PLUS TWO EASY RECALL MATERIAL
TWO MARKS:
POETIC DEVICES/ FIGURES OF SPEECH
Q. NO 21-26
Alliteration
With our arms and provender, load on load.
A little wicked wicket gate.
The wizened warder let them through.
And all the men and women merely players.
And one man in his time plays many parts.
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel.
Death closes all: but something ere the end.
Some work of noble note, may yet be done.
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
One equal temper of heroic hearts.
And this might stand him for the storms.
Simile
Grew thin and treacherous as air.
Like a huge Python, winding round and round.
A gray baboon sits statue–like alone.
The water-lilies spring, like snow enmassed.
What is that dirge - like murmur that I hear.
Like the sea breaking on a shingle -beach.
And shining morning face, creeping like snail.
Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard.
To follow knowledge like a sinking star.
Tell him time as a stuff can be wasted.
Metaphor
A little wicked wicket gate.
Oh then our maze of tunneled stone.
The giant wears the scarf, and flowers are hung.
All the world's a stage.
And all the men and women merely players.
Seeking the bubble reputation.
And drunk delight of battle with my peers.
For always roaming with a hungry heart.
Life is hard; be steel; be a rock.
Life is a soft loam; be gentle; go easy.
THREE MARKS: E.R.C. Q.NO (31,32,33)
KEY WORDS POEM
THICK, TOLD, ALL, TRUE, THE CASTLE
DEATH, GOLD.
CASUARINA, TREE OUR CASUARINA TREE
PARTS, REPUTATION, ALL THE WORLD’S A
EVERYTHING, (SANS). STAGE
LEES, HEART, USE, ULYSSES
THOUGHT, MINE, TOIL,
VOICES, NEW, HEAVEN,
YIELD.
MOMENTS, FAILED, A FATHER TO HIS SON
FOLLIES, WORK.
Personification
Our only enemy was gold.
His youthful hose, well sav’d, a world too wide.
And his big manly voice, turning again toward
childish treble.
Thro’ scudding drifts the rainy Hyades Vext the
dim sea.
The deep Moans round with many voices.
There lies the port the vessel puffs her sail.
And the final decisions are made in silent rooms.
Other poetic devices.
How can this shameful tale be told? – Rhetorical
question
Like a huge Python, winding round and round –
Zoomorphism
And left them dead years before burial,
Let him have lazy days seeking his deeper
motives,
Bringing changes into a world resenting change –
Transferred Epithet
The growth of a frail flower in a path up has
sometimes shattered and split a rock,
Brutes have been gentled where lashes failed –
Antithesis
Tell him to be alone often and get at himself
And above all tell himself no lies about himself -
Repetition
You know, we French stormed Ratisbon –
Synecdoche
IF CLAUSE / INVERSION / BEGINNERS Q.
NO 27-30
1. If I had worked hard, I would have become a
millionaire. (Begin with ‘had’)
Ans: Had I worked hard, I would have become
a millionaire.
2. If I were an angel, I would make everyone rich.
(Begin with ‘were’)
Ans: Were I an angel, I would make everyone
rich.
POET
EDWIN MUIR
TORU DUTT
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
ALFRED TENNYSON
CARL AUGUST
SANDBURG
 ERECT, DEAD, HIM. INCEDENT OF THE ROBERT BROWNING
FRENCH CAMP

THREE MARKS Q. NO (34,35,36).

1.Who did the narrator meet at the outskirts of Verona? Ans: Nicola and Jacopo.
2. Why did the driver not approve of the narrator buying fruits from the boys? Ans: Because of their shabby
appearance.
3. The boys did not spend much on clothes and food. Why? Ans: Saving money for their sister’s treatment.
4. Were the boys saving money to go to the States? How do you know? Ans: No, Saving money for their
sister’s treatment.
5. Why did the author avoid going to Lucia’s room? Ans: he didn’t want to disturb them.
6. What was Lucia suffering from? Ans: Tuberculosis (TB) of spine
7. What made the boys join the resistance movement against the Germans? Ans: Germans destroyed their
family and house.
