CBSE Study Notes for Class 9 English Chapter 4 A Truly Beautiful Mind and Poem The Lake Isle of Innisfree

A Truly Beautiful Mind

Summary
Albert Einstein was born to German parents on 14th
March 1879 in Ulm, Germany. His mother thought that
he was abnormal because his head was too large
compared to other children. He started speaking, that
also with difficulty, only by the time he was two-and-ahalf years old. He loved to play with mechanical toys
and preferred to play alone; thus other children called
him ‘Brother Boring’. Even his school headmaster was
not happy with him, telling his father that Albert
would never be successful, whatever career he took
up. His mother made him learn how to play the violin
at the age of six years. He, later on, became a talented
amateur (non-professional) violinist.
Education and Married Life of Einstein
When Einstein’s parents shifted to Milan, they allowed
him to continue school in Munich, but he left the high
school there at the age of of 15 years as he felt uneasy
with the strictness there. He was extraordinary in
Mathematics and interested in Physics. So, he
continued his studies at the university of Zurich. There
he met a Serbian girl, Mileva Maric, who was also an
intellectual. They fell in love and ultimately marrier
after Albert found a job on finishing his university
studies. But, their family life was not happy despite
having two sons. They finally divorced in 1919.
Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity
Einstein finally secured a job as a technical expert in
the patent office in Bern, where he assessed (judged)
other people’s inventions. Side-by-side, he continued
developing his own ideas secretly. He published his
Special Theory of Relativity in 1905, according to
which time and distance are not absolute
(independent). He derived the world’s most famous
formula describing the relationship between mass and
energy: E=mc2
In 1915, Einstein published his ‘General Theory of
Relativity’. The solar eclipse of the sun proved his
theory as correct. He became famous, as his work was
considered a ‘scientific revolution’. For this and his
other achievements, he received the Nobel Prize in
Physics in 1921.
Einstein Works for Peace and Democracy
When the Nazis came to power in Germany, Einstein
emigrated to the USA. When the world’s scientists
came to know that Germany had developed nuclear
fission, they became afraid that the Nazis could build
and use an atomic bomb. He was persuaded by a
colleague to write to Franklin D Roosevelt, President
of the USA, that this development could cause largescale devastation. This made the Americans develop
their own atomic bomb and use it against Japan near
the end of the Second World War.
Einstein was shocked by the extent of destruction
caused by these bombs and wrote an open letter to the
United Nations to stop the arms buildup by forming a
‘world government’. Einstein continued campaigning
for and end to the arms buildup and used his
popularity to campaign for peace and democracy
during the next ten years, till his death in 1955. He was
known and celebrated as a visionary and ‘world
citizen’ as much as a scientific genius.
NCERT Solutions

Thinking bout the Text (Page 50)

Question 2 : Who had these opinions about
Einstein?
i) He was boring.
ii) He was stupid and would never succeed in life.
iii) He was a freak
Answer :
i) Einstein’s playmates found him boring.
ii) A headmaster thought that he was stupid and
would never succeed in life.
iii) Einstein’s mother thought that he was a freak
because, to her, his head seemed much too large.

Question 3 : Explain what the reasons for the
following are
i) Einstein leaving the school in Munich for good.
ii) Einstein wanting to study in Switzerland rather
than in Munich.
iii) Einstein seeing in Mileva an ally.
iv) What do these tell you about Einstein?
Answer :
i) Einstein hated the regimented environment of his
school in Munich. He always argued with his teachers.
His mind was not made for the normal strict and
disciplined environment of a school. That is why he
left school in Munich for good to enjoy his
independence.
ii) Switzerland was more liberal than Munich. Enstein
must have hoped to find a less stifling environment in
Switzerland compared to that in Munich. So, he
wanted to study in Switzerland.
iii) Mileva was just opposite to Einstein’s parents.
Unlike them, she used to appreciate the arts and finer
things of life. Her mindset matched with that of
Einstein. So, Einstein saw an ally in Mileva.
iv) These snippets from Einstein’s life give an idea
about the extraordinary thinking power Einstein was
having since his childhood, because only a person with
above normal intelligence can think beyond the
accepted systems of behaviour and actions. Einstein
always like to take his own decisions which is evident
from his insistence on leaving Munich for a better
future.

