{"id":790,"date":"2021-05-25T12:57:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T12:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/class12.studyguruji.in\/?p=790"},"modified":"2023-10-08T07:53:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T07:53:09","slug":"2-song-of-myself-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/class12.studyguruji.in\/?p=790","title":{"rendered":"2. Song of Myself"},"content":{"rendered":"

A. Work in small groups and discuss these questions<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Q 1 –<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>How will you express your feeling when you feel delighted?
\n<\/span><\/b>Ans –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>I laugh and sing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Q 2 –<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Which type of song do you like to sing?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Ans –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>I like to sing a song that appeals to my heart.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B. 1. 1. Read the following sentences and write \u2018T\u2019 for true and \u2018F\u2019 for false statements<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

(a) The poet enjoys himself and sings for the self.
\n(b) The speaker is different from others.
\n(c) The poet discards nature\u2019s beauty.
\n(d) Every atom of blood is the same in all human beings.
\n(e) The poet is associated with a particular school of thought.
\n(f) The poet has overcome his greed.
\n<\/span>Ans –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>(a) T, (b) T, (c) F, (d) T, (e) T, (f) T.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B. 1.2. Answer the following questions briefly<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span><\/strong>Q 1 –<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Who is the speaker in this poem?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Ans –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Walt Whitman is the speaker of this poem.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/strong>Q 2 –<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>How old is he?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Ans –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>He is thirty-seven years old.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/strong>Q 3 –<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Why does the speaker use \u2018you\u2019 twice?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Ans –\u00a0<\/span><\/b>The speaker uses \u2018you\u2019 twice to press on a similarity of blood in all human beings.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/strong>Q 4 –<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>What is meant by \u2018Nature without check with original energy\u2019?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Ans –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Harbour and Hazard are meant by Nature without check with original energy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/strong>Q 5 –<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>What is the theme of the poem?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Ans –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>The theme of the poem is a reflection of individualistic thought. It gives the message of the oneness of human beings.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/strong>Q 6 –<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>How does the speaker establish a relation between \u2018me\u2019 and \u2018you\u2019?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Ans –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>The speaker establishes the relation between \u2018me\u2019 and \u2018you\u2019. He says that our parents are the same and our blood is similar.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/strong>Q 7 –<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>What does he observe in summer?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Ans –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>He observes a spear of grass.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/strong>Q 8 –<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>What has formed the speaker\u2019s blood?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Ans –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>The soil, the air and the birthplace formed the speaker\u2019s blood.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/strong>Q 9 –<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>What does he hope to do?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Ans –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>He hopes to do the work which he wants to continue till death.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Q 10 –<\/span><\/b>\u00a0What does he want to do with creeds?<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/span>Ans –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>He wants to know the system of thoughts with creeds in abeyance.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Q 11 –<\/span>\u00a0What does he want to speak about?<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/span>Ans –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>He wants to speak at every hazard.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

C. l.\u00a0\u00a0Long Answer Question<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span>Q 1 –<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Give a summary of the poem.<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/span>Ans –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>See summary.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Q 2 –<\/span><\/b>\u00a0What similarities does the poet draw between two human beings?
\n<\/b><\/span>Ans –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>The poet\u2019Walt Whitman\u2019 tells something about the similarities between two human beings. The poet wants to say that human beings are the same in many ways as they bom in similar ways. Their blood is the same. Everything is the same in all human beings.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Q 3 –<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Explain the line \u2018Hoping to cease not till death\u2019.<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/span>Ans –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>The line \u2018Hoping to cease not till death\u2019 means the poet Walt Whitman does not want to die. He knows that there are people who quarrelled for religions. He hopes to change the situation through his efforts. There are high thoughts about religious belief in his mind. So, he has expressed such view in the line \u201choping to cease not till death\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Q 4 –<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Comment on the subjectivism (Personal feeling) in the poem?<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/span>Ans –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>The poem \u201cSong of Myself\u2019 is composed by the poet Walt Whitman. He tells about himself in this poem. He never thinks anything wrong about religious beliefs and system of thought. He becomes very sad when he sees a human being quarrelling with another human being only for religion. But there is nothing to quarrel in these things. He feels like a spear which gives pain in human beings. Also, it gives him pain when he listens about quarrelling people in the same way for religion.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Q 5 –<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Why does the poet not want to bother himself with \u201cCreeds and Schools\u201d<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/span>Ans –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>The poet does not want to bother himself with \u201cCreeds and schools\u201d because he thinks about religious tolerance. His mind is quite free from this problem. He knows that there are different religious beliefs and system of thoughts in the world. Still, he does not bother himself with it. He knows that everyone is the same in all condition. Take birth\u2019 from different parents have no difference among them and they are similar in all respects. Their blood is the same.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Q 6 –<\/span><\/b>\u00a0What does the poet mean by \u2018Nature without check with original energy\u2019?<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/span>Ans –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>The poet means to say, \u201cnature without check with original energy\u201d, that he believes in good and bad aspects of life and he favours to tell about every danger or fear, which he hopes to acquire through nature without check unrestricted nature and original energy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

