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2.4 Upon Westminster Bridge- Appreciation

 2.4 Upon Westminster Bridge  - William Wordsworth   1. About the poem, poet, and title : 'Upon Westminster Bridge' is written by the great nature poet William Wordsworth.(1770-1850). He is a leading English Nature poet.  Westminster Bridge is located in London city over the River Thames. The poet is standing on the Westminster Bridge at dawn time (early in the morning) and looking at the beautiful scenery of the London city in the early morning.  2. The theme : This poem has a nature theme. It is about the early morning scenery of London city, the poet is looking from the Westminster Bridge. The poet feels enthralled by seeing such morning beauty of London city. The scenery shows even if the industrial revolution, still London city looks so beautiful by the surroundings in smokeless air early in the morning. 3. Language and poetic devices : The language of the poem is very simple and lucid. It has only two stanzas, the first stanza consists of eight lines and t...

2. 5 Nose versus Eyes- Activity no.1

2. 5 Nose versus Eyes - William Cowper A.1. State wheather the following statements are true or false. 1. Nose can use spectacles. Ans-False 2. The Ear was appointed as a judge. Ans- True 3. The tongue was the lawyer.  Ans- True 4. The contest arose between nose and eyes.  Ans- True. A.2. Give reason for the dispute between the nose and eyes. Ans-The dispute began when the Nose and Eyes each claimed that the spectacles worn  belonged to them,  not the other. A.3. Justify arguments of the tongue in the  extract.  Ans- I can support my answer with the help of the following suitable arguments -  i. The bridge of the nose has always been the place where the spectacles are placed. ii. The saddle like connection between the two glasses or lenses is made exactly measure to fit the bridge of the nose. A. 4 Pick out the examples of inversion .  Between Nose and Eyes a strange contest arose In behalf of the Nose it will quickly appear A.5. Write down t...