Question 4 : What did Einstein call his desk drawer
at the patent office? Why?
Answer :Einstein called his desk drawer at the patent
office as the “bureau of theoretical physics.” It is not
mentioned in the story, but it may be assumed that
most of the application for a patent were of minor
changes in scientific theories and practices because
really originally and innovative ideas rarely come as
routine basis. Moreover, as Einstein was himself a
genius, he could see the errors in the patent
applications, as probably most of them must have been
only theoretical, with no resultant benefit for
mankind. That is why Einstein called his desk, ‘the
bureau of theoretical physics.’

Question 5 : Why did Einstein write a letter to
Franklin Roosevelt?
Or, Why did Einstein write a letter to the American
President Roosevelt?
Answer :From the story it is not clear if Einstein
wanted the USA to stop Nazis from making the nuclear
bomb or wanted to encourage the USA to make a
nuclear bomb to utilise its destruction potential.
Probably he wanted the USA not to allow the Nazis to
make the atomic bomb. However, the result of writing
the letter was that the USA made the atomic bomb and
used it against Japan.

Question 6 : How did Einstein react to the
bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Answer :Einstein was deeply shaken by the mishaps
in the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He wrote a
letter to the United Nations urging it to make a world
government. He travelled all over the world
campaigning for an end to the arms buildup and using
his popularity to campaign for peace and democracy.

Question 7 : Why does the world remember
Einstein as a ‘world citizen’?
Answer :Einstein’s discovery had impacted the whole
world by initiating new discoveries about the
universe. His theories of relativity changed the
perspective through which scientists saw the universe
earlier. Apart from this, he worked towards world
peace and nuclear disarmament . Because of his
scientific and geopolitical contribution. Einstein is
called a ‘world citizen’.

Question 8 : Here are some facts of Einstein’s life.
Arrange them in chronological order.
a) Einstein publishes his Special Theory of
Relativity
b) He is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics
c) Einstein writes a letter to US President, Franklin
D Roosevelt and warns against Germany’s building
of an atomic bomb
d) Einstein attends a high school in Munich
e) Einstein’s family moves to Milan
f) Einstein is born in the German city of Ulm
g) Einstein joins a university in Zurich, where he
meets Mileva
h) Einstein dies
i) He provides a new interpretation of gravity
j) Tired of the school’s regimentation, Einstein
withdraws from school
k) He works in a patent office as a technical expert
l) When Hitler comes to power, Einstein leaves
Germany for the United States.
Answer :f –> d –> e –> j –> g –> k –> a –> i –> b –> l –

c –>h
Thinking about Language (page 51)
Here are some sentences from the story. Choose
the word from the brackets which can be

substituted for the italicised words in the
sentences.

Question 1 : A few years later, the
marriage faltered. (failed, broke, became weak).
Answer :became weak

Question 2 : Einstein was constantlyat oddswith
people at the university. (on bad terms, in
disagreement, unhappy)
Answer :in disagreement

Question 3 : The newspapersproclaimedhis work
as “a scientific revolution.” (declared, praised,
showed)
Answer :declared

Question 4 : Einstein got even more involved in
politics,agitatingfor an end to the arms buildup.
(campaigning, fighting, supporting)
Answer : campaigning

Question 5 : At the age of 15, Einstein felt so stifled
that he left the schoolfor good. (permanently, for
his benefit for a short time)
Answer :permanently

Question 6 : Five years later, the discovery of
nuclear fission in Berlin had American physicists
in anuproar. (in a state of commotion, full of
criticism, in a desperate state)
Answer :in a state of commotion