8. What made the boys work so hard? Ans: To save their sister.
9. Why didn’t the boys disclose their problem to the author? Ans: They didn’t want sympathy of others.
10. What were the various jobs undertaken by the little boys? Ans: Shining shoes, hawking newspapers,
selling fruits, guiding tourists, ran errands.
11. How did the narrator help the boys on Sunday? Ans: He dropped them at Poleta.
12. Who took the author to the cubicle? Ans: A trained nurse.
13. What seems ‘curious’ to the author? Ans: Disputes regarding making of tea.
14. Mention the countries in which tea is a part of civilization. Ans: England, Eire, Australia, Newzealand.
15. Which tea does the author prefer– China tea or Indian tea? Ans: Indian tea.
16. According to the author, what does the phrase ‘a nice cup of tea’ refer to? Ans: Indian tea.
17. What is the second golden rule in the preparation of tea? Ans: Made in China pot or earthenware.
18. How does army tea taste? Ans: Taste of grease and whitewash.
19. Do tea lovers generally like strong tea or weak tea? Ans: Strong tea.
20 Why should tea be directly added to the pot? Ans: To infuse properly.
21. Why does the author prefer the cylindrical cup to a flat cup? Ans: Holds more and keeps tea heat.
22. What should be poured into the cup first–tea or milk? Ans: Tea.
23. Why does the author advise removing cream from the milk? Ans: It gives sickly taste.
24. Does the author like drinking tea with sugar? Give reasons. Ans: No, it sweetens the tea.
25. Why does the author refer to himself as being in ‘a minority’? Ans: only few people drink tea without
sugar.
26. Whom does the author call ‘misguided people’? What is his advice to them? Ans: People Who drink tea
with sugar.
27. What are the author’s views on China tea? Ans: It is economical.
28. How does adding sugar affect the taste of tea? Ans: Tea loses its flavour.
29. Elucidate the author’s ideas about teapots. Ans: Made of China or earthenware.
30. What thoughts troubled Dr. Christiaan Barnard as he neared the end of his career as a heart surgeon?
Ans: Why people suffer.
31. What were Dr. Barnard’s feelings when he was hospitalized after an accident? Ans: Agony, fear, anger.
32. When and where did the accident occur? Ans: Few years ago at the street.
33. How was the unattended trolley put to use? Ans: Used as a race car.
34. What roles did the duo take up? Ans: Driver and mechanic.
35. Why did the choice of roles prove to be easy for them? Ans: Driver had only one arm and mechanic had
no eyes.
36. Who encouraged them and how? Ans: Patients with laughter and shouts.
37. What does Dr. Barnard compare this entertainment to? Ans: The grand prix.
38. What happened in the grand finale? Ans: The silverware and plates were scattered.
39. How does Dr. Barnard know the boy who played the trolley’s driver? Ans: He closed a hole in his heart.
40. What was the profound lesson that Dr. Barnard learnt from the boys? Ans: What we lost is not
important, what left is important.
41. What happened when the doctor couple were crossing the street? Ans: Met with an accident.
42. How did the boy who played the mechanic lose his eyesight? Ans: His mother threw lantern on him.
43. What were the problems the trolley driver suffered from? Ans: Hole in the heart, tumour of the bone.
44. What did Hillary do with his wet boots? Ans: Heat them in the stove.
45. Name an equipment and a tool carried by the climbers during their expedition. Ans: Oxygen cylinder, ice
axe.
46. What did Hillary find in a tiny hollow? Ans: Oxygen cylinder.
47. When did Hillary feel a sense of freedom and well being? Ans: After removing oxygen cylinder.
48. What did Edmund Hillary do to escape the large overhanging ice cornices? Ans: Cut a line of steps
down.
49. What did Tenzing and Edmund Hillary gift to the Gods of lofty Summit? Ans: How did they do it?
Chocolates, biscuits and crucifix.
