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My Native Land

1. Read the poem and answer the following question:

(a) What does the old man ask the poet?

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(b) Why does the old man ask the question to the poet?   

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(c) How does the past address the old man? what does that form of address mean? 

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(d) Why does the poet ask the old man to breathe deep? 

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(e) With what does the poet compare the cool breeze on the old man’s face?

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(f) With what does the poet compare the contended gurgling of the little baby?

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(g) What does the charus of the cuckoo and the Sparrow  do? 

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(h) What are the things that create the saul of the poets beloved country?

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2. A brief summary of each of the stanzas of the poem has been given below. Match the stanzas with the given summaries. Mention the stanza number alongside the correct summary.  

a. My native land makes me feel as safe and secure as a baby carried on a mothers back.

Ans:- Stanza 4.
b. The spirit of my native land can be understood in terms of its unity in diversity. Like different family member, who have similarities and differences.
Ans:- Stanza 6

c. The lonely blind old man in the street asked me to describe our native land.

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d. Our native land is rich in its gift of nature and is brought to life by the birds and animals that playfully room its rich green forests

Ans:- Stanza 5

e. The touch of our native land is as peaceful as the coal. fresh blowing after a night of thunder and rain. 

Ans:- Stanza 3 

3. Note that the poem is a series of information to a blind man on what his land is like. The girl provides the information by making use of the senses that are very strong in blind persons. These senses are: 

a. Touch

b. hearing

c. smell

4. Here are some words from the poem. Match the words in column A with their meaning in column B

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