Students are taught through NCERT books in a number of state board and CBSE Schools. As the chapter comes to an end, there's an exercise provided to help students prepare for evaluation. Students should solve these exercises thoroughly as the questions in the final exam are asked from these. Sometimes, students get stuck in the exercises and are unable to solve all the questions. To help students solve all the questions and continue their studies without a doubt, we have provided step by step NCERT Solutions for the students for all classes. These solutions will further assist students in scoring higher marks with the help of well illustrated answers that will further help the students and answering the questions right.
Q:
Which word in stanza 2 is opposite in meaning to ‘the frost’?
A:
'Warmth'
Q:
The poetry of earth continues round the year through a cycle of two seasons.
Mention each with its representative voice.
A:
The two major seasons in a year are summer and winter. Both are rich in music. In summer, the representative voice is that of the birds and the grasshoppers. In winter, the cricket is the prime singer.
Q:
Find in the poem lines that match the following.
(i) The grasshopper’s happiness never comes to an end.
(ii) The cricket’s song has a warmth that never decreases.
A:
(i) He has never done with his delights. (ii) The cricket's song in warmth increasing ever.
Q:
‘The poetry of earth’ is not made of words. What is it made of, as suggested in the poem?
A:
The poetry of earth is made of the chirping of birds in trees, and a grasshopper's sound. They sing joyfully without a long break.
Q:
Discuss with your partner the following definition of a poem.
A poem is made of words arranged in a beautiful order. These words, when read aloud with feeling, have a music and meaning of their own.
A:
It is true .Poetry is different from Prose. Poetry is a set of chosen words , which fit musically one after the other. However, a poem being short, musical and interesting is easy to learn by heart and to remember for a long period.
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