50. What did the photograph portray? Ans: Old route.
51. The soft snow was difficult and dangerous. Why? Ans: Difficult to walk.
52. How did the firm snow at the higher regions fill them with hope? Ans: Gave a strong foot hold.
53. What was put on the family agenda? Ans: Buy a chair.
54. Who visited the family? Ans: Sub – judge.
55. Describe the stool that the narrator’s family had. Ans: Three legged, ¾ foot.
56. What was Pedanna’s suggestion to their father? Ans: Buy a chair from town.
57. What was offered to Maamanaar by their mother? Ans: Buttermilk.
58. Why were the two chairs compared to Rama-Lakshmana? Ans: They looked alike.
59. When did the children shy away from the chair? Ans: After placing corpse on it.
60. What happened to the visitor when he sat on the stool? Ans: He fell down and rolled over.
61. What was grandmother’s suggestion of wood ? Why ? Ans: Teak wood because it was sturdy.
62. When did the children get over the fear of sitting on the chair? Ans: After suganthi puts her baby on it.
63. Why did Maamanaar hand over the chair to the villagers to retain it? Ans: For funeral purpose alone.
64. Why did the lady think she was entitled to walk down the middle of the road? Ans: Thought she had
liberty.
65. What would be the consequence of the old lady’s action? Ans: A universal chaos and traffic jam.
66. Why should individual liberty be curtailed? Ans: So everyone enjoy social order.
67. Define ‘liberty’ as perceived by the author. Ans: Liberty is a social contract.
68. According to the author, what are we more conscious of? Ans: Imperfections of others than ours.
69. What does the traffic policeman symbolize? Ans: Liberty.
70. ‘Curtailment of private liberty is done to establish social order’ – Do you agree? Ans: Yes.

THREE MARKS Q.NO (37 - 40) All are welcome.

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5 MARKS Q. NO 44 - SUMMARY WRITING
PROSE PARAGRAPH Q.NO 41 Title:
Rough copy:
TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA Fair copy:
 Two brothers lived in verona named No.of.words given:
Nicola and Jacopo, No.of.words written:
 They did various jobs, Q.NO 45 - LETTER WRITING (FORMAL
 They worked hard to save their sister, LETTER)
 Their sister was suffering from TB, From
 Their selfless action is laudable. xxx,
A NICE CUP OF TEA yyy,
 Orwell gave 11 golden rules, yyy.
 A nice cup of tea means Indian tea, To
 We should use China teapot,
 Put tea directly, Sir,
 Pour tea first milk next, Sub: Application for the post of ____.
 Use cylindrical cup, Ref : ‘The Hindu’ on 01.03.2023.
 Don’t add sugar. With reference to your advertisement,
IN CELEBRATION OF BEING ALIVE applying for the post of ____.
 Dr. Barnard met with an accident and I will do my best, if I am selected.
suffered a lot, Thanking you,
 He saw a grandprix at hospital, Date: yours faithfully,
 Driver had only one arm, Place: xxx.
 Mechanic was blind,
 He learnt a lesson,
 Celebrate every moment of life. BIODATA
THE CASTLE – EDWIN MUIR Name: XXX
 The poem was written by Edwin Muir, Father’s name: ZZZ
 The poem describes fall of castle, D.O.B: 25/07/1990
 It was strong and walls were thick, Address: YYY
 The soldiers were resting, Sex: male
 The warder let the enemies in, Education qualification: M.Sc C.S
 Their real enemy was gold. Marital status: unmarried
OUR CASUARINA TREE – TORU DUTT Languages known: Tamil, English
 The poem was written by Toru Dutt,
 It is about poet’s childhood memories, Declaration
 The tree stands like a giant, The above given details are true.
 The creeper surrounds it, Thanking you,
 The tree was dear to her, Date: yours faithfully,
 She hears the sad song of tree, Place: xxx.
 She recollects her happy childhood.
ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE – WILLIAM INFORMAL LETTER
SHAKESPEARE YYY,
 The poem was written by William 01/03/2023.
Shakespeare, Dear uncle,
 The world is compared to stage, I am fine. How are you?....................
 People are players, ………………convey my wishes to all.
 Life has seven stages, Yours lovingly,
 Infant, schoolboy, lover, soldier, justice, XXX.
old man and second childhood, Address on the envelope.
 Finally exits through death. To
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