SE.ETIONEAnswer the questions below.

I What is in the boy's eyes?

2 \l/hich line in the poem tells us that we can see through the boy,s deception?

3 What does the boy tell the girl?

4 What is he asking her to do?

5 \A/hat do the first and second lines in the second stanzaimplv?

6 What has the girl realised about the boy?

7 which phrase in the poem shows the girr is going through the anguish and regrets?

8 \44rat is the persona,s advice to the readers?

9 What can you conclude about the girl?

l0 why do you think the persona wants to give the readers advice?

Answer the following questions.

1 The metaphor'quiet eyes'is used in the poem. Write three other metaphors which uses eyeexpressions,

(a)

(b)

(c)

2 \44rat is the woman blind to?

3 \ /hat is 'paradise'to the man in the poem?

4 V\4rat advice is mentioned in Stanza 2?

5 By not listening to the advice, what would happen to the woman?

6 \a/hy was this advice given?

7 \A/hat is personified in the poem? How is it personified?

8 Write down the metaphors used

Metaphor

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(b)

(c)

(d)

in the poem. Then, give the meaning of the metaphors.

Meaning

9 \4/hat are the themes of the poem?(a)

(b)

10 V\4rat two lessons can you learn from the poem?(a)

(b)

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t ljtffffioJ#* on the advice given in rhe poem. Do you find this advice usefur? I4/hy

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Literature Art Activities

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script on a girr being cheated in rove by a boyshe just met. rhen.Imagine one of yourvorr-uari*;;dil::ffi::t is hurt in love.l\4rat advice wourd you give him/her? share

Choose the correct answers.

I The poem is set in theA city C villageB town D suburb

2 Which of the following describes thefarmers most appropriately?A Desperate C FrustratedB Determined D Exhilarated

3 The floodwaters can be described as allthe following, exceptA dirty C terribleB clean D swiftflowing

4 The words brave the horrendous flood'suggest that the farmers hadA an easy timeB a leisurely walkC a difficulttimeD an enjoyable time

5 How long were they in the floodwater?A Half adayB One whole nightC TWofirlldaysD A day and a night

6 Whentheyreturnedhome theywere norA wetB cold

C happyD wounded

7 The animals they saw in the water were

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A deadB aiive

C strugglingD swimming

The buffalo was probably a source ofA transportB burdenC livelihoodD entertainment

The buffalo was all of the followingexceptA analbinoB belongedtothesonC missing in the floodD tied up in the shed

What were they doingin the kitchen?A PreparingtoenjoyasmokeB PreparingbreakfastC PreparingforbedD Preparingfood

Poem - He Had Such Quiet Eves

Answer the following questions aboutthe poem.

I What attracted the girl to the man?

2 Whatwere the man's eves like?

3 What are the two things the eyes seem to be doing and asking of her?

4 What do you think happened to the girl?

What does the girl regret not doing?

What advice was given to her?

i What does the line'nice really means nice'mean?

What is likely to happen to most of us (where relationships are concerned)?

the paraphrase below with appropriate words.

lovenormal

carefulaccepted

willinglyadvice

niceyoung

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The girl met, and fell in love with a man. His quiet eyes were alluring and made him

ik (1) . She trusted him and when he asked for her love, she gave it. She did not expect he would cheat her and (3) her love.

s betrayal was most unexpected as she thought his quiet eyes signalled (4)

She felt sorrS' she had not listened to the (5) to be wary of pleasure-

king men. She should not have (6) him so easily. If she had been more

, she would not be wondering now about his betrayal.

Here is a piece of advice to (8) girls out there. When one is in love, being

just means to be pleasant, friendly and kind. It is (10)

in love more than once. But, finally, one will find true love.