23rd April, 2020
Day 3
Good morning gentlemen!
"There is no elevator to success. You have to work hard."
The above quote will inspire you to work hard and achieve your desired goals. You will be inspired with a motivational quote everyday in the blog and that is how we will commence our period of English.
I hope that you all are keeping in the best of your health. Life seems tough staying in home these days? But trust me, you are blessed than many. Count your blessings.
In yesterday's class, we completed the description of our poem 'Childhood'. I hope you have well understood the poem. If there is any doubt, you can ask me in the comment section.
Today we are going to do MCQs, RTCs and Short answer type questions in our TWO PERIODS.
You can use the same blog for both the periods.
Before we start with today's content, let us recall our learning objectives.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this poem, the students will be able to
We will start the day doing these MCQs related to the poem.
(Copy them in your notebooks)
Day 3
Good morning gentlemen!
"There is no elevator to success. You have to work hard."
The above quote will inspire you to work hard and achieve your desired goals. You will be inspired with a motivational quote everyday in the blog and that is how we will commence our period of English.
I hope that you all are keeping in the best of your health. Life seems tough staying in home these days? But trust me, you are blessed than many. Count your blessings.
In yesterday's class, we completed the description of our poem 'Childhood'. I hope you have well understood the poem. If there is any doubt, you can ask me in the comment section.
Today we are going to do MCQs, RTCs and Short answer type questions in our TWO PERIODS.
You can use the same blog for both the periods.
Before we start with today's content, let us recall our learning objectives.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this poem, the students will be able to
Ø understand, enjoy and appreciate different genre of English writings
Ø know about the poet and his contributions
Ø enhance vocabulary
Ø have better understanding of rhyme scheme and other poetic devices
Ø know that Childhood is a bliss
Ø think when and where has the childhood gone
Ø know how childhood is innocence while maturity leads to individuality, rationalism and gaining understanding of hypocrisy
We will start the day doing these MCQs related to the poem.
(Copy them in your notebooks)
Multiple Choice Type Question
Q.1 In the poem childhood, the poet wants to know
a)
the day he became responsible
b)
the day he became an adult
c)
the day he became wise
d)
the day he lost his childhood
Q.2 One can find one’s lost childhood in
a) an
album
b) a
forgotten place
c) the
face of a child
d) a
remote place
Q.3 The poet is in ___________ mood.
a) reflective
b) sorrowful
c) Sad
d) surprised
Q.4 The poet longs for
a) an
infant’s face
b) childhood
innocence
c) childhood
freedom
d)
maturity
Q.5 Childhood is lost when we attain
a) freedom
b) happiness
c) wisdom
d) maturity
Q.6 Name the poet of the poem.
a) William
Wordsworth
b) Markus
Natten
c)
Shirley Toulson
d) Elizabeth
Jennings
Q.7 ‘They talked of love and preached
of love, But did not act so lovingly.’ What is reflected here?
a) Satire
b) Hypocrisy
c) Imagination
d) Humour
Q.8 Which poetic device can’t be found in the
poem?
a) Hyperbole
b) Alliteration
c) Refrain
d)
Antithesis
Short Answer Type Questions
Q.1 What according to the poem is
involved in the process of growing up?
Q.2 What is the poet’s feeling
towards childhood?
Q.3 What did the speaker learn about the
existence of heaven and hell?
Q.4 How did the speaker realize the
hypocrisy of the adults?
Q.5 How does the poem expose man and presents him in true colours?
Q.6 How does the poet repent on his loss of childhood?
Q.7 The poet has asked two questions one is about
the time and other is about the place. Why has he used these questions?
Q.8 What does the Hell and heaven stand for?
Reference to context
When did my childhood go?
Was it the day I ceased to be eleven,
Was it the time I realized that Hell and Heaven,
Could not be found in Geography,
And therefore could not be,
Was that the day!
Was it the day I ceased to be eleven,
Was it the time I realized that Hell and Heaven,
Could not be found in Geography,
And therefore could not be,
Was that the day!
Q.1 What is the age of the poet?
Q.2 What is poet's mood?
Q.3 Why does the poet suspect science in connection
with his losing his childhood?
Q.4 What did the poet realize when he was twelve
years?
When did my childhood go?
Was it the time I realized that adults were not
all they seemed to be,
They talked of love and preached of love,
But did not act so lovingly,
Was that the day!
Was it the time I realized that adults were not
all they seemed to be,
They talked of love and preached of love,
But did not act so lovingly,
Was that the day!
Q.1 Name the poem and the poet.
Q 2 What did the poet realize
about adults?
Q.3 How did adults ‘seem’ to
the poet when he was a child?
Q.4 Why does the poet think
that he had lost his childhood?
When did my childhood go?
Was it when I found my mind was really mine,
To use whichever way I choose,
Producing thoughts that were not those of other people
But my own, and mine alone
Was that the day!
