POETRY Poem 1 To a Pair of Sarus Cranes KSEEB SSLC CLASS 10 ENGLISH SOLUTIONS

POETRY Poem 1 To a Pair of Sarus Cranes KSEEB SSLC CLASS 10 ENGLISH SOLUTIONS

 

POETRY Poem 1 To a Pair of Sarus Cranes KSEEB SSLC CLASS 10 ENGLISH SOLUTIONS English medium Karnataka state board,the Answers Are Prepared By Our Teachers Which Are Simple ,Pointwise,Easy To Read And Remember ,

POETRY Poem 1 To a Pair of Sarus Cranes KSEEB SSLC CLASS 10 ENGLISH SOLUTIONS

II.COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS :

A.Answer briefly the following questions :

1. The time of the day suggested in the poem is

ANSWER:-

– a. sunrise

2. The sun is described as the reluctant sun. It means that,

ANSWER;-

– c. it was the bird’s feeling that the sun was reluctant to rise.

3. a. In the first four lines, there is exaggeration in the description. What is it?

– The exaggeration is in describing the male bird “necking” to pull the sun out of the horizon.

   – b. What is the figure of speech used here?

– Hyperbole (exaggeration for emphasis)

4. How was the majestic neck humbled by the hunter?

– The hunter shot the male bird, thus bringing down its proud and majestic neck.

5. The expression “picked up hands and jaws,” suggests,

– a. callousness of the hunters.

6. ——————— is compared to ‘dirty linen’ (complete the sentence using the correct option)

– a. the proud neck of the bird

7. “and sat to hatch/the blood stained feathers/into a toddling chick”. This suggests,

– b. the intense love of the female bird towards its male partner.

8. How is the end of the female crane suggested in the poem?

– The poem suggests that the female crane’s grief and love for her partner are so intense that she is willing to care for their offspring even after the male’s death. It implies a tragic and emotionally heavy ending for the female crane.

B.Close Study :

Read the following extract carefully. Discuss in pairs and then write the answers to the questions given below it.

1. A wave of the seas she had never seen/came to her from far
away/and carried her to him.
a. What does ‘wave of the seas’ refer to?
b. What hadn’t the female bird seen before?
c. What figure of speech is used in the extract?

ANSWER:-

A.What does ‘wave of the seas’ refer to?

– It refers to an unknown and distant ocean wave.

– This wave metaphorically symbolizes a strong feeling or impulse that draws the female bird towards something she hasn’t experienced before.

B.What hadn’t the female bird seen before?

– She hadn’t seen or experienced the specific wave of the seas mentioned in the passage.

– It suggests an unfamiliar or new experience for her.

c.What figure of speech is used in the extract?

– The figure of speech used is metaphor.

– The ‘wave of the seas’ is not meant literally but is used to describe an intense feeling or pull that the female bird experiences towards the male bird.

III. PARAGRAPH WRITING :

Discuss in pairs/groups of four each and answer the following questions. Individually, note down the points for each question and then develop the points into one-paragraph answers.

1. How is the callousness of the bird-killers brought out in the poem?

ANSWER;-

– The male bird is shot while trying to greet the morning sun.

– The killers handle him roughly and disrespectfully, treating him like “dirty linen.”

– They leave the male bird’s body, showing no remorse or respect for its life.

– The female bird witnesses the killing and returns to mourn over his remains.

– The poem portrays the bird-killers as indifferent and cruel towards the male bird’s life and the female bird’s grief.

2. How does the poet bring out the agony and desperation of the female crane in the poem?

ANSWER:-

– The female crane cries and circles in the sky, mourning the loss of her mate.

– She returns to the scene of his death and expresses intense grief, depicted like the Morse code of sorrow.

– She kisses and gathers his feathers left behind by the wind.

– The poet shows her trying to hatch the feathers as if they were a chick, illustrating her yearning and loss.

– Her longing is highlighted when she imagines a wave carrying her to her deceased mate, surpassing human tales of love.

3. Pick out any two figures of speech used in the poem and explain how they add to the effectiveness of the poem.

ANSWER:-

– Metaphor: “to lie like dirty linen in a coarse washing bag” (line 7)

– This metaphor compares the male bird’s body to dirty linen, emphasizing the disrespect and disregard shown by the killers.

– It enhances the poem’s impact by vividly portraying the lack of reverence for life.

– Personification: “With her beak she kissed a few feathers” (line 19)

– Personifying the bird’s actions of kissing feathers adds a tender, emotional layer to her mourning.

– It helps the reader empathize with the female crane’s grief and deep attachment to her mate.