9th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-beehive)(poem) (A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal)( William wordsworth)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) How does the poet feel at the death of his loved men?

Ans1) The poet is very much troubled mentally at the death of his loved one. Her death has thrown the poet in a deep shock.

Q2) What does the poet say about his loved ones?

Ans2) The poet says that after death her beloved has neither motion nor force. She can neither hear nor see .she has become lifeless. Now she is  not disturbed by passage of time.

Q3) Why does the poet say that his loved one is rolling round in the way of the earth?

Ans3) The poet says that because as the earth revolves round it axis daily she is also moving in the diurnal course.

Q4) What are the ideas contained in the poem ‘A slumber did my spirit seal’?

Ans4) Poet believes in the eternal power of nature. The poet feels grieved at the death of his loved. The nature remains busy in doing its activities.

Some more questions for practice.

Q4) Explain the line ‘Rolled in Earth’s diurnal course?

Q5) In what way does the earth remain engaged round the clock?

Q3) Write down the imagery of the nature as portrayed by the poet.

9th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-beehive)(poem) (The snake trying )(W W E Ross)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) What is the snake trying to escape from?

Ans1) The snake trying to escape from the attack of sticks. It is a very clever and careful creature and it tries its best to save itself from death.

Q2) Is it a harmful snake? What is its colour?

Ans2) The snake is harmless for children. It is small and green in colour and looks very graceful.

Q3) What does the poet wish for the snake?

Ans3) The poet wished the snake to be saved. He says ‘Let him go away over the water.’ So that it won’t have the hit of the stick.

Q4) Write the central idea of the poem ‘’the snake Trying”?

Ans4) All creatures love their life. Like the snake in this poem all try to save themselves in case of danger. We should show sympathy towards the animals.

Some more questions for practice.

Q1) Describe the appearance of the snake?

Q2) Where was the snake before anyone saw it and chased it away? Where does the snake disappear?

Q3) Where did the snake vanish in the end?

Q4) How will you react on seeing a snake?

Q5) Write your views on saving the wild-life?

Q6) Write a note on ‘All creatures have importance in this universe’?

9th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-beehive)(poem) (On killing a tree)(Gieve Patel)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) Can a ‘simple jab of knife’ kill a tree? Why not?

Ans1) A simple jab of the knife can not kill a tree. Its roots go on curling inside the deep Earth. They keep it well protected and it needs so much power for pulling and cutting down.

Q2) What is the meaning of ‘bleeding bark’? What makes it bleed?

Ans2) ‘Bleeding bark’ here points to the mark of cutting on the bark with heavy and unbearable blows of axe. The continuous and rough blows of an axe make the tree bleed.

Q3) What is the meaning of ‘anchoring earth’ and ‘earth cave’?

Ans3)‘Anchoring earth’ here refers that the roots of the tree that held it firmly in the earth. They hold it properly. ‘Earth cave’ means that after uprooting a tree an opening is formed which is usually deep. It is called ‘earth cave’.

Q4) How do the roots look like when they are pulled out?

Ans4) When the roots are pulled out, they are white and wet. The roots are the most sensitive part of the tree. The real strength of the tree lies in its roots.

Some more questions for practice.

Q1) How has the tree grown to its full size? List the words suggestive of its life and activity.

Q2) What finally kills the tree?

Q3) What does he mean by ‘the strength of the tree exposed?

Q4) What  is the significance of the last phase in the life of the tree ?

Q5) What are the ideas contained in the poem ‘On killing a Tree’?

Q6) There are some ironical details in the poem. Substantiate your answer with facts.

Q7) How does the poet create the feeling of sadness in the poem?

9th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-beehive)(poem) (The Duck And The Kangaroos )(Edward Lear)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) How did the duck force the kangaroo to fulfill his desire?

Ans1) The duck Spoke very politely. The Duck told kangaroo that it would sit quietly. Thus both would be able to go over the land and the sea.

