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12th Standard - XII Std. - English - Unit 1 to 4 - Poem Appreciation Answers- Important Questions - Previously Asked Questions in Government Question Paper

Previously Asked Appreciation Questions - Standard XII

Poem-1  The Castle 

1.  Why did the they feel  helpless?

2. Why  couldn’t they do  anything? 

3. How did the soldiers spend the summer days?

4. Who was their enemy?

5. How safe was the castle?

6. What was the firm belief of the soldiers?

7. Who had let the enemies in?

8. What happened to the castle?


Poem - 2   Our Casuarina Tree

1. Who is the giant here?

2. Why is the scarf colourful?

3. What is the python compared to?

4. What is a baboon?

5. How does the baboon sit?

6. How does the tree survive the tight hold of the creeper?

7. What does the poet compare the murmur to?

8. What does the expression 'fain' convey?

9. How do the lilies cover the water surface?

10. What does the garden overflow with?

11. Where did the bird and bee gather?



Poem - 3    All the World’s a Stage

1. How does the boy go to school?

2. Explain ‘bubble reputation’.
3. What are the distinguishing features of this stage?
4. What is the world compared to?
5. Who is sudden and quick to quarrel?

6. Who are the players?

7. What do the words "exits" and 'entrances' mean?

8. Which stage is the second childness?

9. What is the satchel?

10. Who walks like a snail?

11. What is the soldier ready to do?

12. What are the characteristics of school boy stage?

13. What does 'pard' mean?

14. Give the meaning of the word "sans"


Poem - 4   Ulysses

1. What  was Ulysses’ purpose in life?
2. How long would his venture last?
3. What is the meaning of "Hyades"?
4. What is referred to happy isles?
5. Who can be seen in the happy isles?
6. What do you mean by 'eternal silence'?
7. What does Ulysses entrust to his son?
8. Bring out the significance of 'sceptre'
9. What is the experience of Ulysses compared to?
10. What does Ulysses do?
11. Does he enjoy what he was doing?
12. Who is Telemachus?
13. What do 'thunder' and 'sunshine' refer to?
14. Who have heroic hearts?
15. Who does Ulysses entrust his kingdom to?
16. Who followed knowledge like a sinking star?













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