Page 1 : oI LOSSARY, Led by her nature Elfin Pinnace small delicate fairy like boat, Willow a tree that grows near water and | Lustily healthy, energetic, and full of, has long, thin branches that hang strength and power, down, or wood from this tree Se worrying without hope, Unloosed unloosened or untied Covert secret, concealed, Stealth stole Mooring-place a place to tie a boat, the ropes or, chains that keep a boat from moving, , , , , , Unswerving reliable, trustworthy, , it peak, iggy ridge rocky point, orizon sphere, , , , Comprehension questions, , r, , A] Answer briefly the following questions :, 1] | Who does ‘her' in the first line refer to?, , Ans: The word 'her' refers to the boat the poet found one, summer evening., , 2] | Where was the boat moored?, , Ans: The boat was moored to a willow tree., , 3] | What does ‘home' in the third line refer to?, , Ans: The ‘home' in the third line refers to the rocky cave, that the boat is usually tied., , 4] | What does ‘her' in the line four refer to?, , Ans: her' in line four refers to the boat., , Why does the poet use words like 'home' and ‘her', , while talking about the inanimate boat?, , Ans: The poet is very attached to the boat and looks at, itas a human being and a friend., , 5], , , , ] What stealthy act does the boy commit?, , , , away from a particular place, , sight, display, , Spectacle, loneliness, isolation, , Solitude, , Desertion abandonment, neglect, , , , Ans: The boy unloosens the boats chain steps into it, , and pushes the boat from the shore. That was an, stealthy act., , 7] What sound is captured in lines 6 and 7?, Ans: There is absolute silence around except the sound, of the boat on the water is echoed by the mountains, , as the boat moves on., , 8] | What visual pictures are created in lines 8 and 10?, , Ans: As the boat moved on it made small glittering, circles in the moonlight until it melted into a single, , track of gleaming light., , 9] | What does 'they' in the 10th line refer to?, Ans: 'they' refers to the small circles created by the boat, “as it moves on the water., , 10] How many peaks are mentioned in the poem?, , Which one is bigger?, Ans: Two peaks are mentioned in the poem one is craggy, very far near the horizon and another was a huge, peak black and huge. The second peak is bigger., , Li

Page 2 : lee 2, 11] aj Whats the boat compared to in line 19 and 20, , i hat, Ans: In lines 19 and 20 the boat is compared swan thal, would go heaving in the water., , of the comparison is?, F ene the grace and beauty of the swan., ii] to highlight the beauty of the boat. iii] to highlight the graceful movement of the boat., Ans: iii] to highlight the graceful movement of the boat., , 12] Inthe expression ‘troubled pleasure’ line 6,, a] What pleasurable experience of the narrator does, pleasure refer to?, , Ans: The pleasure of rowing the, , boat with no noise is a, pleasure to the poet, , b] The narrator's is ‘troubled! because, i] His conscious pricks him on his stealthy =act, ii] The pleasure is short lived, , ili] He is scared of his ste,, , althy act being found, out, , Ans: i] his conscious prici, , 13), , ks him on his stealthy act, Read lines 21 to 26, , 4) Draw a Picture of the blac, , kand huge peak?, Ans: The, , black and huge peak is large and very black as, , 8 boat. It is larger than the, he craggy peak, , itis nearer to the poet, peak which is behind ¢, , , , b] Pick out the details of the, , peak that is fearful to, the boy:, , Ans: The peak was huge, bl, , ack, felt that it was, , and threatening He, , Srowing in stature involuntarily, , between him and the stars, , ¢] The lines refer to the movemen|, it real or Imagined by the boy?, Ans: The movement of the peak is in, he feels that the threatenin,, ina steady and measured m, , tof the peak. Is, , magined by the boy, § peak is follow ing him, hotion like a liy ing thing, d] In the boys imagination, the moy eme, , ent is, i} Threatening and menacing, li] Lively and §raceful, iii] Friendly and inviting,, Ans: i} Threatening and menacing, 14) aj In the phrase “trembling ores* who is trembling?, Ans: It is the boy who is trembling, b] Name the figure of speech in this expression,, Ans: The figure of speech here is “transferred Epithet’,, ¢] the boy is trembling because;, i} He is frightened by the ‘approaching peak’., , i) of his guilty conscience,, , , , , , , , iii] of cold. “a, Ans: i] He is frightened by the approg, , 15] The episode of the stolen boat ends \, leaving the boat back in the mooring p ., The remaining lines of the poem (lines, deal with, a] The lasting memory of the actual ¢: §, b] Details not connected with the actual eal, c] The mysterious, , shapes and images haunting, him., , Ans: c] The mysterious shapes and images haunting hin, 16) Words worth defined poetry as "e, , Motion reco}, in tranquillity, , -What dominant emotion Of the boas, experience is reflected in the poem?, , , , Ans: Wordsworth was a young boy when he took the, , boat from where it was tied to 4 willow tree, He, went rowing on the quiet lake. He was Scared, and excited - scared because he did Not take the, Permission of the owner and it Was anact of stealth,, excited because he was rowing alone on the lake., He felt guilty that he took the he had taken the boat, without any ones consent by untying the boat and, rowing down the lake. This made all nature look, , threatening for him which made him retum the, boat to its Orginal place and quietly go away from, there. He had felt he stole the boat., , 17] Many days, , after the stole, Narrator w, , Nn boat experience the, a5 haunted by a Mysterious presence, within him. Pick ut details of the mysterious, Presence from lines 37 to 44., after the perience the, It strange images in his mind. Though, Teal he was haunted by many things. He, hing was dark ang he was lonely with, some Mysterious Presence Which he could not ge, out of. The images of Nature was Not pl the, trees, sea, sky and fields Were colour less the, , Bhty forms like living People, , Ans: Many days, , Stolen boat &, Narrator fe, twas not, , felt everyt, , , , , , Read the following extr,, Pairs and writ, below them.

