Unit 3 - 3.4 The Will to Win — English STD 10 — Question

Write two pairs of rhyming words from the extract:

Read the poem and write :
(a) the rhyme scheme of lines 1 to 8.
(b) The number of stressed syllables in the line: A thing of beauty is a joy forever;

Pick out the lines from the extract that are the examples of the following:
(a) Consonance : (b) Assonance:
(2) That whether there be shine or gloom o'ercast

When God at first made man,
Having a glass of blessings standing by: Let us (said He) "pour on him all we can:" Let the world's riches, which dispersed lie, Contract into a span.
So strength first made a way;
Then beauty flow'd, then wisdom, honour, pleasure: When almost all was out, God made a stay.
Perceiving that alone of all His treasures Rest in the bottom lay

Write the rhyming words from the extract:

Do you think the line 'Give up your time and your peace and your sleep for it' means that one should be 'desperate' or 'restless' to achieve one's goal? Explain your opinions.

Pick out an example of Alliteration from the extract.

May he sit still, they said
May your suffering decrease the misfortunes of your next birth, they said.
May the sum of all evil balanced in this unreal world against the sum of good become diminished by your pain.
May the sins of your previous birth be burned away tonight, they said. May the poison purify your flesh of desire, and your spirit of ambition, they said, and they sat around on the floor with my mother in the centre. the peace of understanding on each face.
More candles, more lanterns, more neighbours more insects, and the endless rain.

Pick out examples of Alliteration from the extract:

Comment on the rhyme scheme of the poem.

Pick out an example of Antithesis from the extract :

Divide the class into two groups. One group should offer points in favour of (views) and the other against (counterviews) the topic : 'The life of an animal is better than that of a human being. Later use the points to express your own views/counterviews in paragraph format in your notebook.