Or
The trees inside are moving out into the forest,
the forest that was empty all these days
where no bird could sit no insect hide
no sun bury its feet in shadow.
the forest that was empty all these nights
will be full of trees by morning.
(a) Why was the forest empty all these days? 1
(b) Which two things can’t happen in a treeless forest? 2
(c) What will happen in the morning? 1
Ans. (a) The forest was empty all these days because it was devoid of trees.
(b) Birds cannot sit and insects cannot hide in a treeless forest.
(c) The forest will be full of trees in the morning.
Q. 17. Answer any two of the following questions in 30-40 words each: 6
(a) ‘Money is external.’ What does the poet mean by this expression taken from ‘The Ball Poem’?
(b) What message does the poet want to convey through the poem, ‘Amanda’?
(c) ‘Some say the world will end in fi re Some say in ice!’ What is the underlying idea which the poet wants to convey?
Ans. (a) By this expression the poet intends to make us realize the mere material value of money which in no way helps us to understand the essential worth of a commodity. In this world of possessions, the value of money is only to buy things and not to understand the true value of things.
(b) Through the poem ‘Amanda’ the poet wishes to convey a young girl’s longing for freedom. He wants us to know that children should not be controlled and instructed in everything they do. Too much of instructions force them to create their own world of illusions.
(c) The poet wants to convey that today’s world is fi lled either with ‘fi re’ which stands for hatred, lust, cruelty, fury and avarice or ‘ice’ which stands for insensitivity, coldness, indifference and intolerance.
Q. 18. Answer the following question in about 100 words: 8
‘Instead of being delighted, as her husband had hoped, Mme Loisel threw the invitation card spitefully.’ What was the new problem that disturbed her mind and how was that solved?
