The Wonderful Words (Poem) NCERT Solution

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 WORKING WITH THE POEM

1. With your partner, complete the following sentences in your own words using the ideas in the poem.

(i) Do not let a thought shrivel and die because _________
(ii) English is a __________ with words that everyone can play.
(iii) One has to match _________
(iv) Words are the ____________ of thought.
Answer:
(i) Do not let a thought shrivel and die because we are short of a way to express it.
(ii) English is a wonderful game with words that everyone can play.
(iii) One has to match the words to the thoughts in our head.
(iv) Words are the food and dress of thought.

2. In groups of four discuss the following lines and their meanings.
   (i) All that you do is match the words
       To the brightest thoughts in your head
Answer:
We need peoper words to express ourselves to preserve our thoughts. For want of right expression, many of our bright thoughts die.

  (ii) For many of the loveliest things
       Have never yet been said 
Answer:
Human mind is treasure house of brilliant thoughts. It is not as yet run out of new ideas. We need to develop a way to express them all.

(iii) And everyone's longing today to hear
      Some fresh and beautiful thing
Answer:
There is no storage of ideas and no shortage of willing listeners. people always welcome fresh, original ideas and beautiful ideas. They hunger for a beautiful poem or a new plan.

(iv) But only words can free a thought
      From its prison behind your eyes.
Answer:
Our thoughts are shut up in the mind like prisoners. Only through words can we liberate them, let them see the light of day, make them public.

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