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Provided by Gazipur Focus, , Text Sheet, 1. Love and Friendship, , - Most loving is mere folly., , - written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), , - "This life is most jolly." Here this life, indicates 'the life in nature'., , - Shakespeare is called the bard of Avon., - Love and Friendship is a short song/lyrical, poem from the comedy play As You Like It., - This song was sung by Amiens., - In absence of love and friendship human life, becomes- unlivable., - The play As You Like It laments the absence, of true love and friendship in human life., - When writers give human characteristics, and attributes to objects, it is called, personification., , - ‘Thou’ means you, ‘thy’ means your, - The words used to describe winter's nature are, - unkind, keen, rude, freeze, bitter, sharp., - The poet here criticising winter actually, critisizes human beings meaning that they are, keener, bitter, sharper than winter., , Figures of Speech, - "Thou art not so unkind/ As man's, ingratitude" - simile, - "Thy tooth is not so keen"- personification, , - One of the charms of poetry is the music., , - "Although thy breath be rude"personification, , - The main theme of this song is man's, ingratitude and inhumanity towards other fellow, beings., , -"thou the waters wrap"- personification, , -The winter wind is unkind, but not so much as, man's ingratitude., - Man's ingratitude is worse than winter wind., - Man's tooth are sharper/keener than those of, winter., - The wind's breath is rude., - In winter, the sky is bitter, - Ungrateful human beings forget received, benefits., - Most friendship is feigning, meaning fake, , -"thy sting is not so sharp"-personification, - 'Thou', 'thy' - these words are used to, personify Winter, Word Meanings, lament (বিলাপ করা)- mourn, grieve, folly (মূর্তা)খ, stupidity, foolishness, jolly (আনন্দদায়ক) -pleasant,, enjoyable, merry, keen (তীক্ষ্ণ)- sharp, biting
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2. The Schoolboy, - written by William Blake., - William Blake was a British poet and also a, painter., - The main theme of the poem is children's, inborn feelings of oneness with nature and the, negative side of formal learning which has too, many restrictions., - The poem begins by invoking a bright, summer morning and ends with a 'blast of, winter'., - The poem is of six stanzas. The first stanza is, of innocence and the remaining five stanzas, are of loss of innocence or experience., - There are three seasons in this poem:, summer, spring, winter., - "youthful spring" indicates the beautiful, enjoyable childhood days., - winter indicates- the bad or challenging time, - 'Dreary shower' indicates the joyless and, meaningless lectures of the teachers., - 'Mellowing year' means autumn. It, metaphorically indicates the ripeness of life, the, adulthood., - Bright summer morning symbolizes good, things and happy things of innocence while, 'blast of winter' symobolizes unhappy, and bad, things of loss of innocence., - The poet loves to rise in the summer morning., - In a summer morning, the birds sing, the, huntsman winds their horns., - Which bird sings with the poet? - The, skylark, , - Who is a sweet company to the poet? - the, skylark, - "winds his horn" means blows his clarion., - "Under a cruel eye outworn" means under the, strict supervision of the cruel teacher., - "The little ones" means the little children at the, school., - " buds are nipped" - Put a stop to something, while in its early development., - In school, the boy spends the day in sighing, and dismay., - Because of strict restrictions, the boy cannot, take delight in his books in school., - 'learning's bower' actually means a garden, where a child can learn happily because, nature accompanies him there. It is a, metaphor which metaphorically indicates a, classroom or a school., - The school is compared to a cage and the, schoolboy to a caged bird., - The boy complains to his father and mother, that if childhood pleasures and joys are censored, and truncated, the adult life will be utterly dry, and unproductive., - The boy requests his parents to take care of, him as a tender plant., , Figures of Speech, - A metaphor is a comparison of one thing to, another without the use of 'like' or 'as' to, provide a clearer description. Some examples, of metaphors used in this poem are 'learning's bower','curel eye','buds are, nipped','mellowing year','youthful, spring','tender plants','dreary shower'.
