ENGLISH POEM = 3 TELEVISION IMPORTANT STANZAS FOR COMPREHENSION PART 2 COMPLETE SOLUTION CLASS 11th

                                 Poem 3

                                Television

                                              (Roald Dahl) 

It rots the sense in the head!

 It kills imagination dead!

I t clogs and clutters up the mind

It makes a child so dull and blind

 He can no longer understand

 A fantasy A fairyland . !

 His brain becomes as soft as cheese!

 His powers of thinking rust and freeze !

 He cannot think- he only sees 

Question Ans Answer

Q. Give the name of the poet and the poem from which this stanza has been takan 

Ans. This stanza has been taken from the poem, Television, written by Roald Dahl. 

Q. How does the television kill the imagination of a child ?

Ans. The chid loses the ability to think any new thoughts of his own. 

Q. What does the endless viewing of television do to a child's brain 

Ans. They can do their cooking and washing in peace

Q. H brain becomes as sofi as cheese. Give the figure of speech used in this line 

Ans. Simile

                                       (5) 

ll right " you'll cry. All right !'you'll say,

 But if we take the set away,

 What shall we do to entertain 

Our darling children ? Please explain ?

 WEIl answer this by asking you,

 What used the darling ones to do?

 How used they keep themselves contented

 Before this monster uwds invented "

 Have you forgotten ? Don't you know?

 WEll say it very loud and slow : 

THEY..USED ... TO .. READ! Theyd READ

 and Ker ND READ and READ, and then proceed

 TO READ some more. 

Question And answer

Q. Give the name of the poet and the poem from which this stanza has been taken

Ans. This stanza has been take It kills all the mental faculties of a children from the poem, "Television, written by Roald Dahl.

Q. What would the parents, 4ccording to the poet, ask him 

Ans. The would ask him if they removed the television, how they would entertain their children

Q. What harm does the television do to the children 

Ans. It kills all the mental faculties of a child.

Q. Write the figure ot speech used in the line : Before this monster was invent

Ans. Personification

                                       (6)

Oh, books, what books they used to know

, Those children living long ago !

 So please, oh please, we beg, we pray,

 Go throw your TV set away

 And in its place you can instal 

A lovely bookshelf on the wal.

 Then fill the shelves with lots of books,

 Ignoring all the dirty looks,

 The screanms and yell, the bites and kicks,

 And children hitting you with sticks 

Question and answer

Q. Give the name of the poet and the poem from which this stanza has been taken

Ans. This stanza has been taken from the poem, Television, written by Roald Dahl

Q. What, according to the poet, could be the reaction of the children if television is taken away from them? 

Ans. chldren can cry and yell against it. They can even behave rudely and hit their parents wid sticks

Q. What does the poet advise the parents ? 

Ans. He advises the parents to ignore all such rude acts and protests  of their children

Q. Give the words that rhyme in the given stanza. 

Ans. know -ago); (pray-away) ; (instal wall): (books- looks); (kicks sticks) 

                                     (7) 

Fear not, because we promise you 

That, in about a week or two 

Of having nothing else to do, 

Thejll now begin to feel the need 

Of having something to read. 

Question and answer

Q. Give the name of the poet and the poem from which this stanza has been taken. 

Ans. This stanza has been taken from the poem, "Television', written by Roald dahl. 

Q. What is the fear the poet is talking about? 

Ans. parents fear that if they throw away the television, the children would cry and yell agains it. They might even behave rudely and hit them with sticks

Q. Why do you think that the children wil start reading books ? 

Ans. When the children wo not have television for entertainment they would start reading books.

Q. What s the rhyme scheme of the given stanza ?

Ans. aaa bb

                                   (8) 

And once they startoh boy oh boy!

 You watch the slowly growing joy 

That ills their hearts. Theyll grow so keen

 Theyll wonder what theyd ever seen

 In that rdiculous machine, 

That nauseating, fou, unclean,

 Repulsive television screen! 

And later, each and every kid 

wil ore you more for what you did

Question and answer

Q. Give the name of the poet and the poem from which this stanza has been taken? 

Ans. This stanza has been taken from the poem, "Television', written by Roald Dahl.

Q. How will the children look at the television when they start finding enjoy reading books?

Ans. will look at the television as a repulsive thing. 

Q. Why will the children start loving their parents even more ? 

Ans. They will start loving their parents c sticks eve more for getting them books to read. 

Q. Write the figure of speech that has been used in the first line ot the given stanza? 

Ans. Alliteration