Amanda Poem Class 10th Main Points

 

Main Points of the Poem

1.         The little girl Amanda is biting her nails and her mother stops her from doing so.

2.         Then she tells Amanda not to slouch(झुकाना) her shoulders and tells her to sit up straight.Her mother also asks her to lift up her shoulders and adopt the right posture.

3.  Amanda is lost in a world of dreams and fantasy(कल्पना लोक, imagined).

4.  She imagines herself as a mermaid who lives in a peaceful emerald(हरा,green) sea all alone and moves around freely and blissfully.

5.  Amanda’s mother asks if she has finished her homework, tidied her room and reminds her that she had told her to clean her shoes and that she hasn’t done so.

6.  But Amanda has again drifted to the world of dreams and fantasy.

7.  She imagines that she is an orphan who roams around the streets freely and walks on the soft dust with her bare feet drawing designs on it.

8.  She loves silence, and freedom to live her life as per her wishes.

9. In the real world Amanda’s mother stops her from eating chocolate.

10. And reminds her that eating chocolate might cause her acne problem.

11. Then her mother tells Amanda that she must not look the other way when her mother is speaking to her.

12. Amanda withdraws into her fantasy world for the last time so that she can escape from her mother’s nagging.

13. She imagines herself to be Rapunzel. Rapunzel is a German fairy tale

14. She imagines that she is perfectly happy to live alone in the tower, for she has nothing to worry about. Life over there is peaceful, and solitary.

15. In fact, she is so happy with her life that she will never let down her hair in an attempt to escape from the tower or to allow anyone inside.

16. In the last stanza, Amanda’s mother tells her to stop sulking.

17. She also accuses her daughter of having mood swings very frequently.

18. Finally, she tells Amanda that anyone who saw her would think that her mother has been nagging her.

19. It is obvious that Amanda’s mother feels it is her duty to correct her daughter and to teach her the proper way to behave.

20. She does not realize that this can be an exhausting or irritating experience for Amanda.

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Setting of the poem: 4 different settings

The 1st setting is that of the real world, in which Amanda’s mother is forever trying to alter her posture or her behaviour. On the other hand, the other 3 settings are fanciful ones constructed by Amanda in her own mind. These are the realms(दुनिया) to which she escapes when she is tired of listening to her mother finding faults in her.

1. One of these settings is that of the sea, in which Amanda imagines herself to be a mermaid.

2. Another one of these settings is that of the street, in which Amanda imagines herself to be an orphan child.

3. The last of these settings is that of a tower, in which Amanda imagines herself to be the imprisoned princess known as Rapunzel.

These 3 settings form a contrast to the real world in which Amanda and her mother live.

Style

The poem contains 7 stanzas. The 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th stanzas are made up of 4 lines each, and are spoken by an authoritative person in Amanda’s life, perhaps her mother.

      The 2nd, 4th and 6th stanzas are written within brackets, are made up of 3 lines each, and are spoken by Amanda herself. Hence, the entire poem consists of 25 lines in total.

      Each of the stanza spoken by her mother follows the rhyme scheme: aa ba. The last word of the first, second and fourth lines are the same. On the other hand, the stanzas spoken by Amanda consist of the three rhyming lines each.

      Metaphor has been used effectively as a poetic device in 2nd, 4th and 6th stanzas. Amanda imagines herself first as a mermaid, then as an orphan and finally becomes Rapunzel.

Fire and Ice Robert Frost CBSE Class 10 Chapter 1

  

ü Fire and Ice is one of Robert Frost's shortest poems.

ü It introduces to the reader the profound idea that the world could end in one of two ways, with fire or ice, through desire or hate.

ü Fire is desire, ice is hate.

ü Frost has introduced the narrator to provide his personal view on the question of the end of the world.

ü The narrator after considering his personal experience with desire and passion, first concludes that the world must end in fire.

ü Yet, after considering his experience with “ice,” or hatred, the narrator acknowledges that ice would be equally destructive. These powerful emotions can drag the world toward a catastrophic end.

                                         The central theme

ü The central theme of "Fire and Ice" is that human emotions are destructive when allowed to get out-of-control. They can destroy a person morally; they can destroy him mentally and physically.

ü Not frequently, unbridled emotions—such as those of an Adolf Hitler—can destroy entire countries and even threaten to destroy civilization itself.

ü Terrorists driven by hatred could destroy a civilization or even end the world

ü Fire stands for greed, conflict, avarice, fury, cruelty, lust.

ü Ice stands for insensitivity, coldness, intolerance, indifference, rigidity, hatred. 

                                Main Points of the Poem

1.  1.  On the basis of what people say the poet concludes that this world of ours will come to an end.

2.   2. The end will occur by two highly contrasting but powerful elements of nature — fire and ice.

3.   3. Then the poet links these two powerful natural elements to human beings and their emotions.

4.4.   He links the element of fire to desires or passions.

5. 5.   The uncontrolled fire of passion and desire may lead us to the end of this world.

6. 6.   Then, the poet comes to the second alternative that can cause the end of this world. It is ‘ice’ which can also cause the end of the world.

