Answer any 5 (five) of the following questions based on poems. (a) What recurring questions does the poet mention in the poem "O Me! O Life!"? (b) What do the boatmen hear even today amidst the sands of Dee? (c) How do books contribute [গণিত] the formation of new ideas and the introduction [গণিত] new people? (d) What should children do [গণিত] their mother and why? (e) Which two cities have been mentioned in the poem "Time, You Old Gipsy Man" and why? (f) What is the significance of 'sleep [গণিত] in the poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"? (g) When do you have many friends and when do they leave you? (h) Why do the mountains echo the songs that we sing but not our sigh in the poem "Solitude"?

উত্তর: (a) The poet asks why life seems full of struggles, faithlessness and foolishness. He wonders about the purpose of living among such challenges. He also questions his own purpose and value in such a world. (b) Even today, the boatmen hear Mary calling the cattle home across the sands of Dee, symbolizing the haunting memory of her tragic death caused by the cruel sea. (c) While reading, books transport us [গণিত] wonderful worlds and ages where we get acquainted with new ideas and people. These new ideas and people with their striking qualities impress our minds deeply. Thus, books contribute [গণিত] the formation of new ideas and the introduction [গণিত] new people. (d) Children should always love their mothers. They should be very careful [গণিত] their mothers in their old age when they become vulnerable and helpless. Because their mothers brought them [গণিত] this world, reared them most affectionately and enabled them [গণিত] start their career. (e) In the poem "Time, You Old Gipsy Man", the poet has mentioned about two cities and they are-Babylon and Rome [গণিত] show the continuous passage of time. They indicate the onward movement of time from one place [গণিত] another, highlighting the nature of time. (f) In the poem, "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" the word 'sleep [গণিত] indicates death. Life is a journey and we get attracted [গণিত] many things on our way. But we should overcome these temptations and keep moving [গণিত] reach our destination before our death or eternal sleep. (g) We have many friends when we are joyous and successful because they like [গণিত] share our joy and success only. On the contrary, when we are sad and in hardship, they leave us. (h) The mountains echo our songs because they are happy sounds and full of joy. But sighs are different. They are silent and sad. Naturally, the mountains do not respond [গণিত] them in the same way.

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