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Unit-7: People Who Stand Out
Lesson-2: The Art of Silence
(গত ৩১ আগস্ট প্রকাশের পর)
7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of the sentences need to be written. 1x8=8
(a) Mandela joined the African National Congress in 1942.
(b) In 1993, Mandela was awarded the Nobel Prize.
(c) For 20 years, he directed a campaign of peaceful, non-violent defiance against the South African government and its racist polices.
(d) Mandela died at his home in Johannesburg on December 5, 2013 at the age of 95.
(e) In 1993, South African President F.W. de Klerk was also awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
(f) In 2009, Mandela’s birthday was declared “Mandela Day” to promote global peace.
(g) Nelson Mandela was born on July 18 in South Africa.
(h) In 1994, Mandela was celebrated as South Africa’s first black president.
Poem: Unit-11, Lesson-4: “Time, You Old Gipsy Man”, Lesson-3: “The Sands of Dee”, Lesson-5: “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”
8. Answer the following questions from the poems of your textbook. [any 5 out of 8] 2x5=10
(a) Why does the poet call time an ‘old gipsy man’?
(b) Who was Mary? Why did she go to the bank of the river Dee?
(c) What happened to the girl in the poem “The Sands of Dee”?
(d)Why did the poet stop by the woods though it was dark and he was alone?
আরো পড়ুন : Unit-7, lesson-2: The Art of Silence-এর ২টি প্রশ্ন ও উত্তর, ৩য় পর্ব, নবম শ্রেণির ইংরেজি ১ম পত্র
(e) Why does the horse consider it a mistake to stop by the woods?
(f) What does the repetition of the poet’s request imply in the poem “Time, You Old Gipsy Man.”?
(g) What will happen if time becomes the poet’s guest?
(h) What do the phrases “blind in the womb” and “in the tomb” suggest about time?
Answer: 7. The parts of stories can appear in the following order: g), a), c), b), e), h), f), d).
8. a. The poet calls time an ‘old gypsy man’ as it has similarities with the gypsies. The gypsies wander from one place to another. Similarly, time goes on. It travels from one city to another and one age to another like an old gypsy man.
b. Mary was probably a daughter of a peasant or a fisherman who live beside the bank of the river Dee. She went to the bank of the river Dee to bring the cattle back home as the weather turned very foul.
c. In the poem, the girl named Mary got drowned in the river Dee while bringing the cattle back home.
d. The poet stopped by the woods though it was dark and he was alone, because he wanted to observe the natural beauty and snowfall in the woods. He wanted to enjoy the serenity of the dark, deep and yet lovely woods.
e. The horse considers it a mistake to stop by the woods, because there was no farmhouse nearby. Also, the woods were away from society and civilization.
f. In the poem “Time, You Old Gipsy Man.”, the repetition of the poet’s request implies the struggle against time’s relentless march. There’s a sense of urgency and regret as time continues its journey, leaving everything behind.
g. If time becomes the poet’s guest, the poet will honour it with many things. He will give silver bells for his horse, the goldsmith will make it a golden ring, the peacocks will bow to it, little boys will sing for it, and sweet girls will adorn it with many flowers.
h. About time, the phrases “blind in the womb” and “in the tomb” suggest that time continues to progress toward inevitable ends. Birth and death are integral parts of existence, the cyclical nature of life. So, with time, everything will perish indicating the transitoriness of everything.
লেখক: সিনিয়র শিক্ষক, ইংরেজি
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