ULYSSES- Appreciation

 

APPRECIATION QUESTIONS

 i. What does Ulysses do? 

Ulysses meets people and talks to them about the laws. 

 

ii. Did he enjoy what he was doing? Give reasons. 

No. His main goal was to travel for adventure. He called his people a savage race.

 

iii. What is experience compared to? 

Experience is compared to an arch.

 

iv. How do the lines convey that the experience is endless? 

When we see through the arch, the end fades away and immediately a new sight emerges. So the experience is endless. 

v. How is every hour important to Ulysses? 

Ulysses wants to utilise whatever time is left with him. So every hour is important to him. 

 

vi. What does the term ‘Little remains’ convey? 

 The term ‘Little remains’ conveys that only little time is left with Ulysses because he is already old.

 

vii. Who does Ulysses entrust his kingdom to, in his absence?

His son Telemachus. 

 

viii. Bring out the significance of the ‘sceptre’. 

 Sceptre is the decorated staff carried by kings. It is a symbol of kingly power. 

 

ix. What do ‘thunder’ and ‘sunshine’ refer to? 

 Thunder - difficult situations  

‘sunshine’ - easy situations  

 

x. What do we infer about the attitude of the sailors? 

 Sailors are ready to accept any situation on the way. They have positive attitude. 

 

xi.The above lines convey the undying spirit of Ulysses. Explain. 

Ulysses has a strong and determined mind to travel. He will not be frightened of any difficult situation on the way.

 

xii. What was Ulysses’ purpose in life? 

Ulysses’ purpose in life was to travel to unknown lands. 

 

xiii. How long would his venture last? 

His venture would last till his death. 

 

xiv. Though made weak by time and fate, the hearts are heroic. Explain. 

Ulysses and the sailors may be weak due to the age and their fate but they all have a very strong will .

2. . Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each.

 Question (а)
‘Ulysses is not happy to perform his duties as a king.’ Why?
Answer:
Ulysses is not happy to perform the ordinary duties of a king mainly because his heart is in voyages beyond horizon.

Question (b)
What does he think of the people of his kingdom?
Answer:
He thinks that the people of his kingdom are savage people.

Question (c)
What has Ulysses gained from his travel experiences?
Answer:
 He has learnt  manners, climates, councils and governments, strategies of warfare in battles.

Question (d)
Pick out the lines which convey that his quest for travel is unending.
Answer:
“Yet all experience is an arch wherethro’ Gleams that untravell’d world whose margin fades

Question (e)
‘As tho’ to breathe were life!’ – From the given line what do you understand of Ulysses’ attitude to life?
Answer:
Ulysses strongly believes that just breathing is not life. Life has to be adventurous and full of action.

Question (J)
What does Ulysses yearn for?
Answer:
Ulysses yearns for knowledge; he looks at every hour as a bringer of new things.

Question (g)
Who does the speaker address in the second part?
Answer:
The speaker addresses the readers in the second part

Question (h)
Why did Ulysses want to hand over the kingdom to his son?
Because he wanted to go with the sailors to experience new adventures.

Question (i)
How would Telemachus transform the subjects?
Answer:
Ulysses believes that his son Telemachus is wise and kind enough to transform rugged citizens into mild and civilized subjects by his tenderness and love.

Question (j)
‘He works his work, I mine’ – How is the work distinguished?
Ulysses’ work is to go to different places seeking adventure. Telemachus, his son’s work is to rule his kingdom.

Question (k)
In what ways were Ulysses and his mariners alike?
Ulysses and his mariners were old but they had the honour of the old age. They were closer to death but they wanted to do some noble work before their end.

Question (l)
What could be the possible outcomes of their travel?
The sea in Gulf may wash them down and they may reach the Happy Isles which are known as Greek Paradise. They may see the great Achilles.