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    BRAIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

    English Assignment Class: VI October, 2024


    LITERATURE
    CH-9: Shivaji’s Miraculous Escape
    THEME: The theme of ‘Shivaji's Miraculous Escape’ is the power of courage and resilience
    in the face of adversity. The story of Shivaji's escape is a well-known part of folklore and is
    often used as an example of how to face challenges and overcome obstacles.
    Questions
    Q1. Who gave the command to detain Shivaji? Where was he kept?
    Q2. How did the Mughals react when they came to know of Shivaji’s escape?
    Q3. Why did Shivaji and Sambhaji head in opposite directions after their escape?
    Q4. What qualities of Shivaji made him the great Maratha Emperor?
    Q5. RTC
    I. ‘Maharaja, this is a trap. We can’t trust Aurangzeb!’
    a. Who said this and to whom?
    b. What was the ‘trap’ here?
    c. Why couldn’t they trust Aurangzeb?
    CH-10: The Lost Child
    THEME: The theme of Mulk Raj Anand's short story, ‘The Lost Child’ is the importance of
    family and the strong bond between parents and children. The story explores the child's
    feelings of fear and loneliness when separated from their parents, and the emotional turmoil
    they experience. It also shows the parents' concern and care for their child.
    Questions
    Q1. How did the mother distract the child’s mind from the toy seller?
    Q2. Was the child obedient or stubborn? Explain with instances from the story.
    Q3. Write a short note on the various things to be found at the fair?
    Q4. Why did the child start sobbing in the middle of the fair?
    Q5. The child lost his interest in the village fair. Give reasons for your answer.
    CH-11: Wandering Singers
    THEME: The theme of Sarojini Naidu's poem ‘Wandering Singers’ is the idea that the world
    is the home of all people, and that people should live a carefree and happy life, regardless of
    whether they have a fixed home or family.
    Poetic Devices:
    i) Anaphora: The laughter and beauty
    The sword of old battles
    ii) Personification: Voice of the wind
    iii) Metaphor: The world is our home
    iv) Alliteration: Simple and sorrowful things
    Wind calls our wandering feet
    v) Transferred Epithet: Sorrowful things
    Echoing street
    Old kings
    vi) Repetition: Voice of the wind
    Voice of the wind

    Questions
    Q1. How do the singers decide their next destination?
    Q2. Do you think the poem has a melancholic tone or a happy tone? Explain your answer
    using examples from the poem.
    Q3. What does the poet mean by ‘echoing forest’ and ‘echoing street’?
    Q4. What kind of life do musicians have today? What do you think their life was like in the
    earlier times?
    Q5. RTC
    I. ‘No love bids us tarry, no joy bids us wait:
    The voice of the wind is the voice of our fate.’
    a. What does the first line mean?
    b. Why does the poet use the word ‘bids’?
    c. Is the poet complaining about feeling alone? Give reasons for your answer.
    CH-13: The Heart of the Tree
    THEME: The theme of the poem The Heart of a Tree by Henry Cuyler Bunner is the
    importance of trees and the connection between humans and nature:

    • Ecological balance: Trees help maintain the ecological balance.


    • Sustainable development: Trees are important for sustainable development.
    • Connection to nature: Planting a tree helps humans connect with nature.
    • Nation's growth: Planting a tree contributes to the growth of the nation.
    • Love and loyalty: Planting a tree shows love and loyalty to the earth.
    • Civic duty: Planting a tree shows a sense of civic duty.
    • Legacy: Planting a tree plants the heritage of a forest.
    • Future generations: Planting a tree will benefit future generations
    Poetic Devices:
    i) Anaphora: a) He plants a friend
    He plants the flag of breezes
    b) And seed and bud
    And years that fade
    ii) Alliteration: fade and flush
    flag of breezes free
    heaven’s harmony
    hollow of his hand
    iii) Repetition: plants
    growth
    iv) Transferred Epithet: cool shade
    tender rain

    Questions
    Q1. Who is a friend of the sun and the sky?
    Q2. What message does the poet want to convey?
    Q3. The poet states that planting a tree will have many positive effects in the future. Do you
    agree with this statement? Why or why not? Explain your answer using examples from the
    poem?
    Q4. How does the poet relate planting a tree with the song of a bird?
    Q5. RTC
    I. ‘Who in the hollow…… who plants a tree.’
    a. What does the term ‘in the hollow of his hand’ mean?
    b. What does he hold?
    c. How does the act of planting trees contribute to a nation’s growth?

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