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the stones are
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called cold the landscape becomes desolate and ruthless. The
poet and the sea are in opposite emotional states. While the sea
keeps moving powerfully and gives a powerful outlet to its
energy, the poet is unable to utter the thoughts that arise in
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same violence with which the waves crash upon the shore.
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happy terms. In this stanza the poet describes the fisherman's
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his boat on the bay. This stanza shows the speaker having a

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different experience with the sea. hereas nature in the previous
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happiness evidenced in the shouts of the children and the lad's

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stated in ambiguous terms. The term 'haven' is used in the
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which is safe, comfortable and free from worries. The destination
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sense of the ships passing from the world of the living into the
world of the divine. Through these implications we are made
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image of the sea that figures in this stanza is of the ships moving
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forward to an attainable destination that seems heavenly while
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the poem 'Break, break, break' and we come to know that he
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ceaseless breaking of the sea waves against the rocks reminds us
of the continuity of life irrespective of anybody's circumstances.
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melancholy would make ir difficult for him to experience

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of the
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his beloved friend Arthur Henry Hallam and struggles to accept
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The unrelenting breaking of the waves on the shore shows the
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continues its own course without any heed (G#ILA AALT|S BIy)
to man's happiness or sorrows of life. Again, the waves may be
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their original form once they have hit the rocks. Hence,
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its surroundings. He describes the fisherman's boy shouting at
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the bay. This stanza shows the speaker having a different
experience in his natural surroundings. here people are described
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sea. The poet sees stately ships moving towards their heavenly
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memories of the time when he could touch the hand and listen

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watching the waves crashing
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the waves against the rocks reminds us of the

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of nature around him. His dejccted mood makes the poet paint nature
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waves on the
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enjoyment of
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indifference of the
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observation of the
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moving towards their
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destinations. The destination of the ships is stated in ambiguous
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world of the living
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into the world of the divine.
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waves that keep breaking upon

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The image of the sea both represents the transcience of life well
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as the fact that lite continues its course in spite of the inpermanence of
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life. Nature is described both in happy and sad terms. The p0et
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own grief stricken, emotional
representations of nature sy imbolises his
state of mind. However, despite the happy scenes of nature in the second
stanza where others can enjoy life, the utterly sad poet cannot perceive
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friend.
any happiness of life as he still cannot accept the loss of his dear
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person singular pronoun that begins the poem refers to everyman. The
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speaker of the poem represented as a beggar went begging from door to
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door in his village as he was affected by poverty. Suddenly he beheld a
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strange and unexpected sight of his way. In the distance there appeared
a golden chariot that brightened up everything with its golden radiance.
The sight seemed to be a splendid drcam to the beggar and he wondered
who was the "King of all kings" sitting inside the majestic chariot. The
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"King of all kings" refered to God - the Supreme Being.
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The majestic and splendid sight of the grand chariot and the King
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within gave rise to high hopes in the beggar who thought that his days
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of poverty and misery will soon come toan end. The beggar stood with
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atoused expectation for the chariot to come close to him and hoped
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that the majestic being would give him plenty of wealth in the form of
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alms even without his asking for it. He cagerly waited for unlimited
precious alms to be scattered in the dust. The beggar hoped for unlimited
charicy from the kingly being.
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The chariot came forward towards the beggar and stopped near
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chariot with a smile on his face. At this approach the beggar was almost
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certain that the luck of his life had finally come. He was sure of his
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happy days. But to his great surprise instead of offering anything the
king held his right hand out to the beggar and asked him what he had
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to offer to him.
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beggar like him and wondered at his kingly joke. He could not
understand why such a kingly being needed alms from him. The beggar
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slowly and unwillingly took out the smallest grain of corn from his
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waller and gave it to the king. The reluctance of the beggar to offer
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anything significant to the kingly being shows his miserly nature and
reveals his selfishness. It furcher reveals the materialism of the world
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that can expect much but has little heart to offer anything selflessly.

The beggar was greatly surprised when at the day's end he returned
home and upon empying the contents of his bag found a little grain of
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gold among the heap of his collected alms of the day. He now realised
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that the kingly being was none other than God. He wept bitterly upon
realising that if he had the heart to pffer God his all he would also have
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received much wealth in return. The beggar realised that the king was
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God in disguise who tested how selfless he was. He understood that
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one is always rewarded for his charity to the world. The amount of love
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and sacrifice a man has towards other fellow humans always comes back
in the form of plenty from God. The poem teaches us the moral of
selfless charity and love for others. The poem asks us to value spiritualism
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all his creatures - rich and poor alike. God Himself never discriminates
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between his creatures and expects us to love all alike. God amply rewards
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all loving hearts.

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proportion to what one sacrifices. The beggar understands the value of

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giving when he receives a golden grain of the exact size as he had given
to the king.
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5 Marks Question
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(a) You are planning to start a food home-delivery
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price and related information.
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FOOD HOME DELIVERY
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'HUNGRY' food home delivery service brings tasty and
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breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner from our wide range of
available items. Veg lunch and dinner meals start at just
rupees 60 and non-veg meals start at just rupees 70. Breakfast
and snacks start at just rupees 10. We promise hot food every
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time. Call on 9865432678 to order or log
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www.hungryfoodhomedelivery.com to order online. All modes
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of payment are accepted.
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soon-to-be-launched
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hand-sanitiser manufactured by your comp any,
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citing its properties in the fight against the novel

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Corona virus.
SAFE TOUCH HAND SANITISER
SAFE TOUCH an ICMR certified hand-sanitiser, a new product
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alcohol, it willfight off 99.99% germs and the novel COVID

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19. Its glycerine and dimethicone content will help hydrate

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and moisturize the skin. The blend of essential oils will leave.
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The hand-sanitiser will be available in seven different flavours.

The product will be available boch online and offline
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2.(a) You have started new bakery. Create an
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advertisement highlighting sone of your products.
A neW bakery Cakes Delight, opened at the Central Metro
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crossing, Kolkata. Serving customers from 10.00 am to 9.00
pm, we have a wide range of items on offer. Fresh pastries,
birthday cakes, fruit tarts, cookies, bread, buns, sandwich and
coffee are just a few on our list. Attractive offers are available on
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omisation, birchday and wedding cakes. Free home delivery
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up to five kilometres. We bake with love and serve with care.
Visit today to avail special discounts. Visit our website
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2. (b) Write an advertisement about fitness products,
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promising amazing results.

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Having a tough time maintaining fitness schedules Health
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impact treadmills, ellipticals and a range of other fitness products
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are available at our showroom. Best price and quality products

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are our primary concern. We offer a free doctor consultation to

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ensure you get the right product and perfect results. We have
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