I. Read the extract given below and answer the questions, carrying 2 Marks each, that follow:
When great souls die, the air around us becomes light, rare, sterile We breathe, briefly. Our eyes, briefly, see with a hurtful clarity Our memory, suddenly sharpened, examines, gnaws on kind words unsaid, promised walks never taken.
(i) What is the effect of the death of great souls on the air around us? What does it suggest?
(ii) Which figure of speech is used in the lines given below? What does it suggest?
We breathe, briefly
Our eyes, briefly/see
(iii) What do our eyes see with hurtful clarity? Why?
(iv) What happens to 'Our memory' after the death of a loved one?
(v) Explain how does this extract portray the feelings of despair and regret felt by the bereaved person after the loss of someone close.
II. Read the extract given below and answer the questions,carrying 2 Marks each, that follow:
She dropped her glove, to prove his love, then looked at him and smiled; He bowed, and in a moment leaped among the lions wild:
The leap was quick, return was quick, he has regained his place, Then threw the glove, but not with love, right in the lady's face.
"By God!" said Francis, "rightly done!" and he rose from where he sat
"No love, quoth he, "but vanity, sets love a task like that."
(i) Who is 'She' referred to in this extract? Where did she drop her glove? Why did she do so?
(ii) Why did she look at him and smiled? What does it reveal about her?
(iii) How did de Lorge react to her smile? What forced him to do so?
(iv) How did de Lorge come back from the pit unharmed? How did he react after coming back? How did King Francis react to it?
(v) Explain briefly the theme of the poem.
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