Meeting Poets - Class 8th

 

Meeting Poets

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Glossary

Judging – निर्णय करना / आँकलन करना
Appearance – रूप-रंग / दिखावट
Mislead – गुमराह करना / भ्रमित करना
Shabby – मैला-कुचैला
Assess – मूल्यांकन करना / आँकलन करना
Disconcerted – घबराया हुआ / असमंजस में
Suspicion – संदेह / शक
Wig – नकली बाल / विग
Wasp – भुनगा (डंक मारने वाला कीट); Here कड़वाहट / तीखापन
Air – हवा; Here ढंग / व्यवहार / अंदाज़
Dankness – नम और ठंडापन; Here अप्रियता
Speckled – चितकबरा / धब्बेदार
Shells – खोल / सीपी
Distant – दूर / दूरस्थ

Remarkable – उल्लेखनीय / अद्भुत / ध्यान देने योग्य
Literature – साहित्य

Questions

1. Why is the poet confused when she meets poets?

Ans: The poet becomes confused when she meets poets because she tends to judge them by how they look and the way they live. A poet who appears untidy or acts in an odd manner can still produce remarkable pieces of literature. To truly understand a poet, we must read and appreciate his poetry.

2. What is the best way to know poets?

Ans: The best way to know the poets is to read their poems.

3. What does the poet compare the poets with?

Ans: The poet compares the poets with cool speckled shells in which one can hear the sound of a sad but distant sea.

4. Explain the phrase - 'wasp in the voice.'

Ans: Here ‘wasp in the voice’ means bitterness in the speech.

Language Work

Denotative:
The denotative meaning of a word is its basic, dictionary meaning — the exact meaning you find in a dictionary.

Example:
Book: a written or printed work with pages bound together.

Connotative:
The connotative meaning is the feeling, idea, or emotion that a word makes you think of, beyond its dictionary meaning.

Example:
Book: knowledge, learning, imagination, stories, education

Write the connotative meaning as well as the denotative meaning of the following words from the poem:
Ans:

1. Colour
Denotative (appearance): रंग / रूप-रंग
Connotative (disorderliness, shabbiness): बेढंगी अवस्था / जीर्ण-शीर्ण अवस्था

2. Suspicion
Denotative (doubt): संदेह / शक
Connotative (hint): इशारा / आभास

3. Dankness
Denotative (dampness): नमी / सीलन
Connotative (unpleasantness): अप्रियता / असहजता

4. Cool
Denotative (fairly cold): ठंडा / हल्का ठंडा
Connotative (calm): शांत / संयमित

5. Speckled
Denotative (marked with spots): धब्बेदार / चितकबरा
Connotative (stained): दाग़दार / कलंकित

6. Distant
Denotative (far away): दूर / दूरस्थ
Connotative (unexpected or unknown): अनजाना / अप्रत्याशित