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Class 11 English Elective (POETRY)
1. THE PEACOCK - Sujata Bhatt
MAIN POINTS
☞ The Peacock is a poem written by
Sujata Bhatt
☞ The poem is taken from the poet's
collection of poems, Brunizem.
☞ A beautiful image of the peacock has
been portrayed in the poem.
☞ A sharp loud call is heard by the
poet from somewhere.
☞ Then she tries to find out from where
the sound is coming, she sees a flash of turquoise.
☞ The slender neck arched descends from
the pipal tree
☞ Only a glimpse of the bird is seen.
☞ The poet was told to sit in the
veranda and read one of her favourite books.
☞ When the poet reads her favourite
book with full concentration, a blue shadow of the peacock fell over her which
disturbed her.
☞ Coming of the peacock is indicated by
the blue shadow, change of the direction of the wind, humming of the bees
stopped and the cat is awakened.
☞ At this time if one looks up can see
the peacock gathering his tail.
☞ When the peacock shuts his eyes, his
violet fringes with golden amber can be seen.
☞ The tail of the bird keeps on blinking
as eyes have to be opened.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. The poem 'The Peacock' is written by-
a.
Philip Larkin
b.
William Shakespeare
c. Sujata Bhatt
d.
John Keats
2. The Peacock is a poem taken from-
a. Brunizem
b.
Monkey Shadows
c.
The Stinking Horse
d.
None of these
3. Which bird is referred to in the poem?
a.
Parrot
b. Peacock
c.
Sparrow
d.
None of these
4. Which bird is the national bird of India?
a.
Pigeon
b.
Nightingale
c.
Sparrow
d. Peacock
5. What indicates the presence of the peacock nearby?
a.
Loud sharp call
b.
A flash of turquoise
c.
Blue shadow
d. All of these
6. Where does 'his loud Sharp call' seem to come from?
a.
His loud Sharp call seems to come from Everywhere.
b.
His loud Sharp call seems to come from Nowhere.
c. His loud Sharp call seems to come from the peepal tree.
d.
His loud sharp call seems to come from the house.
7. Where is the bird?
a.
The bird is in the house.
b. The bird is in the pipal tree
c.
The bird is under the tree.
d.
The bird is in the mango tree.
8. Who was told to read a book?
a.
Reader
b. The poet
c.
The peacock
d.
No one
9. What indicates the arrival of the bird peacock?
a.
The wind changes direction
b.
The steady hum of bees stops
c. Both a and b
d.
None of these
10. The cat will awaken and stretch at the-
a. Arrival of the Peacock
b.
Departure of the peacock
c.
Dancing of the peacock
d.
Gathering of his tail
11. The peacock gathers his tail to-
a.
Dance
b.
Jump
c.
Sit
d. Turn away
12. The poet describes the beauty of the bird which symbolically
refers to-
a.
France
b. India
c.
China
d.
Pakistan
13. Which of the following poems is composed by Sujata Bhatt?
a.
Coming
b.
Mother Tongue
c.
Hawk Roosting
d. The Peacock
VERY SHORT QUESTIONS
1. From which book, the poem, The Peacock has been taken?
Ans.
The poem, The Peacock has been taken from the collection of poems, Brunizem.
2. Who is the poet of the poem, The Peacock?
Ans.
Sujata Bhatt
3. Who gives a loud sharp call?
Ans.
The peacock gives a loud sharp call.
4. Where does the peacock descend from?
Ans.
The peacock descends from the pipal tree.
5. Who is asked to sit in the veranda?
Ans.
The poet is asked to sit in the veranda.
6. What is the poet said to do while sitting in the veranda?
Ans.
The poet is told to sit in the veranda and read one of her favourite books.
7. What happened when poet started to read?
Ans.
When the poet started to read the book a blue shadow of the peacock fell over
her.
8. Who will awaken and stretch?
Ans.
The cat will awaken and stretch.
9. Why will the cat awaken and stretch?
Ans.
The cat will awaken and stretch as the cat was sleeping and was disturbed with
arrival of the peacock.
10. What is the central idea of the poem?
Ans.
The central idea of the poem revolves around the national bird of India.
SHORT QUESTIONS
1. How was the call and from where?
Ans.
The call was of the peacock and was sharp and very loud. It came from nowhere
as nobody knew from where the call was.
2. What was the instruction to the poet?
Ans.
The poet was instructed to sit in the veranda and read one of her favourite
books with great concentration.
3. Who changes the direction and why?
Ans.
The wind changes its direction with arrival of the peacock. As the peacock
comes in the vicinity he opens his gracious and large feathers which makes wind
change the direction.
4. Who were disturbed at the arrival of the peacock?
Ans.
First, the poet herself is disturbed then the bees, they stop humming. The cat
was sleeping but it is awaken by flapping of feathers and stretches its body.
5. Why did the poet say 'the tail has to blink'?
Ans.
The poet said that 'the tail has to blink' because the patterns present on the
feathers of the peacock resemble like eyes which do not close or blink.
Therefore, the tail had to blink for the eyes to be blinked or closed.
LONG QUESTIONS
1. Comment on the lines that make you visualise the colourful
image of the peacock.
Ans.
The lines that make me visualise the colourful image of the peacock are-
A
flash of turquoise
Slender
neck
Blue
shadow
2. What are the cues that signal the presence of the peacock in
the vicinity?
Ans.
The loud sharp call, a flash of turquiose, glimpse of the end of the tail, a
blue shadow, the change in the direction of wind, stopping of the hum of the
bees, the stretch of the cat are some of the cues from the poem which signal
the presence of the peacock in the vicinity.
3. How does the connection drawn between the tail and the eyes
add to the descriptive detail of the poem?
Ans.
The poet has described gracefulness of the peacock very beautifully. The tail
of the peacock contains spectacular beauty because of its feathers. The
patterns present in the feathers look like eyes which do not close or blink.
When the peacock gathers its feathers gives an illusion of numerous eyes
blinking at one time.
4. How does the poem capture the elusive nature of the peacock?
Ans.
From the first line of the poem the poet has captured the elusive nature of the
peacock. Loud sharp call can be heard but from where is not known. Only flash
of the turquiose, slender neck and glimpse of the end of the tail is seen.
Moreover the peacock turning away, gathering his feathers dark glowing can be
seen.
5. The peacock is a colourful bird. How does the poem capture
the various colours that its plumage displays?
Ans. The peacock is a colourful bird. And the poet has beautifully portrayed the various colours of its plumage by the expressions like- turquoise (bluish- green colour), blue shadow, dark glowing eyes, violet fringed with golden amber.
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