बिहार बोर्ड कक्षा 12वी - English - Poetry - Chapter 2: Song of Myself के NCERT Solution
Question 1.
How will you express your feeling when you feel delighted?
Answer:
I laugh and sing.
Question 2.
Which type of song do you like to sing?
Answer:
I like to sing a song that appeals to my heart.
Bihar Board Class 12 English Book Very Short Type Questions and Answer
B. 1. 1. Read the following sentences and write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements
(a) The poet enjoys himself and sings for the self.
(b) The speaker is different from others.
(c) The poet discards nature’s beauty.
(d) Every atom of blood is the same in all human beings.
(e) The poet is associated with a particular school of thought.
(f) The poet has overcome his greed.
Answer:
(a) T, (b) T, (c) F, (d) T, (e) T, (f) T.
B. 1.2. Answer the following questions briefly
Question 1.
Who is the speaker in this poem?
Answer:
Walt Whitman is the speaker of this poem.
Question 2.
How old is he?
Answer:
He is thirty-seven years old.
Question 3.
Why does the speaker use ‘you’ twice?
Answer.
The speaker uses ‘you’ twice to press on a similarity of blood in all human beings.
Question 4.
What is meant by ‘Nature without check with original energy’?
Answer:
Harbour and Hazard are meant by Nature without check with original energy.
Question 5.
What is the theme of the poem?
Answer:
The theme of the poem is a reflection of individualistic thought. It gives the message of the oneness of human beings.
Question 6.
How does the speaker establish a relation between ‘me’ and ‘you’?
Answer:
The speaker establishes the relation between ‘me’ and ‘you’. He says that our parents are the same and our blood is similar.
Question 7.
What does he observe in summer?
Answer:
He observes a spear of grass.
Question 8.
What has formed the speaker’s blood?
Answer:
The soil, the air and the birthplace formed the speaker’s blood.
Question 9.
What does he hope to do?
Answer:
He hopes to do the work which he wants to continue till death.
Question 10.
What does he want to do with creeds?
Answer:
He wants to know the system of thoughts with creeds in abeyance.
Question 11.
What does he want to speak about?
Answer:
He wants to speak at every hazard.
C. l. Bihar Board Class 12 English Book Long Answer Question
Question 1.
Give a summary of the poem.
Answer:
See summary.
Question 2.
What similarities does the poet draw between two human beings?
Answer:
The poet’Walt Whitman’ tells something about the similarities between two human beings. The poet wants to say that human beings are the same in many ways as they bom in similar ways. Their blood is the same. Everything is the same in all human beings.
Question 3.
Explain the line ‘Hoping to cease not till death’.
Answer:
The line ‘Hoping to cease not till death’ means the poet Walt Whitman does not want to die. He knows that there are people who quarrelled for religions. He hopes to change the situation through his efforts. There are high thoughts about religious belief in his mind. So, he has expressed such view in the line “hoping to cease not till death”.
Question 4.
Comment on the subjectivism (Personal feeling) in the poem?
Answer:
The poem “Song of Myself’ is composed by the poet Walt Whitman. He tells about himself in this poem. He never thinks anything wrong about religious beliefs and system of thought. He becomes very sad when he sees a human being quarrelling with another human being only for religion. But there is nothing to quarrel in these things. He feels like a spear which gives pain in human beings. Also, it gives him pain when he listens about quarrelling people in the same way for religion.
Question 5.
Why does the poet not want to bother himself with “Creeds and Schools”
Answer:
The poet does not want to bother himself with “Creeds and schools” because he thinks about religious tolerance. His mind is quite free from this problem. He knows that there are different religious beliefs and system of thoughts in the world. Still, he does not bother himself with it. He knows that everyone is the same in all condition. Take birth’ from different parents have no difference among them and they are similar in all respects. Their blood is the same.
Question 6.
What does the poet mean by ‘Nature without check with original energy’?
Answer:
The poet means to say, “nature without check with original energy”, that he believes in good and bad aspects of life and he favours to tell about every danger or fear, which he hopes to acquire through nature without check unrestricted nature and original energy.
Write a short essay in about 150 words on the following
(a) Religion does not teach hatred.
Answer:
Every individual when bom, does not belong to any religion, but immediately after birth a particular religion recognise him. It is a matter of Relief and faith of people belonging to a different religion. A person tends to love and respect his religion. He becomes very possessive about his religion. If people belonging to other religion tries to hurt his sentiments by talking ill of his religion and tries to damage or bring destruction the person gets shattered. He is ready to fight for his religion as he feels that his existence is in danger. He tries to protect his religion from his enemies. But this is something which should be avoided.
As every individual is bom with religion, one should try to have respect for other religions. All religions must be respected equally. It should be respected by all. All religion teaches you to love your family, your country and the people. Religion will never teach you to kill people of a different religion. We should regard every human being as our own brother. People who fight with others in the name of his religion are not followers of their religion. He tries to misinterpret the Teachings of religion. If we want others to respect our religion we should also learn to respect other’s religion.
(b) Life is a grand battle.
Answer:
Life is a great challenge. A person with a bold mind and strong body is ready to accept it. He is not being fearful. Life is made up of different problems. It is always and rightly said that life is not a bed of roses. This is very much true. Human beings are all the time putting up great strength to overcome these problems. Right from the time, we are bom we are snuggling for survival. Life is a grand battle, this does not mean that the universe is a battlefield and we are the soldiers. Battle-field means it is made up of difficult situation which needs to be handled carefully. We should be like soldiers who are ready to act for any adverse situation and save ourselves. We should not be scared of facing the challenges. A person who faces the challenge with a strong will is never shattered out always move ahead in life. These kinds of people become strong mentally, physically and emotionally. So folks life is a grand battle—face it, win it, rejoice it and try to bring happiness for yourself and your people.