Q2) How did kangaroos react to duck’s request?

Ans2) The kangaroo said that he required some thought. He had an objection that the duck’s feet were wet and cold. This might make duck sick.

Q3) Write the central theme of the poem.

Ans3) The poem gives us a message that we can get the things if we are polite in our behaviour. We should pay attention towards the feelings of others.

Some more questions for practice.

Q1) Why did the Duck want to visit different places. ?

Q2) How did the Duck plead with the kangaroo?

Q3) What items were purchased by the Duck to clarify his position?

9th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-beehive)(poem) (No men are Foreign )(James Kirkup)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) Write the central theme of the poem “No men are Foreign”.

Ans1) James kirkup spreads the message of brotherhood and unity all the people of the world. He tells  that none is strange. All feel the importance of the sun, air and water.

Q2)‘Are fed up peaceful harvest.’ What does it imply?

Ans3) The poet conveys that all men are equal. No men are foreign. People may belong to different country or regions but they love peace. Peace brings prosperity and humanity.

Q3) ‘Our hells of fire and dust outrage the innocence of air’ Explain?

Ans3)  The poet conveys that hatred ness pollutes the air that we live in. We create only hell if we fight among ourselves. All prosper in a peaceful environment.

9th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-beehive)(poem) (A legend of the Northland)(Phoebe Cary)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) Which country or countries do you think “The Neterland” refer to?

Ans1) The Neterland is a polar region. It is a cold region covered with snow. There the days are shorter and the nights are longer.

Q2) What did St. Peter ask the old lady for? What was the lady’s reaction?

Ans2) St. Peter while moving round the earth reached a little woman’s house. She was preparing cakes. St. Ppeter requested the lady for a single cake.  The lady was very selfish. She took tiny kneaded dough.

Q3) How did he punish her?

Ans3) The priest was very angry with the lady as she was not ready to give even a single leaf of bread. He cursed and changed her into wood –pecker to collect her food from the wood by boring deep into it.

Q4) What is a legend? Why this poem is called a legend?

Ans4)  A legend is an old traditional story. This poem is called a legend because it tells an old story of Northland. This is the story of an old greedy woman who angered St. Peter.

Q5) Describe the theme of the poem ‘A legend of the Northland ‘?

Ans5) Saint peter asks an old greedy lady for a cake. She was selfish and did not give any cake to the hungry saint. It made the saint angry. He turned the lady into the bird. The bird keeps on searching for her food the whole day. We should not be greedy and always help the needy person.

Some more questions for practice.

Q1) How does the woodpecker get her food?

Q2) What was the condition of St.peter after end of the hectic day?

Q3) What was the effect f St. peter’s curse on the old lady?

9th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-beehive)(poem) (The lake isle of Innisfree)(William Butler Yeats)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) Why does the poet want to go to Lake Isle of Innisfree?

Ans1) Poet is fed up with the chaotic life in the city. He wants to lead a peaceful life in the lap of nature. He wants to go to Innisfree because it is natural place full of beauty..

Q2) How shall the poet have peace in Innisfree?

Ans2) The poet shall have peace in Innisfree because he is the poet of nature. The song of cricket will bring solace to him. He shall enjoy the natural beauty..

Q3) Explain ‘lake water lapping with low sounds’?

 Ans3) It presents the beautiful picture of the lake the breeze causes ripples in the lake. This sound has a permanent impression on the heart of the poet.

Q4) ‘The Lake water as a deep bearing on the poet’. Explain?

Ans4) At Lake Isle of Innisfree nature is at its work. The poet desires to attain peace.   The sound of tapping water in the lake has a deep impact.

Q5) What is poet’s idea about peace?

Ans5) According to the poet peace is a heavenly bliss. It comes slowly in our life. We have to associate ourselves with the nature.

Some more questions for practice.

Q1) How can you justify that poet W.B yeats a truly a poet of Nature?