Question 7 : Science wasn’t the only thing
thatappealedto the dashing young man with the
walrus moustache. (interested, challenged,
worried)
Answer :interested
Writing Newspaper Reports (Page 53)
Here are some notes which you could use to write a
report.
21st August, 2005 – original handwritten manuscript
of Albert Einstein unearthed – by student Rowdy
Boeynik in the University of the Netherlands – Boeynik
researching papers – papers belonging to an old friend
of Einstein – fingerprints of Einstein on these papers –
16-page document dated 1927 – Einstein’s work on
this last theory – behaviour of atoms at low
temperature – now known as the Bose-Einstein
condensation – the manuscript to be kept at Leyden
University where Einstein got the Nobel Prize.
Write a report which has four paragraphs, one each
on:
 What was unearthed.
 Who unearthed it and when.
 What the document contained.
 Where it will be kept
Your report should begin like this:

Student Unearths Einstein Manuscript
21st August, 20005. An original handwritten Albert
Einstein manuscript has been unearthed at a
university in the Netherlands…………
Answer :
Student Unearths Einstein Manuscript
21st August, 20005. An original handwritten Albert
Einstein manuscript has been unearthed at a
university in the Netherlands. This belonged , among
many other papers of Einstein, to an old friend of
Einstein who is no longer alive. This original Einstein
manuscript was unearthed by a student named Carl
Swatch at the University of the Netherlands last week.
Though Swatch is still going through all the papers
found, this particular one has created a sensation.
The reason why this document is imporant is that it
contains Einstein’s work on his last theory before his
death which concerned the behaviour of atoms at very
low temperatures. This is now known as the BoseEinstein condensation. It has been proved that this
document was made by Einstein because it has
decided to keep this original manuscript in its archives
for further reasearch by scholars.
A Truly Beautiful Mind Questions and
Answers
Short Questions (2 Marks)

Question 1 : Did Einstein’s letter to American
President Franklin D Roosevelt have any effect?
What was the result?
Answer :Einstein wrote a secret letter to Roosevelt.
His words did not fail to have an effect. The Americans
developed the atomic bomb in a secret projects and
dropped it on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki in August 1945 destroying it completely.

Question 2 : Which remarkable incident happened
in the life of Einstein 1921?
Answer :The remarkable incident was that Einstein
received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. He was
showered with honours and invitations from all over
the world and lauded by the press. It made him
famous all over the world.

Question 3 : How did Einstein react to the bombing
of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Answer :Einstein was shocked at the extent of
destruction caused by the bombing of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki and reacted by writing a letter to the United
Nations, suggesting the formation of a world
government. Later on he got more involved in politics
and agitated for an end to arms build up and
campaigned for peace and democracy.

Question 4 : What did Einstein call his desk drawer
at the patent office and why?
Answer :He called his desk drawer at the patent office
the ‘bureau of theoretical physics’ because he was
working as a technical expert in the patent office in
Bern where he was supposed to be assessing other
people’s inventions. But here Einstein was developing
his ideas secretly. He called his desk drawer at work
the ‘bureau of theoretical physics’.

Question 5 : What is Einstein’s Special Theory of
Relativity?
Answer :According to the Einstein’s Special Theory of
Relativity, time and distance are not absolute. From
this followed the world’s most famous formula which
describes the relationship between mass and energy
i.e.E=mc2.

Question 6 : Why does the world remember
Einstein as a ‘world citizen’?
Answer :The world remembers Einstein as a ‘world
citizen’, because, deeply disturbed due to the bombing
of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, he started agitating for an
end to the arms buildup and used his popularity for
peace and democracy in the world.

Question 7 : How was Einstein’s private life
unravelling after he finished his studies?
Answer :In his private life, Einstein wanted to marry
Mileva, but his mother was against it. She thought
Mileva was three years older than her son and also too
intelligent for him to become just a housewife. He had
to put the wedding off for some time then.

Question 8 : Why did Einstein play with himself in
the childhood?
Answer :Einstein played by himself in his childhood
because he did not know what to do with other
children and his playmates called him ‘Brother
Boring’. He was not as active as other children of his
age. He was unable to interact properly with others so
he played with himself.

