effect. (d) The first part of the poem "O Me! O Life!" starts with the questions of the meaning of life. But, the poem \end{s}with a hopeful and encouraging tone. So, the poem is not pessimistic in the ultimate judgement. (e) The central message of the poem 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening^{\prime} is the conflict between great attraction to the serene beauty of nature and the obligations to perform life's duties. (f) the speaker's second mother was the same biological mother who has now grown old, feeble and dependent on her. Her mind getting clouded, she has become helpless. In a word, she has become quite different from the one in her youthful healthy state. (g) In the poem 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening^{\prime}, the word 'promises^{\prime} means responsibilities, dreams and goals that one has to fulfill and achieve during one's lifetime and the word 'sleep^{\prime} refers to death. (h) The poem 'The Sands of Dee^{\prime} creates a sense of fear in the mind of the readers, including sadness and melancholy. It emphasizes the idea of human helplessness against the cruelty of nature.

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