ENGLISH POEM = 4 UPAGUPTA (Rabindranath Tagore) Class 11th Completely Solution
Poem = 4
UPAGUPTA
(Rabindranath Tagore)
Question And Answer
Q. Central idea of the poem?
Ans. This poem brings out the strength of character of a great Buddhist monk named Upagupta He was a true ascetic. He was torgiving by nature. He had wonderful self-control. He wa- ll of the milk of human kindness. This poem is, in fact, a great tribute to Upagupta.
Q. Which lines in the poem prove that it was a dark night when Upagupta lay asleep?
Ans. The following lines prove that it was a dark night when Upagupta lay asleep Lamps were all out, doors were all shut, and stars were all hidden by the murky sky of August
Q. How does the poet describe the dancing girl ?
Ans. The The dancing girl was very beautiful. She was all decorated with shining jewels. She had covered herself with a cloth of pale-blue colour. She was drunk with the wi.e of har vouth
Q. How can a face be austere yet beautiful?
Ans. Beauty doesn't lie in the physical ornamentation. It comes out of s charm to the tace.
Q. Why was the woman hurriedly removed from the town?
Ans. body. It was an infectious disease that could pass easily from person to De to save others from this horrible disease, she was hurriedly removed Ans. The woman was struck with a horrible disease. There were sores a rson, the town.
Q. How did the ascetic help the woman?
Ans. The ascetic sat down by her side. He took her head on his knees. He put w= on her lips and applied balm on her body.
Q. Match the columns
A B
Murky Cloudy
Mantle Cloak
Ascetic abstinent
Blossom flourish
Rampart parapet
Pestilence epidemic
Contagion spreading of a disease by touch
Balm ointment
Grove a group of tress
Ans in column B
Q. Read the following line : The young ascetic answered, "Woman, go on your way. What was 'her way and what was "his way?
Ans. Her way led to prostitution. And.his way led to asceticism that has nou dc witt pr.ysical pleasures.
Q. Suddenly the black night showed is teeth in a flash of lightning" How can you say that the figure of speech used is personification?
Ans. The figure of speech used in this line is personification because 'the black night is personitied here
Q. Write down the figure of speech used in the following line: Q9. spotted with sores of small-pox."
Ans. The figure of speech used here is -alliteration. Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound, usually initial consonants of words, in any sequence of words.
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