The Nightingale and the glow-worm
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Prepared by :- Daya Sir
Question 1.
What did the nightingale do throughout the day ?
(बुलबुल दिन भर क्या करती रही ?)
Answer:
The nightingale sang throughout the day.
बुलबुल दिन भर गाती रही।
Question 2.
Why did it stop singing in the evening ?
(इसने शाम को गाना क्यों बन्द कर दिया ?)
Answer:
It felt very hungry in the evening. So it stopped singing.
इसे शाम को बहुत भूख महसूस हुई। इसलिए इसने गाना बन्द कर दिया।
Question 3.
What is the central idea of the poem, ‘The Nightingale and the Glow-worm’?
(इस कविता का केन्द्रीय भाव क्या है ?)
Answer:
The poem ‘The Nightingale and the Glow-worm is based on the idea : ‘Live and let live’. Everyone has a talent. He should be free to make the world beautiful. Let no one be harmed..
यह कविता ‘जियो और जीने दो’ के विचार पर आधारित है। प्रत्येक में कोई न कोई गुण होता है। वह संसार को सुन्दर बनाने के लिए स्वतन्त्र होना चाहिए। किसी को हानि नहीं पहुंचानी चाहिए।
Question 4.
A nightingale beautifies and cheers the night. How does it do that?
(एक बुलबुल रात को सुन्दर और प्रसन्न बनाती है। यह ऐसा कैसे करती है ?)
Answer:
A nightingale beautifies and cheers the night with his sweet song.
एक बुलबुल अपने मधुर गीत से रात को सुन्दर और प्रसन्न बनाती है।
Question 5.
How does a glow-worm beautify and cheer the night ?
(एक जुगनू रात को सुन्दर और प्रसन्न कैसे बनाता है ?)
Answer:
A glow-worm beautifies and cheers the night with his light.
जुगनू अपने प्रकाश से रात को सुन्दर और प्रसन्न बना देता है।
Question 6.
How does the glow-worm plead his case with the nightingale ? Say in your own words.
(जुगनू बुलबुल के साथ अपनी बात का तर्क कैसे देता है ? अपने शब्दों में लिखें।)
Answer:
The glow-worm speaks words of great wisdom. He says that both of them can beautify the world — one with music and the other with light. The nightingale feels impressed and lets the glow-worm go.
जुगनू बहुत बुद्धिमत्ता के शब्द बोलता है। वह कहता है कि दोनों संसार को सुन्दर बना सकते हैंएक अपने संगीत के साथ और दूसरा अपने प्रकाश के साथ। बुलबुल प्रभावित हो जाती है और जुगनू
को जाने देती है।
Question 7.
A synonym means a word with a similar meaning. Find synonyms of the following words from the poem :
hunger, speech, dinner, God.
Answer:
hunger = appetite
speech = oration dinner = supper
God = power divine
Question 8.
Antonyms are words opposite in meaning. Find antonyms for the following words from the poem :
arrested, sad, bright.
Answer:
arrested → released
sad → cheer
bright → dark
Stanzas For Comprehension
Stanza 1
A nightingale, that all day long?
Had cheered the village with his song.
Nor yet at eve his note suspended,
Nor yet when eventide was ended,
Began to feel as well he might,
The keen demands of appetite.
Question.
1. What did the nightingale do all day long ?
2. When did he stop singing ?
3. Where was the nightingale singing ?
4. What did he begin to feel ?
Answers
1. The nightingale sang the whole day long.
2. He stopped singing when it was dark.
3. The nightingale was singing in the village.
4. The nightingale began to feel very hungry.
Stanza 2 (For Practice)
When, looking eagerly around,
He spied far off, upon the ground,
A something shining in the dark,
And knew the glow-worm by his spark ;
So, stooping down from hawthorn top,
He thought to put him in his crop.
Questions
1. Name the poem and the poet.
2. How was the nightingale looking around ?
3. What did he see in the dark ?
4. What did he do ?
5. Where was the nightingale sitting ?
Stanza 3
The worm, aware of his intent,
Harangued him thus, right eloquent
“Did you admire my lamp,” quoth he,
“As much as I your minstrelsy?
You would abhor to do me wrong,
As much as I to spoil your song:
For’t was the self-same power divines
Taught you to sing, and me to shine.”
Questions
1. Who does ‘his’ in the first line refer to ?
2. What was his intent ?
3. What worm has been referred to in these lines ?
4. Whose intent was the worm aware of ? What was the intent ?
5. How did the glow-worm beautify the night ?
Answer:
1. The word “his’ here refers to the nightingale.
2. His intent was to have the glow-worm for his food.
3. The worm is a glow-worm.
4. The worm was aware of the nightingale’s intent. His intent was to kill the worm and eat it.
5. The glow-worm beautified the night with his light.
Stanza 4 (For Practices)
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Question 1.
