Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Song of a Dream എന്ന Unit ലെ കൂടുതല്‍ ചോദ്യങ്ങളും ഉത്തരങ്ങളും (More Questions and Answers)

 Questions 1-4. Read the lines from ‘Song of a Dream’ and answer the questions that follow.
Lone in the light of that magical grove,
I felt the stars of the spirits of Love
Gather and gleam round my delicate youth,
And I heard the song of the spirits of Truth;
To quench my longing I bent me low
By the streams of the spirits of Peace that flow
In that magical wood in the land of sleep.
1. How did the poet feel while she was alone in the light of the magical grove?
2. Why did the poet bend low by the streams of the spirits of peace?
3. Comment on the expression ‘magical wood.’
4. Pick out an instance of alliteration from the above lines.

Answers:  
1. She felt that the stars of the spirits of love gathered and gleamed round.
2. To quench her longing.
3. Magical wood is a place where all ideal values coexist.
4. Lone - Light
Questions 5-7. Read the following lines from the poem ‘Song of a Dream’ and answer the questions that follow.
Once in the dream of a night I stood
Lone in the light of a magical wood;
Soul-deep in visions that poppy-like sprang;
And spirits of Truth were the birds that sang,
And spirits of Love were the stars that glowed,
And spirits of Peace were the streams that flowed
In that magical wood in the land of sleep.
5. Where does the poet find the magical wood?
6. How does the poet represent the following in the poem?
     Truth: ........................................................
     Peace: .......................................................
7. What does the expression ‘magical wood’ mean?
Answers: 
5. The poet finds the magical wood in the land of sleep.
6. Truth: Singing birds
    Peace: Streams that flowed
7. Magical wood is a place where all ideal values coexist.