{2.1) | FROM A RAILWAY CARRIAGE f ~ paraphrase : The poet de | He says that the train runs sees bridges and houses. he | to rush away as if they were es hill | The train pas | Now and again painted stations pass by even before one cal | these stations, the whistle of the engine is heard. all by himself, climbing with difficult | | Suddenly one sees a child. Now one sees a cart running away in | load. Then one spots a mill followed by a river. Each sight is seen for a ver and then it is gone forever. vay = pitch ~ a woman who is believed to have magical powers and who uses them {0 harm or help other people. \ bédge ~ a line of bushes or small trees planted very close together. ditCh - a long nayypworen channel dug into the ground usually at the side of | fa road or field. \sroop - a group of soldiers. | Umé’dow - a field with grass and often wild flowers in it. clamber - to climb up, across or into somewhere with difficulty, using the hands and the feet. 26 scribes many scenes from the wind faster than magical cr’ dges and ditches. The horse: Is and plains, The sights there fly away bushes with blackberries. Then one might see a joble | will be followed by green grass which children use o string daisies. the road, moving in jerks as it carries man and (Textbook Page 22) 4 ow of a railway carriage! eatures such as fairies or witches. He} ‘| 5 and cattle in the meadows se soldiers on a battlefield. | y as thick as heavy rain, n wink. As the train passes, ; | y and gathering and gazing. This, } s person standing y short fme Meanings scramble - to move or climb quickly but with difficulty, often using your | hands to help you. bramble - a wild bush with thérns, that protiuces blackberries. 7 ap-a person with no hywme ‘ob or money who travels around “ana asks for money from other people, a wanderer. | wer a small flower with white petals } and a yellow centre, which often grows in grass. lumping - here, moving with jerks. ae that you see for a very short time. z § i A 2 a NAVNEET DIGEST : STANDARD VII - ENGLISH BALBHARATIei [SUMMATIVE EVALUATION | | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | Assignment (Textbook pages 22 and 23) _— the following : The sights seen through a railway carriage mentioned in the first stanza. Ss. e Ans. The sights mentioned in the first stanza are bridges, houses, hedges, ditches, meadows, berSes and cattle. (2) The sights mentioned in the second stanza. Ans. The sights mentioned in the second stanza are hills and plains and painted stations. (3) The sights mentioned in the third stanza. Ans. The sights mentioned in the third stanza are a child gathering brambles, a tramp. and green grass. ‘Q. 2. Think answer :! “wn \AWhiy are the sights said to ‘fly’? Ans. The sights are said to fly to give us an (2) Does the last line make you happy or sad? Why? se | would like to see the sights again and idea of the great speed of the train. Ans. The last line makes me sad, becau again *Q. 3. List the lines that begin with phrases that begin with ‘And there’ : us about things that appear one after the other and which ‘Here’ or ‘And here’. Also list the sentences or These phrases and sentences tell as the carriage moves. Can we also tell which ones are closer to the train ones are at a distance? How? ‘Ans. Lines/sentences/phrases beginning with ‘Here’ or “And here’ : (1) Here is a child ... (2) Here is a tramp ... (3) Here is a cart ... (4) And here is a mill... The items listed in the al : the word ‘here’. Lines/sentences/phrases beginning with ‘And there’: (1) And there ts the green .... (2) And there is a river ... ‘The items listed in the above lines are al a distance, as they are indicated with the word ‘there’. bove lines are closer to the train, as they are indicated with 2.1. FROM A RAILWAY CARRIAGE| LANGUAGE. ruby | Find pairs of rhyming words from the poe™ * ‘ans. 1st stanza : witches - ditches; battle ~ calle 2nd stanza : plain - rain - again; eye ~ bY 3rd stanza : scrambles - brambles: gazes ~ 4th stanza : road - load; river - eveT daisies *Q. 2. Read the following : ‘Charging along like troops in a battle’. Fly as thick as driving rain’. Using your imagination, write one or Ans. (1) The evening twilight is like a burning flame. (2) The roses in my garden are as red as blood. i 4 . ‘as ... as’. two comparisons using ‘Tike’ oF Q. 3. Write 2 examples of simile from the poem. Ans. (1) And charging along Like troops in a Battle. (2) Fly ag thick Ag/Ariving rain. Give an example of alliteration. Ans. ‘Faster than fairies, faster than witches.” The letter ‘f is repeated at the beginnin of the word. FRaaee - [WRITING SKILLS | *Q. Write about the sights you may see from a bus or an aeroplane. You may write j in the form of a poem. Ans. Faster and faster Goes the plane Over the cities Over the plains. Higher and higher Goes the plane Over the hills Over the dales, Is it a river? Is ita stream? Am I flying Or is it a dream? 28 NAVNEET DIGEST : STANDARD VII - ENGLISH BALBHARATI—— saat po ee oe a eee (a) ORAL work : Read the poem aloud with the proper rhythm. What does the rhythm remind you of? (B) ACTIVITY /PROJECT : r ¢ Find and read other poems of R.L. Stevenson using the internet. Find other rhythmic poems about trains in English and other languages. 2.1, FROM A RAILWAY CARRIAGE