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- "How can the bird that is born for joy/ Sit in a, cage and sing"- metaphor, , - “all that’s best of dark and bright” are joinedin her face., , - "worn through with the dreary shower"metaphor, , - The woman's love is innocent., - The woman's mind is at pace., , - "but droop his tender wing"- metaphor, - The woman is soft, so calm but eloquent, - "and forget his youthful spring"- metaphor, , Word Meaning, , - What imagery does Byron associate with the, woman? - 'the cloudless night', 'starry skies',, 'tender light', 'raven tress', 'glowing tints'., , - huntsman - a man who hunts wild animals, - First line: "She walks in beauty, like the night", - dismay- a worried or sad feeling, - Last line: "A heart whose love is innocent!", - dreary- dull and uninteresting, - annoy- to disturb, , - "She walks in beauty, like the night"-this line, is an example of a simile., , - blast- an explosion or a powerful movement of, air, , 3. She Walks in Beauty, , 4. I Died for Beauty, - written by Emily Dickinson, , - written by Lord Byron., - Dickinson was an American poet., - Lord Byron was an English poet and also a, politician., , - The theme of the poem is beauty and truth., , - She Walks in Beauty is a short lyric poem., , - The poem expresses an optimism for the, afterlife., , - The poem is about a woman's exceptional, beauty which reflects her inner goodness and, grace., - Byron describes not only her external but also, her internal beauty., , - Despite the uneasy feeling created by death, and the speaker's position inside a tomb, is, ultimately comforting., , - The poet celebrates the woman's beauty. It is, not a love poem., , - There are two speakers in the poem. One died, for truth and the other for beauty. Both are like, brethren and kinsmen because truth and, beauty are the same., , - The woman seems so pure because she is so, simple., , - According to the poem dying for beauty is, scarce, rare and not so common., , - Her beauty is contrasted to the “gaudy”, daylight. Here 'gaudy' means too bright or too, pompous., , - "He questioned softly why I failed?" Here, failed means ‘died.’
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- "For beauty,' I replied." ‘I’ refers to the poet, herself., , - D.H. Lawrence was an English novelist, poet, and Essayist., , -"'And I for truth - the two are one;, , - The theme of the poem is the necessity of, having dreams and visions in life., , We brethren are,' -these are said by the one, who died for truth., , - Here day dreamers mean the dreamers who try, hard to make their dream come true., , - First line: "I died for beauty, but was scarce", - Who dream with open eyes? -Day dreamers, - Last line: "And covered up our names.", - How are the day dreamers? - Dangerous., , Figures of Speech, - "I died for beauty" - paradox., - "as kinsmen met a-night," - simile, Word Meanings, - aspect: facial expression; countenance, (চেহারার অভিব্যভি), - gaudy: cheap and showy, flashy (সস্তা ও, চটকদার), - impair: to make or cause to become worse;, damage or weaken (অবিক দুিল, খ িা র্ারাপ, করা), - adjoining : next to one another (পাশাপাবশ, সংলগ্ন), , - The dreamers of the day make their dreams, come true., - Lawrence discusses here two types of dreamers:, day dreamers & night dreamers., - What is the meaning of 'dreaming with open, eyes'? -It means to dream to make it come true, - "it was vanity" here the word vanity is a noun., - "For they dream their dreams with open eyes,", here 'for' is a conjunction, 'dream' is a verb., , Word Meaning, - dusty (নিষ্প্রাণ) - dull, lifeless, - recess- a short break, - vanity (বৃথা) - futility, worthlessness, , - brethren : plural form of brother (ভ্রাতৃ, সম্বন্ধনীয়), , More Information, , - moss (শযাওলা) : tiny flowerless plants that, grow in tufts or mats in damp places, , - William Wordsworth is a great Romantic poet, - Wordsworth considered poets dreamers., , - scarce: barely, hardly (কদাবচৎ), , 6. Dreams, 5. Dreams, - written by D.H. Lawrence, , -written by Langston Hughes, - Langston Hughes was an American poet,, novelist, playwright.
