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Solutions of Class 8 English Literature DAV School: Chapter 5
Understanding the Poem:
A. As the poet thinks of his mother, several images flash across his mind. Write those images in the web chart below.
Answer: The images that flashes across the poet’s mind are- Rameshwaram Mosque street, golden sand, pilgrim’s faith and sea weaves.
B. The poet has beautifully described some personal qualities of his mother. In the table given below, Column A has a list of qualities and Column B has extracts from the poem that suggest those qualities. Match the columns. Some words are given in italics to help you.
Answer:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. helpful | shared your best with whoever needed the most. |
| 2. understanding | you knew the pain of your child. |
| 3. religious | you always gave and gave with faith in Him. |
| 4. tender | your caring hand tenderly removing the pain. |
C. The poet’s childhood days were full of struggle. Find out a few things that the poet had to do in his childhood to help the family.
Answer: Some of the things the poet had to do in his childhood to help his family are- he had to wake up early in the morning to collect and distribute newspapers to add to the family earnings. He also had to spend time in business activities in the evening an studied at night.
D.Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow. •
1. You come to me like heaven’s caring arms. I remember the war days when life was challenge and toil—Miles to walk, hours before sunrise,
(a) Who are ‘you’ and ‘me’ in the above lines?
Answer: The ‘you’ and ‘me’ in the above lines are- poet’s mother and the poet A.P.J Abdul kalam.
(b) Identify the figure of speech used in the first line and explain it.
Answer: The figure of speech used in the first line is- simile. The mother is compared to heaven’s caring arms by using the word ‘like’.
(c) Mention two things that made the poet’s life difficult. (d) Why did the poet have to walk so much early in the morning?
Answer: The two things that made poet’s like difficult are-
- He had to walk miles to take lessons from the saintly teacher.
- After that he again had to go to the Arab teaching school.
The poet had to wake up so early because he had to climb the sandy hills to the railway station road where he collected the newspapers. He distributed the newspapers among the residents of Rameshwaram.
2. All this pain of a young boy, My Mother you transformed into pious strength With kneeling and bowing five times
(a) Who is the young boy?
Answer: The young boy mentioned in the question is Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam.
(b) What pain is he talking about?
Answer: He is talking about the pain which has occured because of the long walks he takes everyday. The poet has walked miles to collect newspapers and in the evening in the toil of business times.
(c) What was this pain transformed into? How did this transformation take place?
Answer: according to the poet, the pain was transformed into strength. This transformation took place by means of kneeling and bowing five times.
(d) What do you understand by ‘kneeling and bowing five times’?
Answer: ‘Kneeling and bowing five time’ indicates to the proper way of praying in Islamic or Muslim customs.
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