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Chapter 3.1 Tartary, 1. Find the words that mean the following, from the first stanza., 1. Gold hammered into a flat, thin shape: ……………….., Answer: Beaten gold, 2. Show off proudly: ……………….., Answer: Flaunt, 3. Tilt, move at an angle: ……………….., Answer: Slant, 4. Across,especially in a slanting direction: ……………….., Answer: Athwart, 2. Find the names of the exotic musical instruments and animals mentioned in, the poem., Answer:, Exotic musical instruments mentioned in the poem are harp, flute and mandoline., Animals mentioned are fishes, zebras, tigers and peacock., 3. In the last stanza, there are three-four letter words that refer to a beautiful, valley., Answer:, 1. dale,, 2. vale,, 3. glen.

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4. From the poem, find three lines that use comparisons., Answer:, 1. Her trembling lake like foamless seas., 2. Yellow as honey, red as wine., 3. And, clustered thick as seeds., 5. Colour, sound and images from nature add to the beauty of a poem., Answer:, 1. Colour:, , , , , , her rivers silver pale!, In every purple vale!, And in the evening lamp would shine. Yellow as honey red as wine, I’d wear a robe of beads & gold, , 2. Sound:, , , , Trumpeters everyday. To every meal would summon me., While harp and flute and mandoline made music sweet and gay, , 3. Images from the nature:, , , , , , , Her flashing stars, her scented breeze., Her river silver pale!, And in my pools great fishes slant., Her bird-delighting citron trees., Glen, thicket, wood and dale.

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6. Complete the following phrases with the help of the poem, Answer:, 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., , sweet and gay music, silver-pale river, scented breeze, trembling lake, bird-delighting citron-trees, , 7. Write about the daily routine of the ‘Lord of Tartary’ in 8-10 lines., Answer:, The Lord of Tartary would get up very early in the morning. He would wear a, dress of green, white and gold beads. These beads would be placed very close to, each other just like seeds. And before the waning of the morning star he would, wear his robe, take his sword, and then go out in the valley in his carriage drawn, by seven zebras. At meal time, be summoned by trumpeters. In the evening, he, would enjoy the shining lamps and sweet music played by musicians. At night he, would enjoy the flashing stars and the scented breeze by the lakeside lined with, citron-trees., 8. Using your imagination write about a beautiful region – its landforms, water, bodies, flora and fauna, night sky, people etc., Answer:, My mind races to a beautiful mountain range full of huge tall trees with winding, creepers. A few monkeys could be seen jumping from the branches across trees, as if engaged in a game. The crisp chirping of birds could be heard. The setting, sun cast a reddish-yellow glow on the horizon and I could see the gurgling, stream flowing down the slopes of the mountain as if to reach a destination., Through the winding paths, one could see villages with loads of household goods, trekking up the way to their homes nestled in the slopes of the mountain. As the, night grew, the dim lights from the modest homes seemed to complete with the, bright shining stars, far away in the sky.

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The occasional cool breeze, faithfully carried the fragrance of the trees, leaves, and the blooms with if it was a blissful feeling – away from the din and noise of, the crowded city life.