Short Answer TypeRead the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
............... The stunted, unlucky heir
Of twisted bones, reciting a father's gnarled disease,
His lesson, from his desk. At the back of the dim class
On unnoted, sweet and young.
(i) Who is the unlucky heir?
(ii) What will he inherit?
(iii) Who is sitting at the back of the dim class?
(i) Where was the poet driving to?
(ii) Why was her mother's face looking like that of a corpse?
(iii) What did the poet notice about her mother?
Answer any three of the following in 30-40 words each:
What does Keats consider an endless fountain of immortal drink and why does he call its drink immortal?
Answer any three of the following in 30-40 words each:
What are the different kinds of wars mentioned in the poem? What is Neruda's attitude towards these wars?
Answer any three of the following in 30-40 words each:
What news in the poem, ‘A Roadside Stand’ is making its rounds in the village?
Answer any three of the following in 30-40 words each:
What lies heavily on Aunt Jennifer's hand? How is it associated with her husband?
The 'massive weight of Uncle's wedding band' lies heavily on Aunt Jennifer's hand. This wedding ring is representative of the oppression of her chauvinist husband and of the duties and responsibilities that burdened her, post her marriage.
Answer any three of the following in 30-40 words each:
What was the order from Berlin and what changes did it cause in the school?
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