Long Questions (8 Marks)

Question 1 : What was the outcome of Einstein’s
letter which he wrote to the American President,
Roosevelt? Did this warning have any impact on
America?
Answer :One of the colleagues of Einstein came to
know about the mass build-up of arms by Germany. He
urged Einstein to do something for the same. On his
colleague’s urging, Einstein wrote a letter to the
American President, Roosevelt warning him of the
consequences of the atomic bomb being developed by
Germany. His letter had the necessary impact as the
Americans developed their own atomic bomb in a
secret project. Einstein feared that Germany might use
the atomic bomb for mass destruction but what
happened was just opposite. Instead of stopping
Germany from developing the bomb they dropped it
on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in
August 1945 causing much destruction and loss of life.
Einstein was deeply shaken by the extent of the
destruction. Therefore, we can say that there was no
impact of Einstein’s letter on America. He thought that
America would do something better for arms-build
was a rat-race and very dangerous but the reality
disturbed Einstein very much.

Question 2 : Albert Einstein is called a scientific
genius. Write down his achievements and
comment on his genius.
Answer :Albert Einstein was definitely a scientific
genius. He developed his ideas on relativity secretly
and too at a very young age. The Special Theory of
Relativity was published when he was just 26 years
old. This shows that he was definitely a genius.
This gave a revolutionary concept of the relationship
between time and distance. He also gave the
revolutionary formula E=mc2. Then in 1915, he
proposed the General Theory of Relativity, which was
proved correct four years later. These achievements
were recognised and he received the Nobel Prize in
Physics in 1921. Einstein’s theories changed our
concept of time, space, energy and gravity. A lot of
scientific developments took place based on the theory
of Einstein. His contribution in science is much sought
after. The world knowns him as a visionary and a
world citizen. His contribution is also remembered for
agitating against the mass build-up of the arms in the
world.

Question 3 : Einstein was an unusual child with no
indication of his potential greatness. Comment.
Answer :Greatness and giftedness don’t come with a
measure. It is just felt from the beginning of the life.
Such was the case with little Einstein since his
childhood. It was first spotted by his mother. Einstein
was an unusual child as his mother felt that he had a
larger than usual head for a child of his age. He was
called ‘Brother Boring’ by his playmates as he did not
know what to do with them. His playmates didn’t think
him good enough to be with them. The games they
played were not appreciated by Einstein. He loved
mechanical toys and even thought his baby sister to be
a toy. There was no indication of his potential
greatness because his headmaster in school thought
him to be good for nothing and felt that he would
never succeed in life. But, he was proved wrong.
Therefore, an unusual child, who was thought to be
not as great as he later became world’s most sought
after scientist.
A Truly Beautiful Mind Extra Questions and
Answers
Read the following extracts carefully and choose
the correct option.

Question 1 : The headmaster once told his father
that what Einstein chose as a profession wouldn’t
matter, because “he’ll never make a success at
anything.” Einstein began learning to play the
violin at the age of six because his mother wanted
him to; later he became a gifted amateur violinist,
maintaining this skill throughout his life.
i) What was headmaster’s opinion about Einstein?
a) He was very intelligent
b) Very hard working
c) Will not succeed in any profession
d) Will be a failure
ii) Why did Einstein begin learning to play the
violin?
a) He loved playing violin
b) His mother wanted him to learn violin
c) His head master wanted
d) His father wanted
iii) Which word from the extract means the same
as ‘not a professional’?
a) Gifted
b) Amateur
c) Skilled
d) Professional
iv) How can we say that headmaster was not
correct in his opinion of Einstein?
a) Einstein was a successful man
b) He was a gifted child
c) Headmaster could not recognise Einstein’s talent
d) Einstein was an average person
Answer :
i) c) Will not succeed in any profession
ii) b) His mother wanted him to learn violin
iii) b) Amateur
iv) b) He was a gifted child

Question 2 : But Albert Einstein was not a bad
pupil. He went to school in Munich, where
Einstein’s family had moved when he was 15
months old and scored good marks in almost every
subject. Einstein hated the school’s regimentation
and often clashed with his teachers. At the age of
15, Einstein felt so stifled that he left the school for
good.
i) Why did Einstein hate the school?
a) Because of too much crowd
b) Because of its regimentation
c) Teachers unable to understand students
d) Too much load of studies
ii) How can we say Einstein was not a bad pupil?
a) He scored good marks in all subjects
b) He respected school teachers
c) He attended school regularly
d) He loved studying
iii) Which word given in the passage may also
mean suppressed?
a) Clashed
b) Stifled
c) Hated
d) Scored
iv) Why did Einstein leave the school?
a) He hated school’s strict discipline
b) Did not like the Head-principal
c) He argued with teachers
d) He was thrown out of the school
Answer :
i) b) Because of its regimentation
ii) a) He scored good marks in all subjects
iii) b) Stifled
iv) He hated school’s strict discipline

