WORKING WITH
WORDS PAGE
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A sadist is a person who gets pleasure
out of giving pain to others.
Given below are some dictionary
definitions of certain kinds of persons. Find out the words that fit these
descriptions:
1. A person who considers it very important
that things should be correct or genuine
e.g. in the use of language or in the arts: P…
2. A person who believes that war and violence
are wrong and will not fight in a war: P…
3. A person who believes that nothing really
exists: N…
4. A person who is always hopeful and expects
the best in all things: O….
5. A person who follows generally accepted
norms of behaviour: C ….
6. A person who believes that material
possessions are all that matter in life: M…
Answer: 1. Purist 2. Pacifist
3. Nihilist
4. Optimist 5. Conformist 6. materialist
Poem:
Childhood by
Markus Natten
THINK IT OUT PAGE
59
1. Identify the stanza that talks of each
of the following.
Individuality, rationalism, hypocrisy
Answer:
The
stanzas that talk of each of the quality in questions are given below:
• individuality:
Third stanza
• rationalism:
First stanza
• hypocrisy:
Second stanza
2. What according to the poem, is
involved in the process of growing up?
Answer:
According to the poem, the loss of childhood is a part of the growing up
process. Some gains associated with adolescence compensate for this loss.
Increased understanding, rationalising power, discrimination, as well as a
sense of individuality and self-confidence are among them.
3. What are the poet’s feelings towards
childhood?
Answer: Childhood, according to the poet, is an
important stage in the process of maturation. Childhood is a time of
pretending. Whatever the elders say, children readily accept. The poet has no
regrets or feelings of loss as a result of the loss of his childhood.
4. Which do you think are the most poetic
lines? Why?
Answer:
The poem's following lines are particularly poetic:
All I know is that it went to some forgotten place hidden in an infant's face.These lines eloquently express the process of maturation and the passing of a stage of life. These lines can also be interpreted in figurative or metaphorical terms. The innocent face of the baby hides a lot behind its smiles. Perhaps childhood is buried deep within a child's consciousness in some forgotten place.
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