2.4 Upon Westminster Bridge
Activity Sheet
No.1
Q. Read the extract and complete the
activities given follow.
Extract:- Earth has
not anything to show more fair ------------------ And all that mighty heart is lying still!
A1. Global Understanding.
Give the central idea of the extract.
Ans:-
The extract gives a delightful picture of the city. It is rich in its natural
beauty. The sight the poet sees from the bridge is really amazing. The word
picture of the city is the centre of this extract.
A2. Analysis.
Choose the correct alternative for the given lines. Focus on the
inference of the poet.
(a) “Earth has not anything to show more fair:” The line means
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(1) The poet thinks that the place was not so good.
(2) The poet thinks that there is another place which is more
beautiful than this.
(3) The poet thinks that there is no place on the earth which is
as beautiful as this one.
Ans:-
3) The poet
thinks that there is no place on the earth which is as beautiful as this one.
(b) "Dull would he be of soul who could pass by”. The line
means ---------
(1) One can walk over the bridge and ignore the surrounding beauty.
(2) One can halt at the place to enjoy the beauty.
(3) Anyone with an appreciative mind would not be able to ignore
the beauty.
Ans:-
3) Anyone with
an appreciative mind would not be able to ignore the beauty
A3. Personal Response.
You might have visited a bridge. Complete the web describing the sights you could see from the bridge.
A4. Poetic Device.
Write any two examples of hyperbole from the extract.
Ans:-
2) Never did sun more beautifully steep.
A5. Poetic Creativity.
Compose four poetic lines using a rhyme scheme ‘ab ab’ to describe
the nature.
Ans:-
Nature is our
friend,
Care it, protect
it,
Your all problems
will end,
When you avoid pollution
everyday a little bit.
Activity Sheet No.2
Q. Read the extract and do the activities that
follow
Extract:- Earth has
not anything to show more fair ------------------ And all that mighty heart is lying still!
A1. Global Understanding.
Complete the following.
1) The garment is compared
with --------------------------
2) The morning looks beautiful because
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Ans:-
1) The garment
is compared with the beauty of the morning.
2) The morning looks beautiful because it lies silent and bare.
A2. Inference.
Explain -
‘The city now doth, like a garment wear
The beauty of the morning; silent, bare’
Ans:-
The poet describes the sight of the city during morning time. He watches it
from the Westminster Bridge. He appreciates the beauty of the city which wore
the garments of sun rays in the morning. There is no hustle and bustle on the
streets. Nobody is out on the streets. So it is silent and bare.
A3. Personal Response.
Give any two benefits of the bridge.
Ans:-
The benefits of the bridge 1) It connects people on either side of a river or
valley in cities or villages. 2) It provides the shortest way to connect two
vital locations.
A4. Poetic Device.
Write one example of alliteration and simile from the poem.
Ans:-
1) Example of Simile:- The city now doth, like a garment wear.
2) Example of Apostrophe:- Dear God! The very houses seem asleep.
A5. Poetic Creativity.
Earth has not anything to show more fair.
Ans:-
Earth has not anything to show more fair,
Everywhere you will find beautiful layer,
The nature is always fare,
It always tries to help and care.
Activity Sheet No.3
Q. Read the extract and complete the
activities given follow.
Extract:- Earth has
not anything to show more fair ------------------ And all that mighty heart is lying still!
A1. Global Understanding.
Complete the web giving the four natural things that make the city
delightful.
Find two lines which give the pictorial effect to the poem.
Ans:- The lines which
give pictorial effect to the poem:-
1) This city now doth, like a garment, wear,
The beauty of the morning.
2) Never did sun more beautifully steep,
In his first splendour, valley, rock, or hill.
A3. Personal Response.
Building a bridge needs careful planning. Think about what goes on before the actual construction begins.
Ans:-
1) Proper planning
2) Search suitable location
3) Take permission and complete the paper work
4) Cost estimate and buy row material
5) Labour work
A4. Poetic Device.
Write one example of Inversion and Apostrophe. Explain them.
Ans:-
The words are not in a correct prose
order. The correct prose order is - He could pass by would be of dull soul.
2) Dear God! The very houses seem asleep.
A5. Poetic Creativity.
Compose a poem on an imaginary village.
Ans:-
I visited that
village.
It is small but
beautiful.
It has natural
landscapes.
People are really careful.
