Unit 3 - 3.1 Night of the Scorpion — English STD 10 — Question

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.

Match the lines with the figures of speech:

Lines	Figures of Speech
(1) In wondrous, merry mood	(a) Repetition
(2) They were so queer, so very queer	(b) Alliteration
(3) A sober man am I	(c) Tautology
(4) To mind a slender man like me	(d) Inversion

Find examples of Personification from the poem.

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:

Find out lines from the poem as a proof for the following :

(a) Tagore wishes for a nation where people are truthful.

(b) The poet would like everyone to work hard to reach their goal and in the long run to reach perfection.

(c) The poet wishes that everyone in his country holds his head high in dignity.

(d) The poet dreams of a nation where knowledge should be free to all.

(e) The poem is a 'prayer'.

Pick out examples of Onomatopoeia from the extract.

Pick out an example of Antithesis from the extract:

Write two pairs of rhyming words from the extract:

Find the lines from the extract which mean:
(a) become crazy for the goal
(b) toil hard happily
(c) get rid of all fears
(d) make efforts continuously

Name and explain the figure of speech:
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