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- Hughes was also a leader of the Harlem, Renaissance which attempted to bring, changes in the lives of the Black people in the, 1920s., , - The title of the poem is an allusion from, Shakespeare's Macbeth. He uses the title of the, poem to suggest that life is very fragile and that, it is easily lost, , - if dreams die/ Life is a broken-winged bird., , - The boy was working alone., , - when dreams go/ Life is a barren field., , - The boy wished to have half an hour leave., , - "Hold fast to dream", here fast is used as an, adverb., , - The boy requested his sister to tell the doctor, not to cut his hand. But the hand was cut down, before., , - " Life is a broken-winged bird." Here winged, is an adjective., - "For if dreams die" here 'for' is a conjunction., - "For when dreams go" here 'for' is a, conjunction., , Figures of Speech, - "Life is a broken-winged bird"- metaphor, - "Life is a barren field"- metaphor, , 7. Out, Out, , - The sister was wearing an apron., - The boy was sawing wood in a yard in rural, New England., - The repetition of the line "snarled and rattled,, snarled and rattled" produces the onomatopoeic, effect of the repetitiveness of the task of sawing, wood., - The poem is a commentary on the value of, human life amidst industrial production, - World War One was raging at the time Frost, wrote the poem., - The accident occurred towards the sunset., , - written by Robert Frost, - Robert Frost is an American poet., , - What happens to the boy at the end? - the boy, died, , - Robert Frost's poems are mostly set in rural, New England., , - "He saw all spoiled", here he indicates to the, boy., , - There are five mountain ranges., , - "And then the watcher at his pulse took fright",, here the watcher indicates to the doctor., , - New England is a geographical region, comprising six states of the northeastern United, States., - The main subjects of Frost's poems are- the, social realities and the philosophical concerns of, his time., - "Out,Out" is a poem about a young boy., , - The words 'little-less-nothing' mean the gradual, process of death of the boy., - The repetition of the line "snarled and rattled,, snarled and rattled " refers to the continuity of, the boy's sawing wood. It also indicates the, upcoming tragedy of the boy
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- "And they, since they/ Were not the one dead,, turned to their affairs?" Here 'they' refers to - the, heartless living people of modern society. In, these last two lines the poet shows the, heartlessness of the modern mechanical world, , Figures of Speech, - "The buzz saw snarled and rattled in the yard", - personification/ anthropomorphization, and, onomatopoeia, - "Sweet-scented stuff when the breeze drew, across it." - Here sweet scented stuff is an, example of alliteration. (Alliteration means the, repetition of the initial consonant sounds), - "Little - less - nothing!" - Alliteration, - "As it ran light, or had to bear a load." Personification, and here "bear a load" is also a, metaphor for work., - "The boy's first outcry was a rueful laugh" Oxymoron, , 8.September 1, 1939, * W. H. Auden (1907-1973) was an AngloAmerican poet, * Auden became famous for his stylistic and, technical achievements and for poems (and, plays) of exceptional depth and feelings., * Auden wrote about love, war, religion,, politics and the problems of modern man., * "September 1, 1939" is an indictment of all, wars, particularly one that was looming over, the world in 1939, World War II., * It is a poem that speaks of the inevitability, of conflict or war., * The setting of the poem is a city of New, York. The name of the street is Fifty-second, Street., * "The unmentionable odour of death", here, 'unmentionable' means unimaginable,, indescribable, a lot of death., * The poet was sitting on a dive., , - "To tell them Supper. At the word, the saw,/As, if to prove saws knew what supper meant,, /Leaped