 Q2) What does the lake Isle of Innisfree represent to the poet W.B yeats ?

Q3) Why does the poet desire to spend his time alone in his cabin?

Q4) What does the poet feel while standing on the pavement?

9th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-beehive)(poem) (Rain On the Roof)(Coates Kinney)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) What does the poet like to do when it rains?

Ans1) The poet likes to lie in a room with a pillow. It will give him the highest pleasure. There he will be in a state of highest bliss.

Q2) What is a ‘bliss’ for the poet in the poem in the poem ‘Rain on the Roof”?

Ans2) The poet loves rain because it carries him in old memories. He thinks it is bliss to hear the sound of the rain on the roof. He lies in his cozy bed and enjoys the music of nature. It’s bliss for him.

Q3)  What shows that the poet loved his mother?

Ans3) The poet loved his mother. He remembered her when he lied on his cozy bed to enjoy the sound of rain. It appears to him as if she was fondly looking at him.

Q4) When does the ‘thousand dream fancies’ began to weave in the poet’s mind?

Ans4) When the poet is in his cozy cottage and he lies in his bed listening to the soft music of rain on the roof his mind is flooded with memories of his mother. He recalls his childhood.

Q5) Write the central theme of the poem?

 Ans5) The poet exhibits that the rain brings him maximum happiness. He lost in dreaming. So many fancies go on revolving in his mind. He loves the pattering of soft rain. 

Some more questions for practice.

Q1) Do you like rain? What do you do when it rains steadily?

Q2) While on the bed during the rains, Where does the mind of the poet fancy?

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-beehive)(poem) (Wind )( Subramania Bharati)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) What are the things the wind does in the first stanza?

Ans1) In the first stanza the wind breaks the shutters of the windows, it scatters the papers. It even throws down the books and tears the pages. Then it brings rain and disturbs everything.

Q2) What does the poet say the wind   god winnows?

Ans2) The poet says that the wind makes fun of the weak. It crumbles the doors, houses, rafters, wood, bodies, lives and heart. In a way the wind god separates the weak like the chaff from the strong like the grain.

Q3) What harm does wind do when it blows hard.

Ans3) When wind blows hard, it destroys everything. It breaks the shutters, scatters the papers, throws the books, and tears the pages of the books.

Q4) Why should we make strong houses and doors?

Ans4) We should make strong houses and doors because the wind does not like weak houses and weak doors..

Q5) What should we do to make friends with the winds?

Ans5) The wind makes fun of weak things. We should make ourselves physically and mentally stronger to make wind our friend.

Q6) Give the central idea of the poem ‘Wind’?

Ans6) Subramania Bharati has advised us to be strong in mind and body. The wind will be our friend when we are strong. Actually the wind represents the difficulties and challenges. We should encounter them boldly.

Some more questions for practice.

Q1) What should we to do make friends with the wind?

Q1) What does the wind symbolize?

Q3) How does wind make fun of weaklings?

Q4) How can the wind be made friendly?

Q5)  What does ‘crumbling’ suggests in the poem ‘Wind’?

9th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-beehive)(poem) (The Road Not Taken )( Robert Frost)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) Where does the traveler find himself? What problem does he face?

Ans1) The traveler finds himself on a point where two roads cross in different directions. It is difficulty for him to decide as to which road he should follow.

Q2) What had make a lot of difference in the poet’s life?

Ans2) The poet chose the second road rather than the first. This choice has made a lot of difference in his life.

Q3) Give the central idea of the poem “The Road Not Taken”.

Ans3)   The poem “The Road Not Taken” signifies that in our life we are often chose one of the two things. Later we ponder on our own choices and think of the differences that our choices have made to our life.

Some more questions for practice.

Q1) Robert Frost stands for a long time on a point where two roads diverged. Write valid reasons behind it?

Q2) Why does the poet feel a deep regret over his choice?

Q3) How did the poet make his choice about the roads?