Question 3 : Einstein was highly gifted in
Mathematics and interested in Physics and after
finishing school, he decided to study at a
university in Zurich. But science wasn’t the only
thing that appealed to the dashing young man with
the walrus moustache. He also felt a special
interest in a fellow student, Mileva Manic, whom
he found to be a “clever creature”.
i) What did Einstein decide to do after schooling?
a) To open a laboratory
b) To pursue a job
c) To attend a university
d) To get married
ii) Where did Einstein complete his schooling?
a) Germany
b) Italy
c) Sweden
d) Switzerland
iii) Besides studies what else appealed Einstein?
a) His friends
b) Fellow student Mileva Maric
c) Playing violin
d) Conducting experiments
iv) Which word from the passage will be antonym
of word ‘unimpressive and unfashionable’?
a) Daring
b) Dazzling
c) Dashing
d) Alert
Answer :
i) c) To attend a university
ii) d) Switzerland
iii) b) Fellow student Mileva Maric
iv) c) Dashing

Question 4 : She was also bothered by Mileva’s
intelligence. “She is a book like you”, his mother
said. Einstein put the wedding off. The pair finally
married in January 1903, and had two sons. But a
few years later, the marriage faltered.
i) What bothered Einstein’s mother about Mileva?
a) Her beauty
b) Her simple nature
c) Her intelligence
d) Her behaviour
ii) What decision did Einstein take about Mileva?
a) Continued friendship
b) Got married
c) Put off wedding
d) Stopped meeting her
iii) What does the expression ‘marriage faltered’
mean?
a) Marriage was solemnised
b) Marriage came to an end
c) Led a happy married life
d) Marriage could not be continued
iv) Why was Einstein’s mother not happy about
Einstein’s marriage to Mileva?
a) Mileva was ugly
b) Mileva did not respect her
c) Mileva was also a book worm
d) Mileva did not love Einstein
Answer :
i) c) Her intelligence
ii) c) Put off wedding
iii) b) Marriage came to an end
iv) c) Mileva was also a book worm
Question 5 : The pair finally married in January
1903, and had two sons. But a few years later, the
marriage faltered. Mileva meanwhile was losing
her intellectual ambition and becoming an
unhappy housewife. After years of constant
fighting , the couple finally divorced in 1919.
i) What was special in Einstein’s life in year 1903?
a) He invented new theory
b) He got married to Mileva
c) He got an award
d) A son was born to him
ii) What changes in Mileva led to her divorce?
a) Lost her intellectual ambition
b) Lost interest in Einstein
c) Grew very irritated
d) Fought with Einstein’s mother
iii) Which word in the passage is antonym of word
‘Inconsistent’?
a) Disloyal
b) Constant
c) Irritated
d) Continual
iv) What was the main reason of divorce of
Einstein and Mileva?
a) Mileva’s irrational temper
b) Mileva’s incompatibility
c) Years of constant fighting
d) Einstein became disinterested
Answer :
i) b) he got married to Mileva
ii) a) Lost her intellectual ambition
iii) b) Constant
iv) c) Years of constant fighting

 

Chapter 4 Poem The Lake Isle of Innisfree

The Lake Isle of Innisfree

Poem 4
Short Questions (2 Marks)
Question 1 : What three things will the poet
like to do at Innisfree?
Answer : Innisfree is a small Island in a lake that
provides the poet the opportunity to do what he
likes. Three things that he will do there are
building a small cabin with clay and wattles, plant
nine rows of beans and rear bees in a beehive.

Question 2 : How shall the poet live at the isle
of Innisfree?
Answer : The poet will live at the Isle of Innisfree
peacefully and freely in a cabin made of clay and
wattles. The poet would cultivate beans and
gather honey from the honeybees there.