out at the boy's hand, or seemed to leap, --/He must have given the hand. However it, was,/Neither refused the meeting. Lines 14-18, are an example of irony. Here the boy himself, becomes supper and instead of the boy, the saw, leaps to have the supper., , Word Meanings, - plight : predicament (দুরবস্থা), , * The poet was uncertain and afraid because, the hopes were gone., * 'clever hopes' refers to the political moves or, efforts to avoid war., * 'dishonest decade' refers to the ten-year period, of 1930 to 1939, * "Waves of anger and fear" refers to the misery, and anxiety of the war., , - buzz saw : electric motor driven saw, - snarl : to make an angry noise showing teeth, - rattle : to make a series of short loud sounds., - spill: to flow over (উপচে পড়া), , Figure of Speech, "As the clever hopes expire"personification (not a simile)
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"Of a low dishonest decade"personification, , * In the lake isle of Innisfreemidnight is all a glimmer, , Word Meanings, , noon a purple glow, , - obsession (ম াহ) - illusion, - offend (হতাশ করা)- to disappoint, upset, - decade (দশ বছর) - a ten-year-period, , 9. The Lake Isle of Innisfree, , evening full of the linnet's wings, * In the lake isle of Innisfree, there will be-a, small cabin, nine bean rows, a hive for the, honey bee., * The last line: "I hear it in the deep heart's, core", , * W.B. Yeats (1865-1939) was an Irish poet., * Yeats' early poetry showed a yearning for, love and peace, * Yeats found in nature a refuge from the, ugliness of city life., * "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" gives the poet, the promise of some peace of mind., , Word Meaning, glade- a small open area in a forest, linnet- a small brown or grey bird, or, a finch, wattle- a wooden fence, veil- disguise, curtain, , * It is a poem that speaks of man's desire for, peace., * The poet wants to make a small cabin in, Innisfree., * The small cabin would be made of clad and, wattles., , Figure of Speech, "peace comes dropping slow"personification, "the veils of the morning"- metaphor, , * "Nine bean rows" refers to a bean garden., * There would be a hive for the honey bee in, the bee garden., * The lake isle of Innisfree provides the poet, with peace., * "bee loud glade" means - a small open, grassy area with loud sound of bees., * "for peace comes dropping slow" this line, means that the poet is impatient to go to, Innisfree., , "I hear lake water lapping with low, sounds"- onomatopoeia, "And live alone in the bee loud glade", - onomatopoeia, , Sample Questions, 1. What will the poet hear day and night at, Innisfree?
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A. The buzzing of the bees, , B. Moon, , B. The crickets singing, , C. Sun, , C. The lapping of the lake water, , D. Mist, , D. The linnet’s flying about, , 7. We can see the birds in the, , 2. The bean-rows provide the poet with, , A. Morning, , A. Drink, , B. Afternoon, , B. Food, , C. Evening, , C. Peace, , D. Night, , D. Leaves, , 8. The phrase bee-loud glade appeals to our, sense of, , 3. The poet likes Innisfree because it is, A. Sight, A. Calm, B. Smelling, B. Far away, C. Hearing, C. Beautiful, D. Taste, D. Mysterious, 4. The following sounds are heard at Innisfree, except-, , 9.To the poet, the Lake Isle of Innisfree is a, place where there is, A. Love and understanding., , A. Insects buzzing, B. joy and pleasure, B. Birds singing, C. Peace and calm, C. People talking, D. Anger and regret., D. Lake water lapping, 5. When the persona goes to Innisfree, he will, A. Live with his friends, B. Live with his relatives, C. X live with his parents, D. Live all by himself, 6. The phrase 'veils of the morning' refers to the, A. Clouds, , 10. The Charge of the Light, Brigade, * The poem "The Charge of the Light, Brigade" is about a real war (Crimean War), that took place in 1854., * The war was between the Russian and the, British. The Light Brigade was the British.
