Q1.

I, as Aeneas, our great ancestor,

Did from the flames of Troy upon his shoulder

The old Anchises bear, so from the waves of Tiber

Did I the tired Caesar.

(i) Who is the speaker? Whom is he speaking to? Whom is he talking about? (3)
(ii) Explain the phrase ‘I, as Aeneas, our ancestor’. Why does the speaker
compare himself to Aeneas? (3)
(iii) Why is the speaker referring to Caesar as ‘tired’? Explain in detail. (3)
(iv) What incident is being referred to in the text? (3)
(v) What is the occasion of this dialogue? Mention two traits of the speaker
based on this dialogue. (4)

Q2. If thou beest not immortal, look about you. Security gives way to conspiracy. The
mighty Gods defend thee!

(i) Who is the speaker referring to in the dialogue? Why does he say these
words? (3)
(ii) What plea does the speaker make earlier in this scene? (3)
(iii) Explain the phrase ‘Security gives way to conspiracy’. Why does the speaker
say it? (3)
(iv) What action does the speaker take to defend the character? (3)
(v) Why was the speaker worried about the character in reference? Explain with
atleast three reasons. (4)
Q3. Liberty, Freedom! Tyranny is dead!

Run hence, proclaim, cry it about all the streets.

(i) Who is the addressor and who is being addressed? Where are they at the
moment? (3)
(ii) What does the speaker mean by ‘cry it about all the streets’? Explain. (3)
(iii) Who is referred to as ‘Tyranny’? Why? (3)
(iv) What light do the above lines throw on the speaker’s character? (3)
(v) What happened before the speaker said these words? How does the speaker
feel about it? Explain with evidence. (4)

Section B: Poetry

Q4. Stood thronging the faint moonbeams on the dark stair,

That goes down to the empty hall,

Hearkening in an air stirred and shaken

By the lonely Traveller’s call.

(i) Who is ‘thronging the moonbeams’? What did they do after listening to the
traveller’s call? (3)
(ii) What is the effect created by the expression ‘hearkening in an air stirred and
shaken’? (3)
(iii) What time of the day is referred here? How do you know? (3)
(iv) Why was no response given to the traveller? How were the listeners and the
traveller feeling? (3)
(v) Explain five imagery used in these lines. How has the poet created suspense
using auditory imagery? (4)

Q5. He knelt, and leaning on the chair

He prayed and fell asleep;
And the moth-hour went from the fields,
And stars began to peep.

(i) Who is ‘he’ in these lines? Why is he kneeling and praying? (3)
 (ii) What time is being referred to here? Which phrase helps you know? Why is
that phrase used? (3)
(iii) Why was the speaker filled with guilt? Explain. (3)
(iv) How was the speaker feeling? What is happening around him? (3)
(v) What is the figure of speech used in the last line mentioned above? Explain it.
Why does the poet use it? (4)

Q6. He Who hath made the night of stars

For souls who tire and bleed,
Sent one of His great angels down
To help me in my need.

(i) Who is ‘he’ referred to in these lines? How is He described as? (3)
(ii) What did ‘He’ do the help the narrator of these lines? Why did ‘He’ do so?(3)
(iii) How was Father Gilligan saved from damnation? Who saved him? (3)
(iv) What do the first two lines mentioned above mean? (3)
(v) What kind of a poem is this? Explain two of its features. (4)

Section C: Prose

Q7. “Pick up my pocketbook, boy, and give it here.” She still held him.

(i) Who said these words to whom? When does the speaker say it? (3)
(ii) Why is the speaker holding the boy? How was she feeling? (3)
(iii) Why is the boy asked the pick up the pocketbook? Where were they? (3)
(iv) What happened to the boy after this incident? How was he feeling on being
held? (3)
(v) Explain any two character traits of the speaker of these lines with reference.
(4)

Q8. Issac possessed a wonderful faculty of acquiring knowledge by simplest means.

(i) What shows that Issac acquired knowledge by simplest means? (3)
(ii) What were the other wonderful things that Issac made? How did it help his
grandmom? (3)
(iii) Who did Issac live with? How did the person help him explore his skills? (3)
(iv) When did he learn ‘acquiring knowledge by simplest means’? What does the
phrase mean? (3)
(v) What two qualities of Issac is highlighted in these lines? How?
(4)