Question 3 : How is the roadway in the city
different from the Isle of Innisfree?
Answer : The roadway in the city is dull and grey.
However, there is nature’s beauty all around at
Innisfree. The poet hears the soft lapping of lake
water, the singing of the cricket and sees the
birds flying.

Question 4 : Where does the poet want to go
and why?
Answer : The poet wants to go to Innisfree, a
rural island, because it will provide him
everything that he desires. Most of all, he will get
peace there. He envisions a simple life in a
cottage surrounded by a garden instead of the
dull pavement of the city.

Question 5 : How will the poet have peace at
Innisfree?
Answer : The poet is a lover of nature. He will
enjoy the natural beauty of Innisfree,
undistributed by the hustle and bustle of the city
where he is now a days. Thus he will have peace
at Innisfree.

Question 6 : How would the poet enjoy his
time at Innisfree?
Answer : In the mornings he will watch the fallen
dewdrops through the morning mist and hear the
cricket singing. In the evenings, he will see the
colourful wings of the flying linnet birds. At
midnight , he will watch the stars glowing in the
sky. All these are enjoyable to him.

Question 7 : Explain the words, ‘lake water
lapping with low sounds’?
Answer : These words describe the beautiful
natural environment at Innisfree, where the lake
water strikes the island with a soft sound on its
shore. As there is no noise around, one can hear
this soft sound also.

Question 8 : How does the poet miss the Isle of
Innisfree?
Answer : The poet spent some time of his
childhood at Innisfree. He keeps on hearing the
sounds of that place and feels that it is calling to
him. He wants to escape from the city and go
there. So he misses the Isle of Innisfree very much
as there is no peace or solitude in the busy city of
London.

Long Questions (8 Marks)

Question 1 : How does the isle of Innisfree
contrast with the place where the poet now
stands?
Answer : The poet contrasts the colourful images
of the island with the dull images of the city. The
poem is based on these two images. The island is
bright even at night with the glow of stars and
music due to the cricket singing , the bees buzzing
and the lake water lapping softly on its shore. In
contrast, the roadways in the city are noisy.
Where the city’s roadways and pavements are
dull and grey, the isle is having a purple glow at
noon. Thus there is a major contrast between the
two places. The isle of Innisfree is full of peace as
it is uninhabited and far away from the city. It is
full of natural surroundings.

Question 2 : Describe Innisfree as visualised
by the poet so graphically.
Answer : Innisfree is an island in a lake far away,
both physically and metaphorically , from the dull
grey city. You can see dewdrops on the ground
through the morning mist, while a cricket is
singing. At noon the Sun glows with a purple
glow, while in the evening the colourful linnet
birds start to fly to their nests. At midnight the
sky is alight with the glow of stars. The lake water
laps softly on the shore of the island.
The poet would like to live there alone in a cabin
built with clay and wattles (making for making
walls, fences), rearing bees for honey and
planting nine rows of beans.

Question 3 : Life in cities is so mechanical that
people long/desire to go places which are
peaceful and full of natural beauties. How it is
a flaw of urbanisation. Elaborate in context of
this poem ‘The lake Isle of Innisfree’.
Answer : Due to urbanisation a city starts
getting crowded with more and more of
cemented buildings, less of open spaces and
peaceful areas. Due to over population,
industrialisation and pollution, life in cities
becomes stuffy and noisy, men lead a mechanical
life with no peace or solitude.
The poet feels that only when we associate
ourselves with the nature, then we will get a
heavenly bliss. Poet’s idea of peace is modeled
(based) on the usual early morning sights one
sees in rustic island life.
The poet who lives in London and leading a mad
city life, finally decides to go to Innisfree, never to
return. Standing in the street, he dreams of the
beautiful and quite Lake of Isle of Innisfree and
the secluded and self-sufficient life he would have
lived there.
Extract Based Questions
Read the extract given below and answer
the question that follow:

Question 1:
And I shall have some peace there, for peace
comes dropping slow Dropping from the veils of
the morning to where the cricket sings;