7.   7. In terms of human emotion, ice means ‘hate’ created by ‘cold reasoning’. 

Amanda Poem Class 10 English Central Idea

                                                 Central Idea 

This poem describes several encounters between Amanda and her mother, in which her mother always corrects her behaviour, telling her to sit up straight and not to sulk, to clean her room and not to have chocolates. In response, Amanda withdraws into a world of fantasy and imagines herself to be in other situations than her own – as a mermaid, as an orphan and as the princess Rapunzel. 

In childhood, we are happy to listen to fairy tales and believe in them. But at some point of time or the other, we all have to grow up. One part of growing up is leaving fairy tales behind and learning to accept reality as it is. Hence, we must get used to having our own set of responsibilities, such as doing our homework or keeping our rooms clean. 

This is a part of every child’s growth into adolescence and then adulthood. But Amanda wants to indulge in fantasies than clean her room or her shoes. She wants to postpone growing up and would like to remain a child for just a little bit longer.

The Rebel Question Answers Class 7

 Answer the following questions:

1.If someone doesn’t wear a uniform in school, what do you think the teacher will say ?

 Ans: The teacher will say that he is a rebel because he alone doesn’t wear a uniform.

2. When everyone wants a clear sky. What does the rebel want most?

 Ans: When everyone wants a clear sky, the rebel wants rain most.

3. If the rebel has a dog for a pet. What is everyone else likely to have?

 Ans: If the rebel has a dog for a pet, everyone else is likely to have a cat.

4. Why is it good to have rebels? (Imp.)

Ans: It is good to have rebels. The rebels allow us to see other ideas or different perspectives. 

They allow us to be more democratic and to accept other’s opinions. Thus, they keep a balance.

5. Why is it not good to be a rebel oneself?

Ans: It is not good to be a rebel oneself because generally, people do not like rebels. A rebel always finds it difficult to make friends.

6. Would you like to be a rebel? If yes, why? If not, why not?

Ans: I would not like to be a rebel for the sake of being a rebel. For, it will be a kind of

Perversion (mockery, मजाक). 

Moreover, nobody likes a rebel.

Question 2. Find in the poem an antonym (a word opposite in meaning) for each of the following words. 

long ……  Short 

grow ……. Cut

quietness …Disturbance 

sober ……..Fantastic

lost ………Found

Question 3. Find in the poem lines that match the following. Read both one after the other. 

1. The rebel refuses to cut his hair. 

2. He says cats are better. 

3. He recommends dogs. 

4. He is unhappy because there is no sun. 

5. He is noisy on purpose. 

Answer. 

1. The rebel lets his hair grow long. 

2. The rebel expresses his preference for cats. 

3. The rebel puts in a good word for dogs. 

4. The rebel regrets the absence of sun. 

5. The rebel creates a disturbance. 

Question 1: Do you think it is good to be a rebel?

Ans: No, to go against the flow just to show that you are different or to prove your superiority is Wrong. Unnecessarily breaking the rules is not a good thing.

Question 2: Can there be a good reason behind staying silent when everybody is talking?

Ans: Yes, sometimes people keep on arguing unnecessarily out of their ignorance of the entire and actual situation. In such situations, a wise man would stay silent.

Question 3: Can there be a good reason behind speaking when everybody else is silent?

Ans: Yes, sometimes people do not dare to raise voice against the wrong happening. But a rebel cannot tolerate unfair things and raises voice against it. If nobody dares to speak, the once who do wrong are encouraged to do so ever again.

Question 4: Why do rebels always contradict the others?

Ans:  The rebels always contradict others because they wish to be different and stand out from the rest of the crowd. They wish to retain their voice and preferences as well as opinions rather than blindly following the crowd.

Question 5: Why does the society disapprove of the rebels?

Ans:  The rebels do not conform to the standard decisions and choices made by the society at large. They have their own opinions, unique thinking, and at times even go to the extent to contradicting others merely to highlight themselves as unique.

Question 6: What decides the choices made by the rebel?

Ans: The society’s opinion can never be a rebel’s Choice. The rebel’s choices are based on what the Society would not accept or agree to.

Question 7: Why does the poet say it is not good to be a rebel oneself?

Ans: The poet says that it is not good to be a rebel oneself because one would not be accepted by the society.

For Explanation of the poem do watch this video:

Alice in Wonderland CBSE Class 4 English

एक दिन एलिस एक पेड़ के नीचे एक कहानी सुन रही थी, उसने देखा कि एक  नीली आंखों वाला सफेद खरगोश तेजी से दौड़ रहा है। एलिस को खरगोश के बारे में कुछ अजीब लगा, उसने एक लाल वास्कट और बड़ी सी घड़ी पहन रखी थी और वह बात कर सकता था। ऐलिस खरगोश के बारे में जानने को उत्सुक हो गई, उसने खरगोश का पीछा  करना शुरू कर दिया।

खरगोश एक छेद में कूद गया और नीचे चला गया, इसलिए ऐलिस भी  उसी छेद में कूद गई। खरगोश नीचे और नीचे चला गया और एलिस भी उसका पीछा कर रही थी। ऐलिस सोचती रही थी कि वह कहाँ उतर सकती है।