Q.1 What do you understand by 'my mind was really mine'?
Q.2 Which stage of life is the poet in?
Q.3 What thoughts of the poet has been revealed here?
Q.4 What does 'Producing thoughts that were not those of other people' mean?
Where did my childhood go?
It went to some forgotten place,
That’s hidden in an infant’s face,
That’s all I know.
Q.1 Why is the poet eager to know the lost place of his childhood?
Q.2 Where is the poet able to find his lost childhood?
Q.3 Choose a word which is synonym to 'conceal'.
Q.4 Identify the rhyming scheme of the above stanza.
The work above has to be divided in two periods. Kindly make sure you utilize these two periods in completing the work given to you. If any doubt or query, kindly post it below in the comment section.
To gain today's attendance, kindly write any two poetic devices used in the poem along with their examples.
Tomorrow, we will be starting with a topic of writing section.
Till then
Stay Safe
Be blessed.
God bless you all!
Utkrist Gupta
ReplyDelete11-D
present
1) Repetition (refrain): “Is a group of verse or a phrase which gets repeated throughout the poem.” Here “When did my childhood go?...... “Was that the day?”
2)Alliteration – “My mind”; “Whichever way”; “That, they, “the time.”
Good morning sir Anas Saad.
ReplyDeletethe poetic device are HIPOCRISY and rationalism
Aaron Isaac Khakha
ReplyDelete11D
Antithesis: “is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.” Here, “Hell and Heaven”
Inversion – “when we reverse (invert) the normal word order of a structure, most commonly the subject-verb word order”, is known as Inversion. Here, “To use whichever way? I Choose.”
Anshuman jaison of class 11D is present
ReplyDeleteHypocrisy – II Stanza – when he found out that the adults preached one but practised another. They preached love but were not so lovable
Rationalism the poet rationalizes that it would have gone when he was eleven and when he found out that “hell and heaven could not be found in geography”,
srivatsa davuluri
ReplyDelete1)Repetition (refrain): “Is a group of verse or a phrase which gets repeated throughout the poem.” Here “When did my childhood go?...... “Was that the day?”
2)Antithesis: “is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.” Here, “Hell and Heaven”
Good Morning Sir,
ReplyDeleteShaun Lawrence of 11-D
Antithesis-That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind
Inversion- How wonderful the weather is today.
Jaskeerat Singh (11-D) - Present
ReplyDelete1)Repetition (refrain): “Is a group of verse or a phrase which gets repeated throughout the poem.” Here “When did my childhood go?...... “Was that the day?”
2)Antithesis: “is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.” Here, “Hell and Heaven”
Tanmay Jain
ReplyDelete11-D
1.) Antithesis - Where two opposite words are used together in a sentence
E.g.- Hell and Heaven
2.) Inversion- when the subject-verb order is reversed
E.g.- To use whichever way I choose.
ADITYA VOHRA 11-D present
ReplyDeleteRepetition: ““When did my childhood go?...... “Was that the day?”
Alliteration; “My mind”; “Whichever way”; “That, they, “the time.”
Good Morning Sir,
ReplyDeleteSarvesh Kumar of 11-D)
1)Hypocrisy – II Stanza:
"Was it the time I realised that adults were not
all they seemed to be,
They talked of love and preached of love,
But did not act so lovingly.
2)Repetition (refrain):
“When did my childhood go?...... “Was that the day?”
Tanuj Pant
ReplyDelete11 D
1)Antithesis: “is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.” Here, “Hell and Heaven”
2)Hypocrisy – II Stanza – when he found out that the adults preached one but practised another. They preached love but were not so lovable
Tathastu Bagchi 11D present
ReplyDelete1) Repetition (refrain): “Is a group of verse or a phrase which gets repeated throughout the poem. Here “When did my childhood go?,,“Was that the day?”
2)Alliteration – “Whichever way”
Tanuj Pant
ReplyDelete11 D
1)Antithesis: “is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.” Here, “Hell and Heaven”
2)Hypocrisy – II Stanza – when he found out that the adults preached one but practised another. They preached love but were not so lovable
Good Morning Sir
ReplyDeleteRatnango Ghosh
11 D
1. Inversion-'to use whichever way I choose"
2. Antithesis-"hell and heaven"
RISHIT GUPTA OF 11-D present
ReplyDeleteRepetition: ““When did my childhood go?...... “Was that the day?”
Alliteration; “My mind”; “Whichever way”; “That, they, “the time.”