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* The Light Brigade fought against the Russian, and the Cossack, , sabre- sword, bayonet, sunder- separate, detach, , * The poet's attitude is very positive towards the, soldiers. He is respectful to the soldiers., * "Half a league", here league refers to a unit of, measuring distance. A league is equal to 3 miles, or about 5 kilometres., * Which words or lines are associated with, warfare in this poem? - brigade, gun, cannon,, soldier, shot and shell, sabre, army, * Which words reveal that the poet considers the, soldiers brave, honourable and great? -"boldly, they rode and well", "all thehe world, wonder'd," Reel'd, shatter'd,sunder'd, fought, so well, glory, honour, Noble six hundred., * Which line indicates the defeat of the light, brigade?- "Then they rode back", * "Theirs not to reason why?", here reason is a, verb., , reel'd- staggered, volley'd- fired at a time, , Figures of Speech, 'Valley of Death', 'Jaws of Death', 'Mouth of, Hell' are examples of metaphors, , Sample Qiestions, 1. In which battle did the charge occur?, A. Battle of Waterloo, B. Battle of Balaclava, C. Battle of Omdurman, D. Battle of Mons, , * How many soldiers were there in the light, brigade? -six hundred soldiers., , 2. In which war did these events occur?, , * The Light Brigade fought with sabre and, horses against shot and shell, cannon, , B. Peninsular War, , * The light brigade plunged in the battery smoke., * How was the light brigade's charge? - wild, * The poet calls the light brigade ‘noble’, * The poet glorifies the soldiers of the light, brigade. He thinks their glory will never fade., , A. Seven Years War, , C. Suez Crisis, D. Crimean War, 3. In which day did the event occur?, A. 25th September, B. 25th January, , Word Meanings, , C. 25th October, , Brigade-a large group of soldiers or a, unit of an army., , D. 25th February, , blunder- to make a stupid or a careless, mistake, , 4. Who drafted the order that carried to the, cavalry to commence attack?, A. Brigadier Fitz Roy Somerset
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B. Brigadier Richard Airey, , C. Lieutenant General William Simpson, , C. Brigadier George Bingham, , D. Lieutenant General John Elliotson, , D. Brigadier Louis Nolan, , 10. Who was the overall commander of the, British forces?, , 5. Who is the writer of the story?, A. Lord Raglan, A. William Simpson, B. Louis Nolan, B. John Keats, C. James Brudenell, C. William Wordsworth, D. Henry Somerset, D. Elizabeth Barrett Brow, 6. Who led the British light cavalry in the charge?, A. Fitz Roy Somerset, B. Lord Cardigan, C. George Bingham, D. John Elliotson, 7. Who was the commander the Heavy Brigade?, A. Major General Franz Roubaud, B. Major General Samuel Parkes, C. Major General Alexander Roberts Dunn, , 11. The Rime of the Ancient, Mariner, - The poem is written by S.T. Coleridge, - The poem is a ballad., - The poet narrates the harrowing sea-voyage of, an old mariner., - Why didn't the mariner have any water to drink?, - because of a curse., - "Water, water everywhere" - here water means, the sea water., , D. Major General James Yorke Scarlett, 8. Who was the opposition in the charge?, A. France, B. Italy, , Word Meanings, - shrink : to become smaller, - rime : frost, snow, , C. Russia, D. Spain, , 12. I Have Seen Bengal's Face, , 9. Who was the overall commander of the, British cavalry?, , - The poem is a translation of Jibanananda Das's, "Banglar Mukh Ami Dekhiyachhi", , A. Lieutenant General George Bingham, , - The poem is translated by Fakrul Alam, , B. Lieutenant General Fitz Roy Somerset, , - The poem is a sonnet.