Page 3 : c] What does 'elfin' mean?, Ans: 'Elfin' means 'fairy like'., , d] What is the figure of speech 'elfin pinnace'?, Ans: 'Elfin pinnace 'is a metaphor., , e] What quality in the movement of the boat is, highlighted in the comparison?, , Ans: The graceful movement of the boat is highlighted, in the comparison., , 2] With trembling ores I turned., And through the silent water stole my way., Back to the covert of the willow tree., , a] Whatis the figure of speech used in the first line?, , Anes The figure of speech used in the first line is, "transferred Epithet"., b] What made the boy tremble?, , Ans: The threatening mountain peak which was huge, and black growing in stature, the grim shape, came between the little boy and the stars made, him tremble., , c]What does the boy want to do with the boat?, , Ans: The boy turned the boat immediately and rode it, down the silent river, tied it at the same place from, where he had taken it stealthily., , , , Paragraph Writing, , , , , , Discuss in groups of 4 each, the answers to the, following questions. Note down the important, points for each question and then develop the, points into one paragraph answers:, , 1] Why did Wordsworth say that his moving of the, , boat is act of stealth? Why was he guilty of the act?, , Ans: Wordsworth was a young boy when he saw a boat, tied to a willow tree near the river. He untied the, boat and rowed it down the silent river without the, permission of the owner. This was an act of stealth, for the poet. Though no one was present to ask, consent he did not like taking the boat by himself, also he was very small to go alone by himself on, the river. He was guilty of the act. Hence he felt that, all nature was against him threatening mountain, peaks growing in stature looming at him. He got, so scared that he turned the boat quickly down the, river, tied it at the same place from where he had, taken it. He felt as if he had stolen the boat that, made him guilty., , 2] _ Describe the spectacle of the peak had on the poets, , mind?, , Ans: The poet when he was a small boy took a boat that, was tied to a willow tree. He was very excited to, , Tow the boat by himself everything was silent as he, , , , , , , , , , , kept rowing down the quite river. But suc i, saw a huge and dark mountain peak looming z, him, growing in stature following him everywhi, He turned back scared and tied the boat at the same, place and returned home. For many days his mind, his mind was dark and blank. He had unpleasant, images of nature the trees, sea, sky and colourless, green fields - they were large mighty forms like, living people moving in his mind day and night, without allowing him to sleep in the night., , To Wordsworth nature was a living presence. Pick, , 3], , out any 5 details to support this., , Ans: i] The poet personifies the boat to bea girl by using, ‘her' and also calls it an elf a small fairy., ii] He calls the lake silent., , iii] The mountain peak is made to look threatening, and menacing at the poet., , iv] He feels that the mountain is growing and, following him everywhere., , iv] The Poet sees unpleasant images of trees, sea, Sky, and colourless green fields - they were mighty, forms like people moving, not allowing him to, sleep., , These five details prove that to Wordsworth, nature, , was a living presence., , Antonyms, qy Usual x unusual, 2] loose x unloose, 3] troubled x untroubled, 4] proud x humble, 5] voluntary x involuntary, 6] _ living x non-living, 7] determined x undetermined, 8] known x unknown, 9] familiar x unfamiliar, 10} huge x tiny, 11] pleasant x unpleasant, 12] like x unlike (in the context)/dislike, 13] covert x overt, Figures of Speech, 1] Within a rocky cave, its usual home- Metaphor, 2] _ Lunloosed her chain - Personification, 3] They melted all into one track of sparklin li, t Metaphor 7 8 ligh :, 4] Like one who rows, Proud of his skill, to reach a, , chosen point, With an unswerving line, I fixed my vi ;, Upon the summit of a craggy ridge

Page 4 : 5], 6], , 7, 8], , 9], 10], , She was an elfin pinnace - Personification, , My boat Went heaving through the water like a, swan - Hyperbole, , A huge peak, black and huge, As if with voluntary, Power instinct, Up reared its head. - Personification, Measured motion- Alliteration, , Measured motion like a living thing - Simile, , The boat strode after me- Personification, , 11], , 12], 13], , 14], , 15], , My bark - Metaphor (boat is made of wood-hen, fe, the bark), , Through the meadows homeward went - Inversion, , Of unknown modes of being; o'er my thoughts Assonance, , Huge and mighty forms, that do not live like living, men - Simile, , Trembling oars - Transferred Epithet, , i