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ReplyDeleteGood morning sir. This is SHAMBHAVA S. (11D)
ReplyDeleteAlliteration - : "that, the" "whichever way"
Enjambment - "But my.... was that the day"
Antithesis- "Hell and HEAVEN"
Pulkit Kohli 11-D Present
ReplyDelete1)Antithesis: “is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.” Here, “Hell and Heaven”
2)Alliteration – “Whichever way”
Lakshya Gunjan
ReplyDelete11-D
1)Hypocrisy – II Stanza – when he found out that the adults preached one but practised another. They preached love but were not so lovable
2 Antithesis - Where two opposite words are used together in a sentence
E.g.- Hell, Heaven
2nd period present
DeleteGood Morning,
ReplyDeleteThis is Joseph James Nedumpara of XI D.
1. Antithesis-Two opposite words are used in the same sentence in the poem
2. Refrain-A group of words which is repeated in a poem
Good morning sir
ReplyDeleteAvikam Gupta
11-D
Repetition
Alliteration is a rhetoric device.. .. Heaven
Bhumik Tandon
ReplyDelete11D
1)Antithesis: “is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.” in this poem - Hell and Heaven
2)Refrain:- in all paragraphs except last
good morning sir
ReplyDeletesami ansari 11D
present
Anthesis-like hell and heaven
alliteration-he had his thoughts
Arvin Prince 11D present
ReplyDeleteAlliteration- my mind, whichever way
DeleteAntithesis - Hell and heaven
Artham Pedneker 11-D
ReplyDeletepresent
Refrain –
refrain-
When did my childhood go?
Was that the day!
Antithesis –
Hell and Heaven
Good morning sir
ReplyDeleteAMAL ROY JOSEPH 11D
Present
Antithesis: “is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.” Here, “Hell and Heaven”
Inversion – “when we reverse (invert) the normal word order of a structure, most commonly the subject-verb word order”, is known as Inversion. Here, “To use whichever way? I Choose.”
GOOD MORNING SIR
ReplyDeleteTEGHVEER SINGH
CLASS 11-D
PRESENT
Repetition: ““When did my childhood go?...... “Was that the day?”
Alliteration; “My mind”; “Whichever way”; “That, they, “the time.”
OYSTER DCOSTA 11 D PRESENT SIR
ReplyDelete1)Antithesis-Man proposes, God disposes
2)Hypocrisy-If you say you’re worried about the environment, it’s hard to drive one of those gas-guzzling SUVs without being accused of hypocrisy.
Good morning sir,
ReplyDeleteYumn Jame 11th D present.
I) Hypocrisy in 2nd Stanza – when he found out that the adults preached one but practised another. They preached love but were not so lovable
II)Antithesis - Where two opposite words are used together in a sentence
E.g.- Hell, Heaven
Sir, please explain the difference between Refrain and Repetition
ReplyDeleteGood morning sir
ReplyDeleteSamarth Jain
11 D
Present
1)anthesis-hell and heaven
2)inversion - to use whichever way I choose
Good Morning Sir,
ReplyDeleteThis is Amit S Sahu 11D
1. Antithesis - Hell and heaven
2. Alliteration- My mind, whichever way, that they, the time
Good morning sir
ReplyDeleteSamuel DM 11-D
Present
1) Repetition: ““When did my childhood go?...... “Was that the day?”
2) Rhyme Scheme – the rhyme scheme used is ABBCCD.
Celestine Saji
ReplyDeleteIn the first Stanza-
Antithesis is used as there is a contrasting effect when the poet mentions hell and heaven
To choose whichever way I choose in this the subject verb order has been reversed therefore inversion
Good Morning Sir
ReplyDeleteDhruv Ghoshal 11 D present
The two poetic devices are
1. Rationalism – the poet rationalizes the lost childhood when he was eleven and when he found out that hell and heaven don’t exist and are not found in the geography.
Was it the day I ceased to be eleven,
Was it the time I realised that Hell and Heaven,
Could not be found in Geography,
2. Refrain –
When did my childhood go?
Was that the day!
Good morning sir
ReplyDeleteRahul Bandhu
11D
Repetition (refrain): Here When did my childhood go?...... “Was that the day?
Alliteration – My mind,Whichever way
Good morning sir
ReplyDeleteAnugrah Singh 11D
Present
Two poetic devices used in the poem:-
1. Alliteration-eg.,My mind
Whichever way
2. Refrain-eg., When did my childhood go?
Was that the day!
Good morning sir
ReplyDeleteAlbin Chandi 11 D
Present
The two poetic devices are.......
Antithesis: “is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.” Here, “Hell and Heaven”
Inversion – “when we reverse (invert) the normal word order of a structure, most commonly the subject-verb word order”, is known as Inversion. Here, “To use whichever way? I Choose
shreyas aditya baksi
ReplyDelete11 d present sir
1)refrain-when did my childhood go? was that the day!
2)inversion-to use whichever way i choose
Good Morning Sir
ReplyDeleteSoham Kulkarni
11 D
1. Inversion-'to use whichever way I choose"
2. Antithesis-"hell and heaven"
Sushant Kumar 11D
ReplyDelete1)Repetition (refrain): “Is a group of verse or a phrase which gets repeated throughout the poem.” Here “When did my childhood go?...... “Was that the day?”
