{"id":64,"date":"2021-05-30T17:32:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-30T17:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/class10.studyguruji.in\/index.php\/2021\/05\/30\/koel-puran-singh\/"},"modified":"2024-01-21T16:08:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T16:08:01","slug":"koel-puran-singh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/class10.studyguruji.in\/?p=64","title":{"rendered":"KOEL \u2014 Puran Singh"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

EXERCISE<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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A. Work in small group and answer the questions briefly :<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Q.1. Which is your favourite bird ? Why do you like it for its colour, melodious voice, beautiful appearance, usefulness etc ?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Ans.<\/span><\/b> <\/span>My favourite bird\u2019s is a parrot. Its light green colour with a red band on the neck, its melodious voice and a beautiful look with long tail attract us. Its is a pet bird and nicely adjusts in the domestic environment. It very quickly picks up friendship with the children of the house. There are so many varieties of parrot \u2014 they pick up human\u2019s voice and repeats the words so clearly.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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B.1 Write \u2018 T \u2018 for true : \u2018 F \u2018 for false statement.<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

1. Koel is called the black Cuckoo. [T] <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

2. Koel sings in the apple leaves. [ F] <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

3. The song of Cuckoo brings a thousand memories. [ T] <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

4. The poet doesn\u2019t become restless to hear its voice. [F] <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

5. The \u2018 wings \u2018 means your \u2018 wings \u2018. [ T] <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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B.2. Answer the following questions very briefly :<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Q.1. Who wrote the poem Koel ?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Ans .<\/span><\/b> <\/span>The writer of the poem is Puran Singh.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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Q.2. What do you write for \u201d thy\u201d and \u201cart\u201d prose.<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Ans .<\/span><\/b> <\/span>For \u201d Thy\u201d we write yours and for \u201d Art\u201d we write \u2018are\u2019.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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Q.3. What makes thousand memories in heart ?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Ans .<\/span><\/b> <\/span>The high pitched note of the song of Cuckoo wakes of thousands memories in the heart.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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Q.4. What makes thousand memories in heart ?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Ans .<\/span><\/b> <\/span>The shades of mangoes burn and there are black spots on the surfaces of the mangoes.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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Q.5. \u201d O little Bird \u201d why capital \u2018 B\u2019 has been used here ?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Ans .<\/span><\/b> <\/span>Because the whole phrase has been used for Koel or the Cuckoo which is a hame of birds and is proper noun.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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B.3. Answer the following questions very briefly :<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Q.1. What charred the charred the wings of the Koal.<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Ans .<\/span><\/b> <\/span>The fire of love has charred the wings of the Koel.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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Q.2. Why is koel restless ?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Ans .<\/span><\/b> <\/span>The koel is restless in search of her Beloved. She cries \u201d where is my Beloved?\u201d<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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Q.3. What fires the koel ?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Ans .<\/span><\/b> <\/span>The sight of mango blossous fires the koel.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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Q.4. What burns her heart ?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Ans .<\/span><\/b> <\/span>The greener the garden, the brighter burns the heart of the Cuckoo.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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Q.5. What does the flaming soul of the Koel ask ?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Ans .<\/span><\/b> <\/span>The flaming soul of the koel asks. \u201d Where ? Where\u2019s my Beloved ?\u2019<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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C.1. Long Answer Questions :<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Q.1. In response of the speakers questions. \u201d What signed they wings ?\u201d The koel replies.\u201d The fire of love has charred my wings.\u201d What does the Koel\u2019s answer suggest ? Can love burn like fire? Is this burning a positive thing or a negative one . Explain .<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Ans .<\/span><\/b> <\/span>This is the poetic way of saying a thing. Actually the Koel is in search of her partner. Both have been separated and the \u2018 she Cuckoo\u2019 is unable to bear the separation of her beloved and this has ignited sensation of fire in her heart. It is feeling inside which is expressed or is being expressed through the use of this word where .<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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Q.2. Why does the poet call the Koel \u201d a rain of spark\u201d ? Explain.<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Ans .<\/span><\/b> <\/span>The poet call the Koel \u201d a rain of spark\u201d because her spark shedding notes go kindling fire, than roses are on fire and because her spark shedding notes go kindling fire , than roses are on fire and because the mangoes get bum marks and then again the fire of love got ignited and thus charred her wings.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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Q.3. Why is the Koel restless ? Is she able to win over her restlessness ? It no, why ?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Ans .<\/span><\/b> <\/span>The felling of restlessness of the koel is the felling of an estranged lady . This is a symbolic felling of a \u2018 Naejika \u2018 or a lady in love. There is no question of winning or losing. Hence in expression in a poetic composition will remain undying. The felling would be everlasting and universal of the same time.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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Q.4. Why is a Koel praised ? How do you feel when you hear its voice ?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Ans .<\/span><\/b> <\/span>There is an expression of pathos in its voice. It sounds that the or she something out of his life and the bird is trying to convey its inner feeling to every body who listen to her voice.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