1. What does the word ‘there’ in the above
   lines refer to ?
2. How does peace enter the huts of
   peasants ?
3. Name the literary device used in the
   poem. (SA-1,2014)
   Answer:

1. ‘There’ in the above lines refer to Lake
   Isle of Innisfree.
2. Peace enters the huts of peasants
   through the morning dew drops.
3. Metaphor.
   Question 2:
   While I stand on the roadway, or on the
   pavements grey,
   I hear it in the deep heart’s core.
4. Name the poem and the poet.
5. What does “It” in the second line stand
   for ?
6. Give the noun form of jjie word
   “deep.” (Board Term 1,2013,
   K2G41GH) (1×3=3)
   Answer:
7. Poem : The Lake Isle of Innisfree.
   Poet: W.B. Yeats.
8. “It” refers to the lake water.
9. Deepness / Depth.

Question 3:
And I shall have some peace there, for peace
comes dropping slow Dropping from the veils of
the morning to Where the Cricket sings;
There midnight’s all a glimmer and noon a
purple glow
And evenings full of the linnet’s wings.

1. What did the poet see in the morning ?
2. What did the poet hear ?
3. Find a word from the extract which
   means “weak, faint, unsteady
   light.”(Board Term 1,2t)12, ELI-014)
   (1×3=3)
   Answer:
4. The poet saw dewdrops which seemed
   to be dropping peace.
5. The poet heard the song of the crickets.
6. Glimmer.

Question 4:
And I shall have soihe peace there, for peace

1. comes dropping slow Dropping from the veils of
2. the morning to where the cricket sings;
3. There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a
4. purple glow,
5. And evenings full of the linnet’s wings.

1. Write the rhyming scheme of the given
   stanza.
2. What does the stanza suggest about the
   poet ?
3. Name any two things the poet is fond
   of. (Board Term 1,2012, ELl-016)
   (1×3=3)
   Answer:
4. abab.
5. The stanza suggests that the poet loves
   to be in the lap of nature.
6. Cricket’s song, the evening when linnets
   are flying, a bright moon lit midnight.
   ,

Question 5:
I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree

And a small cabin build there, of clay and
wattles made.
Nine beam row will I have there, a hive for the
honeybee,
And I live alone in the bee loud glade. ‘

1. What does the poet wish to build at
   lnnisfree ?
2. What does “lnnisfree” symbolise ?
3. Why does the poet wish to stay at
   lnnisfree ? (Board Term 1,2012, ELI021) (1 x 3 = 3)
   Answer:
4. The poet wishes to build a small cabin
   at lnnisfree to be made with sticks and
   clay.
5. lnnisfree symbolises a place of peace
   and tranquility.
6. The poet wishes to stay at lnnisfree :
   (a)To live in peaceful environment; and
   (b)To escape from hectic schedule-of the
   city life.

Question 6:
I will arise apd go now, and go to lnnisfree,
And a small cabin build there, of clay and
wattles made :
Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the
honeybee,
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.

1. Write about any two things the poet
   wants to do when he goes back to
   lnnisfree.
2. Why does the poet miss the place ? ,
3. Trace a word from the extract that
   means “open space”.
   Answer:
4. Two things that the poet wants to do
   when he goes back to lnnisfree are :
   (a)Build a small cabin of clay and
   wattles.
   (b)Have nine bean rows and a hive for
   honeybee.

 

1. (c)Live alone in the bee loud glade. (Any
2. two)

2. The poet misses the place because he
   longs for the peace and tranquility of
   lnnisfree, a place
   where he spent a lot pf time as a boy.
3. Glade.
   Question 7:
   “And I shall have some peace there, for peace
   comes dropping slow – Dropping from the veils
   of the morning to where the cricket sings”
4. Name the poet.
5. Which place is the poet referring to in
   the above lines ?
6. What is the poet looking for ? (Board
   Term 1,2012, ELI-058) (1×3=3)
   Answer:
7. The poet is W. B. Yeats.
8. The place which the poet is referring to
   in the above lines is the Lake Isle of
   Innisfree.
9. The poet is looking for peace and
   serenity.