{"id":786,"date":"2021-05-25T12:58:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T12:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/class12.studyguruji.in\/?p=786"},"modified":"2023-10-06T18:23:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T18:23:44","slug":"8-fire-hymn-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/class12.studyguruji.in\/?p=786","title":{"rendered":"8. Fire-Hymn"},"content":{"rendered":"

B. 1.1. Write T for true and F for false statements\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

(a) The poem describes the scene of a burning ghat.
\n(b) Passers-by tend to ignore the burning at the ghat.
\n(c) The sight of burning becomes frightening at night.
\n(d) The redness of fire appears cruel to the speaker.
\n(e) The half-burnt limbs at the ghat suggest the true working of fire.
\n(f) The speaker belongs to the Zoroastrian religion.
\n(g) The speaker is not pleased with the views of his father.
\n(h) The \u2018first-bom child\u2019 was consigned to fire, under compulsion.
\nAns –<\/span><\/b>
\n(a) T (b) F (c) T (d) T (e) T (f) T (g) F (h) T<\/span><\/p>\n

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B.1.2. Complete the following sentences on the basis of what you have studied<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

(a) The wandering ghost lights passer-by.
\n(b) The grey ash all.
\n(c) The ghat is littered with.
\n(d) The fire at times it\u2019s dead.
\n(e) I swore to save fire from the of forgetfulness.
\n(f) The nearest was a thousand miles.
\n(g) The speaker consigned him to the flames.
\n(h) The speaker was broken yet
\n(i) The second time the speaker swore to save the fire from the sin of
\nAns –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>(a) Frighted'(b) Wallows (c) embers (d) Forgets (e) sin (f) tower (g) First-bom (h) rebellious (i) Forgiving.<\/span><\/p>\n

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B.1.3. Answer the following questions briefly\u00a0<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Q 1 –<\/span><\/b>\u00a0How did the passer-by get frightened?<\/b><\/span>
\nAns –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>The passer-by got frightened to see the fire and the dreadful scenes at the ghat.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Q 2 –<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Which event does the expression \u2018the burning ghat\u2019 refer to?<\/b><\/span>
\nAns –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>The expression \u201cthe burning ghat\u201d refers to the place where dead- bodies are usually cremated.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Q 3 –<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Where do you think is the ghat located?<\/b><\/span>
\nAns –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Hie ghat is located on the bank of the river.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Q 4 –<\/span><\/b>\u00a0What does the speaker see\/observe in the morning at the ghat?
\n<\/b><\/span>Ans –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>The speaker observes pieces of wood and coal, not burning but are still red in the morning at the ghat.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Q 5 –<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Why does he say that the redness of the fire is cruel?
\n<\/b><\/span>Ans –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>He says that the redness of the fire is so cruel that is swallowed everything.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Q 6 –<\/span><\/b>\u00a0In what sense does the fire forget its dead?<\/b><\/span>
\nAns –\u00a0<\/span><\/b>The fire forgets its dead when it leaves the body half-burnt. The speaker feels it as the fire\u2019s immoral behavior.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Q 7 –<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Why does the speaker reveal his religious identity?<\/b><\/span>
\nAns –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>The Speaker reveals his religious identity by telling that he is a \u201cParsi\u201d by birth,-because a parsi believes that there is a continuing struggle in the world between the forces of light and dark and as such The \u201cParsis\u201d dispose of the dead bodies on a structure called \u201cTower of Silence\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Q 8 –<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Why did he consign his firstborn to the flames?<\/b><\/span>
\nAns –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>He (speaker) consigned (delivered) his first-bom to the flames (fire) because the nearest \u201cTower of Silence\u201d, where the Parsis dispose up their dead-bodies, was a thousand miles away. So, he could not lodge (dispose of) the dead-body of his first-bom-child on that place (structure).<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Q 9 –<\/span><\/b>\u00a0What did the firm hyam say to him?<\/b><\/span>
\nAns –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>The firm-hymn said to him (the speaker) that he had forgiven him and now it has taken oath to overlook and pardon him this time for the sin he committed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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C.1. Long Answer Questions<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Q 1 –<\/span><\/b>\u00a0What are the different forms and roles of fire at the ghat?<\/b><\/span>
\nAns –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>The different forms and roles of fire at the ghat as mentioned in the poem, \u201cFire-Hymn\u201d, are as hereunder<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n