SHORTQUESTI

ONS

TOI
NDI
AMYNATI
VELAND

1.Whenwas“
ToI
ndi
amyNat
iveLand”publ
i
shed?

Ans:“ToI
ndi
amyNativeLand”waspubli
shedi
n1828asapar
tofthebookTheFakeerof
Jungheer
a:AMet
ri
calTal
eandOt herPoemsbyHenr
yLoui
sVivi
anDerozi
o.

2.I
nwhatf
orm orst
ylei
sthepoem wr
it
ten?

Ans:
Thepoem i
swrit
teni
nthef
orm ofaPet
rar
chansonneti
nIambi
cpent
amet
err
hymi
ng
ABABABCCDEDEFF.

3.“
Abeauteoushal
oci r
cledr
oundt
hybr
ow,
”—whoi
sbei
ngr
efer
redt
oher
e?Whatdoes
‘
beaut
eoushalo’
signif
y?

Ans:
Thepoeti
sref
err
inghi
smot
her
landI
ndi
a.

Thephr
ase‘
beauteoushal
o’si
gni
fi
esthedi
vini
tyofI
ndia.I
ndi
awassucha
pr
osper
ouscount
ryi
nthepastwhichmadeheragoddessoradeit
y.

4.Whatdoy
oumeanby‘
Thyeagl
epi
nioni
schai
neddownatl
ast
,’
?

Ans:Theli
nest
atesthefal
lenst
ateofI
ndiaundertheBr
it
ishr
ule.Shewasasmajest
icand
powerful
asaneaglesoari
ngupinthesky
, butnowchai
nedandenslav
edundert
hecoloni
al
rul
e.

5.Whydoy
out
hinkt
hepoethasusedt
hewor
d‘wr
eat
h’i
nthepoem?

Ans:
Wreathi
saflowercrownoff
eredtoadeadper
sonoronagr av
e.Thepoetusest
hisas
asymbolt
orepr
esentthemiser
yofIndi
aundercol
oni
alensl
avementwher
ehercondi
ti
onis
nogoodt
hanadeadper son.

6.Whatdoest
hepoetpl
ant
odof
orhi
scount
ry?

Ans:Thepoetwantst
odivei
ntot
hedept
hsoft
imewher
ehewoul
dcol
l
ectal
lthememor
ies
ofI
ndia’
sglor
yinthepast
.

7.Whydoest
hepoetwantt
obr
ingbackt
hei
magesoft
hepast
?

Ans:Thepoetwantstobri
ngbacktheimagesofthepastsot hathi
sfel
l
owcountr
ymen
coul
dgathercourageandhopefr
om thoseandwor kt
ogethertobri
ngbackt
hatgl
oryby
fi
ght
ingtoachiev
ef r
eedom f
rom t
heBrit
ishensl
avement.

8.Whatdoest
hepoetwantasar
ewar
dofhi
slabour
?

Ans:
Thepoetwant
snot
hingbutt
hef
reedom ofhi
smot
her
landasar
ewar
dofhi
slabour
.
 9.Whatdoest
hepoetwi
shf
orhi
sfal
l
encount
ry?

Ans:Thepoetwisheshiscount
rytogobacktoherpastst
ateofgl
oryandr
ever
encef
rom
herpresentst
ateofensl
avementandmiser
y.

10.Whati
sthet
hemeandt
oneoft
hepoem?

Ans:
Thet
hemeoft
hepoem i
spat
ri
oti
sm.

Thepoett
onei
sful
lofl
ament
.Hei
slament
ingov
ert
hef
all
enst
ateofhi
s
mot
her
land.

11.Whatarethevari
ousi
magesusedbyt
hepoett
obr
ingoutt
hecont
rasti
nIndi
a’
spast
andcontemporar
ycondi
ti
on?

Ans:Theimagesusedinthepoem l
ike‘halo’
,‘deit
y’,
‘worshi
p’pr
ovidetheideaofI
ndia’
s
el
evatedstat
ewhereasimagesli
ke‘chained’
,‘grovel
li
ng’and‘l
owlydust’bri
ngoutt
hestrong
cont
rasti
ngideawhichhi
ghli
ght
sIndia’
scont empor arymiser
ablecondit
ion.

12.Whoi
sref
err
edt
oas‘
thymi
nst
rel
’i
nthepoem?

Ans:Thephrase‘
thyminstrel
’isr
efer
redtoast
hef
ell
owcount
rymenofI
ndi
awhoar
ebot
h
hel
plessandhopelessundertheBri
ti
shregi
me.