C. 3. Composition<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Write a short essay in about 150 words on the following
\n<\/span><\/b>(a)\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Religion does not teach hatred.<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Ans –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Every individual when bom, does not belong to any religion, but immediately after birth a particular religion recognise him. It is a matter of Relief and faith of people belonging to a different religion. A person tends to love and respect his religion. He becomes very possessive about his religion. If people belonging to other religion tries to hurt his sentiments by talking ill of his religion and tries to damage or bring destruction the person gets shattered. He is ready to fight for his religion as he feels that his existence is in danger. He tries to protect his religion from his enemies. But this is something which should be avoided.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As every individual is bom with religion, one should try to have respect for other religions. All religions must be respected equally. It should be respected by all. All religion teaches you to love your family, your country and the people. Religion will never teach you to kill people of a different religion. We should regard every human being as our own brother. People who fight with others in the name of his religion are not followers of their religion. He tries to misinterpret the Teachings of religion. If we want others to respect our religion we should also learn to respect other\u2019s religion.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(b)\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Life is a grand battle.<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Ans –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Life is a great challenge. A person with a bold mind and strong body is ready to accept it. He is not being fearful. Life is made up of different problems. It is always and rightly said that life is not a bed of roses. This is very much true. Human beings are all the time putting up great strength to overcome these problems. Right from the time, we are bom we are snuggling for survival. Life is a grand battle, this does not mean that the universe is a battlefield and we are the soldiers. Battle-field means it is made up of difficult situation which needs to be handled carefully. We should be like soldiers who are ready to act for any adverse situation and save ourselves. We should not be scared of facing the challenges. A person who faces the challenge with a strong will is never shattered out always move ahead in life. These kinds of people become strong mentally, physically and emotionally. So folks life is a grand battle\u2014face it, win it, rejoice it and try to bring happiness for yourself and your people.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

D. Word Study
\nD. 2. Word-formation<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Read the following lines carefully
\n<\/span><\/b>Hoping to cease not till death Retiring back a while
\nIn the above lines, \u2018hoping\u2019 and \u2018retiring\u2019 are derived by adding \u2018ing\u2019 to \u2018hope\u2019 and \u2018retire\u2019 respectively.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ex. 1. Select five words from your day-to-day life and add the suffix \u2018ing\u2019 to them to form new words.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans –\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span>\"\"<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

D. 3. Word-meaning<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Ex.1. Write the antonyms of the following words and use them in your sentences:<\/span><\/b>
\nperfect, cease,\u00a0\u00a0hope,\u00a0\u00a0permit,\u00a0\u00a0original<\/i><\/b>
\n<\/span>Ans –\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

perfect \u2014 imperfect \u2014 Ram is always imperfect in his books,
\ncease \u2014 starts \u2014 Life starts at the age of 40.
\nhope \u2014 hopeless \u2014 Gita is a hopeless girl,
\npermit \u2014 refuse \u2014 I refuse to do this work,
\noriginal \u2014 xerox \u2014 I want to xerox of my mark sheets.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

E. Grammar<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Ex.1. Read the following line from the poem:<\/span><\/b>
\nI celebrate me and sing myself<\/i>
\nIn the given line \u2018myself is a reflexive pronoun which has been used twice. Its usage in both the clauses is different. In the first clause, it is a reflexive pronoun, but in the second, it is objected to a verb (\u2018sing\u2019).
\n<\/span>Supply related reflexive pronouns in the following list:<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ex. 2. Construct meaningful sentences with the help of the following verbs. Do not forget to use \u2018reflexive pronouns\u2019 after the verbs; for, these verbs are always followed by them:<\/span><\/b>
\nenjoy, serving, absent, help, control<\/i><\/b>
\n<\/span>Ans –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

enjoy \u2014 We enjoy ourselves very much.
\nserve \u2014 They are happy to serve themselves.
\nabsent \u2014 He got absent himself.
\nhelp \u2014 One should always help ourselves.
\ncontrol \u2014 He has controlled himself.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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