ENGLISH LITERATURE SECTION (Class-10)-1

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ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE (COURSE-A)

LITERATURE SECTION (Class-10)

(Poetry)

1. Read the extract given below and answer the following questions. Write the answers your

answer sheets in one or two lines only. Remember to number the answers correctly. (4 marks)

My mother twisted through and through

groaning on a mat.

My father, sceptic, rationalist,

trying every curse and blessing,

powder, mixture, herb, and hybrid.

a) Why is the narrator’s mother twisting and groaning on a mat? (1)

b) How does the narrator’s father move away from his character as a sceptic and a rationalist?(2)

c) How long does it take for mother to recover? (1)

2. Read the extract given below and answer the following questions. Write the answers in

your answer sheets in one or two lines only. Remember to number the answers correctly.

(4 marks)

The very deep did rot: O Christ!

That ever this should be !

Yea, slimy things did crawl with legs

Upon the slimy sea.

a) Who speaks the above lines? (1)

b) What does the word ‘deep’ refer to ? How did it rot? (2)

c) What do the last two lines suggest about the speaker’s attitude towards nature? (1)

3. In the poem Ode to The West Wind the poet establishes a link between his own personality

and the personality of the West Wind. What is the link? What appeal does he make to the

West Wind? Why? Your answer should not exceed 100 words. (5 marks)