Long Test July 11th English
M R Citi Sr Sec Public School, Balachaur July 26-27 Subject English Grade XI Mm 25 Syllabus: Ch- The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse Ch- Discovering Tut poem- A Photograph Grammar Set A Set B Section A: Literature Extracts (8 Marks) Q1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: (1 × 4 = 4 Marks) The sea holiday Was her past, mine is her laughter. Both wry With the labored ease of loss. Now she’s been dead nearly as many years As that girl lived. And of this circumstance There is nothing to say at all. Its silence silences. (i) Explain the paradox in the phrase "labored ease of loss." How do these two contradictory words capture the essence of grief? (ii) What exactly is the "circumstance" the poet refers to, and why does it render her completely speechless? (iii) Contrast the nature of the two "pasts" mentioned in the extract. (iv) Identify the poetic device in "Its silence silences" and describe the line. Q...