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- A sonnet has fourteen lines., , Incomparable - adjective, , - A sonnet is divided into two thematic, sections., , Besiedes - prepositions, Wagtail - noun, , - The fig-tree is compared to an umbrella., Strings - noun, - Jam, Kanthal, Bat, Hijol and Aswayha are, compared to a leafy dome., - 'All in a hush' means there is silence in trees., - 'the waning moon' means the disappearing, moon., - Chand came in his honeycombed boat/ To a, blue Hijal, Bat and Tamal shade near the, Champa., - Which trees are mentioned in this poem? - Fig, tree, Jam, Kanthal, Bat, Hijol and Aswatha, - Which birds are mentioned in this poem? - the, swallow, a wagtail., - Which bushes are mentioned in this poem? cactus and zedoary bushes., - The colour of rice fileds is – golden, - The colour of Hijal, Bat, Tamal shade is- blue, - Who came in a honeycombed boat? - Chand, , Figures of Speech, - "Because I have seen Bengal's face I will seek, no more;" - personification., - "The world has not anything more beautiful to, show me." - hyperbole, - "Dawn's swallows roosting under huge, umbrella-like leaves" - simile, - "And discover a leafy dome" - metaphor, - "as the waning moon sank on the river's, sandbanks" - paradox, - "Behula too saw countless aswaths bats besides, golden rice fields" - hyperbole, - "when she danced like a desolate wagtail," simile, - "Bengal's rivers, fields, flowers, wailed like, strings of bells on her feet." - simile, , - Who sighted Bengal's incomparable beauty?, - Chand, - Who danced like a desolate wagtail? Behula., , Word Meanings, , - Who heard the thrush's soft song? - Behula, , - fig tree (ডু ুর গাছ) : a tree which looks like a, huge umbrella., , - Where gods held court? - in Amara, , - roosting - resting, - dome (স্তূ প) : a round roof, , Parts of Speech, Leafy - adjective, Sighted - verb, , - hush (শান্ত) : quiet, a period of silence, - Honeycombed : a boat which can go through, canals, lakes, rivers.
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- waning (ক্ষীয় াি) : disappearing, , - erratic (অসাবধািী) : careless, , - desolate (জিশূিয) : isolated, , - dusty (ধূনল য়) : dull, dirty, , - Wagtail (মদাচয়ল) : a bird with a long tail, , Parts of Speech, , - wail (নবলাপ করা) : weep, mourn, , Noun, , Adjective, , More Information, , cartoon, , cartoonish, , - Manasamangal is a medieval Bengali epic., , ache (বযাথা), , achy, , - Chand Saudagar and Behula are two main, characters of Manasamangal., , duty, , dutiful, , sweat (ঘা ), , sweaty, , educate, , educated, , - Ganguri and Amara are two mythical places., - Ganguri is on the Earth and Amara is in, the Heaven where gods hold court., , 13. The Traffic Police, - 'killer speeds' indicates the speedy vehicles, that can cause death or an accident., - "Amidst killer speeds I stand" here 'amidst', is a Prepostion., - The traffic police must be 'vigil and agile', - "Standing erect, as fit as a fiddle" this line is, an example of a simile., , More Informatio & Important, Lines, - "I stand before you today with a heart, overflowing with grief", - "Welcome to the Traffic Capital of the, World" is written by Michael Hobbes., - "My Brother, the Traffic Policeman" is a, film by Filippos Flyaktos., - Filippos Flyaktos is a Greek filmmaker., , The Luncheon, Word Meanings, - vigil (সতকক) : watch, awakening, - agile (ক তৎপর), ক, : quick and smart; nimble;, active; lively, - fiddle (মবহালা) : violin, - swerve (গনতপথ পনরবতকি করা) : turn aside,, deviate, , - "The Luncheon" is a story, written by, William Somerset Maugham., - William Somerset Maugham was a British, novelist, playwright and short story writer, whose work is characterized by a clear, lucid, style, and a profound understanding of, human nature., - "The Luncheon" is about a lady admirer of, the writer.