A man tries to align his own pathos with that of the bird or with any living body that is the reason that koel is praised.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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Q.5. Do you think that the koel symbolises true love ?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Ans .<\/span><\/b> <\/span>The features of koel expressed only a part of ture love, that is sufferine but true love combines many things which also includes the ultimate sacrifice in love. The Koel\u2019s episode doesn\u2019t go up to that extent hence the symbol of love can\u2019t be assigned here.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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C.2. Group Discussion :<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Discuss the following in a group or pairs :<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Q.1. Nature always smooths our agrived soul.<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Ans.<\/span><\/b> <\/span>Points for Discussion :<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

(a) The role of nature in human life.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

(b) How for nature helps in the growth of human\u2019s body and mind. How and when it has soothing effect.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

(c) Is nature only soothing or it is both ?<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

The fury of cyclone , earthquake, flood , snow fall and turential rain.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

(d) Similarly the flowers ,the fruits on the trees, the water fall coming down from the hill, the natural beauty around sooths our mind and has some healing effect on body.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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Q.1. Write a paragraph in about 100 words each.<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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(i) A caged bird find it difficult to sing.<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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A caged bird is a soul living in sachunsion. It is deprived of companion. It is deprived of nature\u2019s beauty and environment and so has no pleasure to express its joy and happiness. A parrot when domesticated and kept in a cage sings beautifully.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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(ii) The Cuckoo\u2019s voice. <\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Ans.<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

The Cuckoo has a melodious and sweet voice which has the power of attracting each and every individual. It said that the voice of Cuckoo represents the pathos of the heart. Pathos represents the sadness inside ones heart and it generally said that when a beloved experienced the separation of her loved one she finds resemblance of her sorrow in the sound of Cuckoo.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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Q.2. Write a latter to a friend describing how a koel thought black in appearance stand for the sweetness of the soul.<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Ans.<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Patna<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

20th July, 2010<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Dear Mukesh<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

How are you ? Hope this will find you in good spirit and health. I am writing this to you to express my feeling regarding the sweet bird \u2018 Koel\u2019 which is know as black Cuckoo in English. It is ture that a Cuckoo is misunderstood as a a crow in look with slight difference of colour but the voice of a crow and Cuckoo are just reverse of each other. The voice of a crow is harsh with unmelodious sound, the sound of koel is sweet, soothing and attractive. The sound of Cuckoo perhaps reflects her sweet heart. She has a soft heart which attracts.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Write to me about your view of the black bird.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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D. Word Study :<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

D.1. Dictionary Use :<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Look up a dictionary and write two meanings of the following words : the one in which it is used in the lesson and the other which is more common.<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

1. Kindling = To set on fire= To provoke [\u0909\u0924\u094d\u0924\u0947\u091c\u093f\u0924 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u093e ] <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

2. Spark = Fiery= Generating light<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

3. Strain = Note of songs = Exertion [\u0925\u0915\u093e\u0935\u091f ] <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

4. Flame = Blaze = To be in raze [ \u0915\u094d\u0930\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u0939\u094b\u0928\u093e ] <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

5. Cher = Burnt = Blackened.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

6. Wing = Feather of bird = side of a stage.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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D.2. What words do you use for thy, thou, thee, singest and art in modern English ?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Thy [Pronoun ]= your = \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u0930\u093e\u0964 Thou [ Pronoun ] = you = \u0924\u0941\u092e\u0964 Thee [ Adj.]= Thou = \u0924\u0941\u091d\u0915\u094b , \u0924\u0941\u091d\u0947\u0964 Art [verb] = Are = \u0939\u0948\u0964<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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D.3. Write the synonyms of the following words :<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Keep     <\/span>= To have Little = Small<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Speak   <\/span>= To express, to utter<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Conceal <\/span> = To hide<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Freedom = Liberty<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Sight     <\/span> = View<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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E. Activity :<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Do a project on five singing birds which are found in your locality.<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Ans.<\/span><\/b> <\/span>To be organized by the class teacher assigning work to each individual student.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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F. Translate Part I of Koel in Hindi or any other languages that you know.<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Ans.<\/span><\/b> <\/span>For Hindi translation of part I please see the Hindi summary given earlier after English gist of the poem.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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GLOSSARY AND NOTES<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Lighting (noun): \u0906\u0915\u093e\u0936\u0940\u092f \u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u0926\u0941\u0924 \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u0947\u091c \u0930\u094b\u0936\u0928\u0940\u0964<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Charred (verb): \u091c\u0932\u0915\u0930 \u0915\u094b\u092f\u0932\u093e \u092c\u0928 \u091c\u093e\u0928\u093e\u0964 <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Counceal (verb): \u091b\u093f\u092a\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0964 <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Strain (noun): \u0905\u0924\u093f \u0936\u094d\u0930\u092e \u0964 <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Shed (verb): \u092b\u0947\u0902\u0915\u0928\u093e \u0964 <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Thy (pronoun ): \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0964 <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Art (verb): are \u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0964 <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Thou (pronoun): \u0924\u0941\u092e \u0964 <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Singest (verb): \u0917\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0964<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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