9th Appreciation question

9th Appreciation question

Unit - I

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

1. Who is the speaker?

The poet is the speaker.

2. Why does the horse give his harness bells a shake?

He gives his harness bells a shake to ask if there is any

mistake.

3. How does the horse communicate with the poet?

The horse communicates with the poet by shaking his

harness bells.

4. How are the woods?

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.

5. Explain miles to go before I sleep.

The duties in his life to be completed before his death.

6. Where is the poet?

The poet is in the woods.

7. Where is his house?

His house is in the village.

8. What is the sound heard?

The sound of wind and ice flakes is heard.

9. What season does the line suggest?

It is winter season.

Unit - II

A Poison Tree

1. Write a synonyms for ‘wrath’

Wrath means anger.

2. How did the anger of the poet come to an end?

The poet’s anger came to an end when he expresses his anger to his friend.

3. What does ‘it’ refer to?

It refers to the tree.

4. How is it watered?

It is watered with fears and tears.

5. Who is the ‘foe’ referred to here?

The foe referred to is the speaker’s enemy.

6. What does apple signify?

Apple signifies the fruit poisoned with hatred.

7. What grew both day and night?

The poet’s hatred grew both day and night.

8. How did the poet grow the tree?

The poet grew it with fake smiles and anger.

9. Who stole into the garden?

The poet’s enemy stole into the garden.

10. Why did he enter the garden?

He entered to pluck and eat the apple.

Unit - III

On Killing a tree

1. Can a simple jab of the knife kill a tree?

No, a simple jab of the knife can’t kill a tree.

2. Why does it take much time to kill a tree?

The tree is strong and deeply rooted in the ground.

3. What does the tree feed from the crust?

The tree feeds on sunlight, water and oxygen.

4. What does the phrase ‘leprous hide’ mean?

‘Leprous hide’ refers to the discoloured bark of the tree.

5. What will happen to the bleeding bark?

The bleeding bark heals itself.

6. What does ‘anchoring earth’ mean?

‘Anchoring earth’ means the roots are spread deeply to

give strength.

7. What will rise from close to the ground?

Curled green twigs and small boughs will rise from close

to the ground.

Unit - IV

The Spider and the Fly

1. What will the fly get to see in the parlour?

The fly can see many curious things in the parlour.

2. Is the fly willing to enter the spider’s pantry?

No, the fly is not willing to enter the spider’s pantry.

3. List the words used by the spider to describe the fly.

The words used are witty, wise, gauzy wings and brilliant

eyes.

4. Why was the spider sure that the fly would come back again?

Because the spider thought that the fly had fallen to its flattery.

5. Who does ‘she’ refer to?

She refers to the fly.

6. What is the advice given to the readers?

The poet advises not to fall a prey to flattery.

Unit - V

The River

1. What is meant by ‘foliage’?

Foliage means a cluster of leaves, flowers and branches.

2. Why does the poet mention the river to be swelling?

The river is swelling because many small streams join it.

3. Where does the rose grow?

The rose grows on the banks of the river.

4. Which stage of man is compared here?

The stage of youthful days of man is compared here.

5. What is broad and deep?

The river is broad and deep.

6. Where is the river following to?

The river is following to the ocean.

7. What does the poet mean by ‘mortal prime’?

Mortal Prime means death.

Unit - VI

The Comet

1. How does the comet travel?

The comet travels by making loud noise and damage.

2. Why is the comet compared to a cheetah?

Because the Cheetah is the fastest and powerful.

3. Whose tail is compared here?

The comet’s tail is compared here.

4. What is causing the land to quake?

The shockwaves created by the comet causes the land to quake.

5. What is the best spectacle mentioned in the above lines?

The comet in full flight.

6. Why is the comet so powerful and strong?

It is bigger than a mountain.

7. What is melting?

The outer ice of the comet is melting.

8. Pick out the phrase that portraits “the comet’s flight”?

It is better spectacle.

Unit - VII

The stick together families

1. Who are the gladdest person living?

The stick together families.

2. Where do they gather?

They gather at the fireside.

3. What can break their unity?

Death

4. When do they have their family conventions?

After their busy day is done.

5. What do the rich and the poor folk imagine themselves to be?

Wise

6. Who wins the joys of the earth?

The stick together family.

7. What does the poet mean by stick – together family?

Stay and live with the brothers, sisters, relatives and friends.

8. What do they harvest?

They harvest bitterness.

9. What do they find?

They find empty joy.

10. What is meant by ‘astray’?

Astray means away from the correct path.

11. Which protects the happiness of life?

The old home roof

12. What is meant by ‘comrade’ and ‘kin’?

Comrade means friend, Kin means relative.