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- The lady admirer was invited by the writer, to an expensive Paris restaurant twenty years, ago., - With humour and irony, the writer, describes the lady's lavish eating at his, expense and what happened to her twenty, years later., , - Gazi Pir was a Muslim saint who is said to, have spread Islam in the parts of Bengal close, to the Sunderbans. He could supposedly calm, dangerous animals and make them docile., - Hercules was the son of Jupiter and, Alcmena. He was a mythical character., - The Hydra is a mythical monster., , - Humour is the quality that makes, something laughable and amusing., , - The Hydra had nine heads, of which the, middle one was said to be immortal., , - The lady orders seven costly item of foods:, salmon, caviare, champagne, asparagus, ice, cream, coffee and a peach., , - The Interruption of Dreams is a famous book, by Sigmund Freud., , - The story "The Luncheon" is told in, flashback., , - Martin Luther King jr gave the speech "I, Have a Dream" on 28 August 1963 in, Washington D.C USA., , - The lady has a tendency to eat too much, to, talk too much, , - Rabindranath Tagore was not only an, outstanding poet but also a very committed, educator., - Rabindranath Tagore set up a university, with the expectation that it would be truly, eastern and reflect the ideals of education., - Man's intellect has a natural pride in its, own aristocracy, which is the pride of its, culture., - Bangladesh is blessed with huge inland open, water resources.., - Hakaluki is a complex ecosystem., - Hakaluki Haor is an important source of, fisheries resources for Bangladesh., - Hakaluki haor is known as a good grazing, land in winter., - Orpheus was the son of Apollo and the, Muse Calliope., , - The term 'diaspora' is used to refer to, people who have left their homelands and, settled in other parts of the world. Among the, great diasporas of history is that of the Jewish, people, - Muslims in Motion: Islam and National, Identity in the Bangladeshi Diaspora is a book, written by Nazli Kibria., - British-Bangladeshis, also known as BritishBengalis, are an important part of the, Bangladeshi diaspora or those of Bangladeshi, origin who are living abroad., , The Old Man at the Bridge, - It is a story written by Earnest Hemingway., a. What was the old man doing in his native, town?, - The old man was taking care of animals in, his native town., b. How does the narrator describe the old, man?
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- The narrator describes the old man as a, refugee. He was sitting by a road and he was, very exhausted., c. Why is the old man not much concerned, about the cat?, , l. What is the setting of the story?, -The story takes place in a war zone at a, pontoon bridge across the Ebro river and the, time is Easter Sunday 1938. The Republican, soldiers and the refugees are leaving across, Ebro Delta., , - Because the cat can look after itself., d. Why is the old man so concerned with, 'other animals'?, - Because they cannot take care of themselves, without the old man's help., , - Beauty is easy to appreciate but difficult to, define., - Poetry in every language celebrates beauty, and truth. So does art., - John Keats is a romantic poet., , e. Where are the trucks going?, - to Barcelona, f. Which war does the author use as the, backdrop of his story?, - the Spanish Civil War of 1930s, g. What is the narrator's job in the story?, , - "Ode on a Grecian Urn" is a poem by John, Keats., "Beauty is truth, truth beauty" this line is, from John Keats' "Ode on a Graciurn Urn", by which he means that truth, even if it is not, pleasant, becomes beautiful at a higher level., Similarly, what is beautiful forever remains, true., , - to scout ahead for the enemy's location., - Truth is a condition of art., h. Why does the old man stop and not go, across the bridge?, - As the old man was too tired., i. Why does the author describe contact as, 'that ever mysterious event'?, - Because the people do not know the ultimate, result of the contact., j. What is the function of the old man in the, story?, , - Folk music consists of songs and music of a, community that are uninfluenced by any, sophisticated musical rules or any standard, music styles., - Folk music may be described as that type of, ancient music which springs from the heart of, a community., N.B. You must learn thoroughly the first and, last line of every poem of your textbook., , - to epitomize the victims of a civil war., k. What effect does the war have on the, peasants?, - They have to flee leaving their farmland, behind for an unknown destination., , Prepared By, Jahirul Islam Jahiir, B.A (Hons) & M.A in English, University of Dhaka
