2.3 The Inchcape Rock -Activity No. 1

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 2.3 The Inchcape Rock 

Activity No. 1.  (Marks -10)

Read the extract and complete the activities given below:

No stir......And blest the Abbot of Aberbrothock.

A.1 web-

 Complete the web giving the expression of 'calmness of the Sea'

Ans-

No stir in air

No stir in sea

Ship was still

No motion was in the ship

Keel was ready

A.2. Give reason

Abbot of Aberbrothock was called worthy.

Ans-Abbot of Aberbrothock wax called worthy because he is kind, helpful and benevolent. Due he had placed the bell that the signal of presence of the inchcape rock under the water. The bell helps the sailors to keep their ship away from rock. The bell saved their life as well as ship.

A.3. Personal response

List the risk of journey by sea.

Ans-encounter with sea animals.

Bad weather

Sinking of shape due to collision with Rock.

Attack of pirates.

A.4. Poetic Device

Write two  examples of figure of speech 'repetition' from the extract

Ans- Repetition - The same word is repeated in the same line for poetic effect. 

Examples -

1. So little they rose, so little they fell.

Ans- In the above line, the words ' little' & 'they' are repeated for poetic effect. 

2. No stir in air, no stir in sea

Ans- In the above line, the words ' No', ' in' & 'Stir' are repeated for poetic effect. 

A.5. Poetic Creativity

Add your two poetic lines to rhyme with the first two lines

So little they rose, so little they fell,

They did not move the inchcape Bell

Ans-

It was the thing they wanted to tell

To avoid making the deadly hell.

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