2)Antithesis: “is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.” Here, “Hell and Heaven”
Good Morning sir
ReplyDeleteSuchit Bhatnagar 11-D present
1. Refrain:when did my childhood go? was that the day
2. Alliteration: My mind, Whichever way
Vatsal Aggarwal 11D
ReplyDeletePRESENT
When did my childhood go? Was that the day!
Good Morning Sir
ReplyDeleteYashas Yadav 11-D
Two poetic devices:-
(1)Alliteration- 'Whichever Way'
(2)Antithesis- 'Hell and Heaven'
Good Morning sir
ReplyDeleteTuhin Raha 11- D present
1) Repetition- (here)"where did my childhood go?"
2) Antithesis- (here)"Hell and Heaven"
Shreyansh Puri
ReplyDelete11-D
1)Antithesis: “is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.” Here, “Hell and Heaven”
2) Alliteration- My mind, whichever way, that they, the time
Siddharth karnish 11-D
ReplyDelete(1). Hypocrisy stanza 2 :
Was it the time i realised that adults were not,
all they seemed to be,
They talked of love and preached oflove,
but did not act so loving.
(2). Repetition (refrain):
"Where did my childhood go?....was that the day?"
Armaan Singh class 11th D
ReplyDeleteInversion-'to use whichever way I choose"
Antithesis- 'Hell and Heaven'
Aashish Parker XI-D Present
ReplyDelete1)Repetition (refrain): “Is a group of verse or a phrase which gets repeated throughout the poem.” Here “When did my childhood go?...... “Was that the day?”
2)Antithesis: “is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.” Here, “Hell and Heaven
Anugrah Steve Massey 11D present.
ReplyDelete1. Alliteration- the time, that they
2. Antithesis- hell and heaven
Albin G Koshy
ReplyDelete11-D
present
Alliteration - though they thought that they were thieves
Simile - his eyes were as bright as a diamond
Good morning sir
ReplyDeleteSatwik Shrey 11-D
1)Repetition (refrain): When did my childhood go?...... “Was that the day?”
2)Antithesis: “is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.” Here, “Hell and Heaven
Krrishvarshney 11d present
ReplyDeleteAlliteration- the time, that they
2. Antithesis- hell and heaven
Sir,
ReplyDeleteSend the answer key of MCQs and value points for short answer Questions.
Sushant Kumar 11D
ReplyDelete1)Repetition (refrain): “Is a group of verse or a phrase which gets repeated throughout the poem.” Here “When did my childhood go?...... “Was that the day?”
2)Antithesis: “is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.” Here, “Hell and Heaven”
Tanmay Jain
ReplyDelete11-D
Present
7th period
Good afternoon sir,
ReplyDeleteCelestine Saji,
Present
7th Period
ADITYA VOHRA 11-D present
ReplyDelete7th period
Tathastu Bagchi 11D present for 7th period
ReplyDeleteGood afternoon sir
ReplyDeleteAnugrah Singh 11D
Present for the 7th period
Good afternoon sir. SHAMBHAVA S. present for 7th period, 11-D
ReplyDeleteGood afternoon sir
ReplyDeleteTEGHVEER SINGH 11D
Present for the 7th period
Good morning sir
ReplyDeleteAvikam Gupta
11-D
Present sir 7th period
Good Afternoon Sir
ReplyDeleteSoham Kulkarni
11-D
7th Period
good afternoon sir
ReplyDeleteArtham Pedneker 11-D present for 7th period
Good afternoon sir
ReplyDeleteOYSTER DCOSTA 11 D PRESENT
Good afternoon sir. Anugrah Steve Massey 11D present for 7th period.
ReplyDeleteGood afternoon sir
ReplyDeleteRahul Bandhu
11D
Present for 7th period
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ReplyDeleteSiddharth karnish 11-D
ReplyDelete(Present). -for 7th period
Good Afternoon Sir
ReplyDeleteYashas Yadav 11-D
Present (for 7th period)
Ratnango Ghosh
ReplyDelete11 D Present
7th Period
Arvin Prince 11D present (7th period)
ReplyDeleteRISHIT GUPTA 11-D PRESENT
ReplyDelete7 TH PERIOD
DeleteGood morning sir
ReplyDeleteAlbin Chandi 11 D
Present for 7the period
Shreyansh Puri
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ReplyDeleteAlbin G Koshy
ReplyDelete11-D
Present
Samarth Jain
ReplyDeleteAttendance for the 7th period
Good afternoon Sir,
ReplyDeleteAmit S Sahu 11D Present for the 7th period
Good Morning,
ReplyDeleteThis is Joseph James Nedumpara of XI D.
Good morning
ReplyDeleteAbdullah 12-B
Good morning
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