फिर ऐलिस सूखे पत्तों के ढेर पर जा गिरी। उसने जल्दी से चारों ओर देखा और अचानक सफेद खरगोश को फिर से देखा लेकिन खरगोश यह कहकर गायब हो गया कि उसे देर हो चुकी है।एलिस उठ खड़ी हुई और उसने लगभग पंद्रह इंच ऊंचे एक छोटे से दरवाजे को देखा। उसके लिए  उसमें से गुजरना बहुत मुश्किल था।  ऐलिस ने एक कांच की मेज और उस पर रखी सुनहरी चाबी देखी, जब उसने दरवाजा खोला तो उसने फूलों की क्यारियाँ और ठडें फव्वारे वाला 

एक सुंदर बगीचा देखा। लेकिन वह अंदर नहीं जा सकी क्योंकि दरवाजा उसके आकार से छोटा था।

The Little Fir Tree Explanation in Hindi

 The Little Fir Tree 

The story starts with the main character Shetty who was walking while it was raining, so he stopped and took the help of the little fir tree. After the rain stopped, the magician wanted to reward the little fir tree for his kindness. The magician asked for 4 wishes from the tree. The tree was very sad as there were no birds who used to make the nest because of the needle-like leaves of the fir tree. So, it wished for green leaves which were granted by the magician. But, soon after he got the green leaves, he got very worried as the goat used to come and eat the green leaves. So, the tree wished for golden leaves because the goat does not eat the golden tree. The following morning, the tree was full of joy as their wish was also granted.

However, a man would come and try to steal the golden leaves, which made him very disappointed. He further thought of having glass leaves which would not be taken by any goat or a man. To his surprise, the next morning, he found that this wish was also granted. He was so happy to have the glass leaves. But, the following day, the wind blew and shone off all the glass leaves. He was very sad, and he wished for the same old needle-like leaves as they would not be eaten by goats, or taken by any men or harmed by the wind. The next morning, he found the old-needle like leaves, and he exclaimed that he was never so happy. 2.3 The Moral This story teaches the student to accept themselves and not to desire for unnecessary things. It says that one should accept all the positives and negatives about them.

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Once a magician …………. said the magician. एक बार एक जादूगर घर लौट रहा था। अचानक तेज बारिश शुरू हो गई। उसने आश्रय के लिए चारों ओर देखा और एक छोटा सा देवदार का पेड़ देखा। वह वहां दौड़ा और शरण ली। जल्द ही बारिश बंद हो गई। जादूगर ने पेड़ से कहा, “धन्यवाद! तुमने मुझ पर दया की। मैं तुम्हें इनाम देना चाहता हूं। चार इच्छाएं मांगो, और मैं उन्हें दूंगा”, जादूगर ने कहा। The fir tree had …………… had gold leaves.” देवदार के पेड़ में सुई जैसी पत्तियाँ थीं और उसमें कभी किसी पक्षी ने घोंसघों ला नहीं बनाया था। तो इसने कहा, “काश मेरे पास मेरे अन्य दोस्तों की तरह हरे पत्ते होते।” अगली सुबह, उसकी इच्छा पूरी हुई। जल्द ही एक बकरी साथ आई और सभी हरी पत्तियों को खा गई। “ओह! प्रिय,” देवदार के पेड़ ने कहा, “काश मेरे पास सोने के पत्ते होते।” When the little fir …………… were back again

अगली सुबह जब नन्हा देवदार का पेड़ उठा तो सोने के पत्ते देखकर हैरान रह गया। एक आदमी साथ आया और उसने सोने के सारे पत्ते चुरा लिए। इस बार देवदार के पेड़ ने कहा, “काश मेरे पास काँच के पत्ते होते। पुरुष कांच के पत्ते नहीं चुराते।” रात में हवा चली और कांच के सारे पत्ते टूट गए। देवदार के पेड़ ने कहा, “मुझे अपने पुराने सुई जैसे पत्ते वापस चाहिए, ताकि बकरियां उन्हें न खाएं, आदमी उन्हें चुरा न सके और हवा उन्हें तोड़ न सके।” पेड़ सो गया। अगली सुबह जब वह उठा, तो उसकी सुई जैसी पत्तियाँ फिर से वापस आ गईं।

Comprehension Questions

 Q.1 Answer the’ following questions:

 a. Who granted four wishes to the fir tree and why? 

Ans: The magician granted the fir tree four wishes for shelter. 

b. Why did no bird make its nest in the fir tree? 

Ans: The fir tree had needle-like leaves, so no bird made a nest in it.

 c. What was the second wish of the fir tree? 

Ans: The second wish of the fir tree was for gold leaves. 

d. Why did the fir tree want to have glass leaves? 

What happened to the glass leaves? 

Ans: The fir tree thought that if I had glass leaves, people would not steal the glass leaves. 

e. Why did the fir tree wish to have its needle-like leaves back? 

Ans: At last the pine tree understood that if I had needle-like leaves, the goat would not eat them, man could not steal them and the wind could not break them.