What did the nightingale do throughout the day ?
(बुलबुल दिन भर क्या करती रही ?)
Answer:
The nightingale sang throughout the day.
बुलबुल दिन भर गाती रही।
Question 2.
Why did it stop singing in the evening ?
(इसने शाम को गाना क्यों बन्द कर दिया ?)
Answer:
It felt very hungry in the evening. So it stopped singing.
इसे शाम को बहुत भूख महसूस हुई। इसलिए इसने गाना बन्द कर दिया।
Question 3.
What is the central idea of the poem, ‘The Nightingale and the Glow-worm’?
(इस कविता का केन्द्रीय भाव क्या है ?)
Answer:
The poem ‘The Nightingale and the Glow-worm is based on the idea : ‘Live and let live’. Everyone has a talent. He should be free to make the world beautiful. Let no one be harmed..
यह कविता ‘जियो और जीने दो’ के विचार पर आधारित है। प्रत्येक में कोई न कोई गुण होता है। वह संसार को सुन्दर बनाने के लिए स्वतन्त्र होना चाहिए। किसी को हानि नहीं पहुंचानी चाहिए।
Question 4.
A nightingale beautifies and cheers the night. How does it do that?
(एक बुलबुल रात को सुन्दर और प्रसन्न बनाती है। यह ऐसा कैसे करती है ?)
Answer:
A nightingale beautifies and cheers the night with his sweet song.
एक बुलबुल अपने मधुर गीत से रात को सुन्दर और प्रसन्न बनाती है।
Question 5.
How does a glow-worm beautify and cheer the night ?
(एक जुगनू रात को सुन्दर और प्रसन्न कैसे बनाता है ?)
Answer:
A glow-worm beautifies and cheers the night with his light.
जुगनू अपने प्रकाश से रात को सुन्दर और प्रसन्न बना देता है।
Question 6.
How does the glow-worm plead his case with the nightingale ? Say in your own words.
(जुगनू बुलबुल के साथ अपनी बात का तर्क कैसे देता है ? अपने शब्दों में लिखें।)
Answer:
The glow-worm speaks words of great wisdom. He says that both of them can beautify the world — one with music and the other with light. The nightingale feels impressed and lets the glow-worm go.
जुगनू बहुत बुद्धिमत्ता के शब्द बोलता है। वह कहता है कि दोनों संसार को सुन्दर बना सकते हैंएक अपने संगीत के साथ और दूसरा अपने प्रकाश के साथ। बुलबुल प्रभावित हो जाती है और जुगनू
को जाने देती है।
Question 7.
A synonym means a word with a similar meaning. Find synonyms of the following words from the poem :
hunger, speech, dinner, God.
Answer:
hunger = appetite
speech = oration dinner = supper
God = power divine
Question 8.
Antonyms are words opposite in meaning. Find antonyms for the following words from the poem :
arrested, sad, bright.
Answer:
arrested → released
sad → cheer
bright → dark
Stanzas For Comprehension
Stanza 1
A nightingale, that all day long?
Had cheered the village with his song.
Nor yet at eve his note suspended,
Nor yet when eventide was ended,
Began to feel as well he might,
The keen demands of appetite.
Question.
1. What did the nightingale do all day long ?
2. When did he stop singing ?
3. Where was the nightingale singing ?
4. What did he begin to feel ?
Answers
1. The nightingale sang the whole day long.
2. He stopped singing when it was dark.
3. The nightingale was singing in the village.
4. The nightingale began to feel very hungry.
Stanza 2 (For Practice)
When, looking eagerly around,
He spied far off, upon the ground,
A something shining in the dark,
And knew the glow-worm by his spark ;
So, stooping down from hawthorn top,
He thought to put him in his crop.
Questions
1. Name the poem and the poet.
2. How was the nightingale looking around ?
3. What did he see in the dark ?
4. What did he do ?
5. Where was the nightingale sitting ?
Stanza 3
The worm, aware of his intent,
Harangued him thus, right eloquent
“Did you admire my lamp,” quoth he,
“As much as I your minstrelsy?
You would abhor to do me wrong,
Questions
1. Who was the songster?
2. Whose oration did he hear?
3. Whom did he release ?
4. Who found his supper somewhere else ?
5. Which word in these lines means ‘approval or agree.?
Objective Type Questions
Answer the following in one word / phrase / sentence :
Question 1.
Who wrote the poem, “The Nightingale and the Glow-worm’ ?
Answer:
William Cowper.
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