The House On Elm Street Poem Book Back Answers, Glossary PDF

THE HOUSE ON ELM STREET BY NADIA BUSH - 10TH ENGLISH POEM BOOK BACK ANSWER FOR GENERAL ENGLISH TNPSC GROUP 2 - 2A 2022 PRELIMINARY EXAM WITH MODEL MCQ PDF#Blog-69

Apr 02, 2022, By Careericons

In this article, we have complied with very important information on the "The House on Elm Street Poem Written by Nadia Bush" for the current TNPSC Group 2, 2A 2022 Preliminary Examination. Get complete study material for all General English syllabus wise with subject topics which help to clear this preliminary exam 2022.

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1. Detailed answers all book back questions for poem - The House on Elm Street,
2. Glossary of the poem - The House on Elm Street, &
3. Where to study information for all other poems.

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Let us discuss & read the poem The House on Elm Street written by Nadia Bush (Which is also a peom in Unit - 7 of 10th standard of Tamil Nadu Samacheer Books) in detail with all examples of model questions asked in the previous TNPSC examinations.

"The House on Elm Street - Nadia Bush"

Bookback Answers For The House on Elm Street - 10^th Poem

A. Read the given lines and answer the questions given below.

1. It sat alone.
What happened there is still today unknown.
It is a very mysterious place,
And inside you can tell it has a ton of space,
But at the same time, it is bare to the bone.

(a) What does 'It' refer to?
(b) Pick out the line that indicates the size of the house?

Answer:
(a) 'It' refers to the mysterious house
(b) It has a ton of space

2. I drive past the house almost every day.
The house seems to be a bit brighter.
On this warm summer day in May.
It plays with your mind.
(a) To whom does 'I' refer to?
(b) Pick out the alliterated words in the 2nd line.

Answer:
(a) 'I' refers to the poetess, Nadia Bush.
(b) The alliterated words in the second line are a bit brighter.

3. It never grows leaves,
Not in the winter, spring, summer or fall.
It just sits there never getting small or ever-growing tall
(a) What does 'it' refer to?
(b) In what way the tree is a mystery?

Answer:
(a) The tree is a mystery because no leaves grow in it during any one of the seasons. It neither grows tall nor does it become short.
(b) Winter, spring, summer, and fall.

4. Rumors are constantly being made,
And each day the house just begins to fade.
What happened inside that house?
(a) Does the house remain the same every day?
(b) How does the poet consider the house to be a mystery?

Answer:
(a) No the house doesn't remain the same as it has started to fade away.
(b) There are many rumours about the house and hence the poetess considers the house to be a mystery.

5. What happened inside that house?
I really don't know I guess it will always be a mystery
(a) Does the poet know what happened in the house?
(b) What is the mystery about the house?

Answer:
(a) No, the poet does not know what happened in the house.
(b) No one knows about the house in detail. So it is a mystery.

B. Answer the following in a paragraph.

1. Where is the house located? Why is it a mysterious place?

Answer:

Introduction: The poem "The house on Elm Street" is written by Nadia Bush. She decided to write about a house that no one knows because she was told to write a "dark" poem.

House on Elm Street: The house is located on Elm Street. The poetess Nadia Bush pictures a photographic view of the mysterious house. It stood all alone with a ton of space but bare to the bone.

Mystery of the house: During nights lights flicker on and off. The house looks brighter in the hot summer. The brightness of the house begins to fade every day. The house remains a mystery always. It tempts the poetess. But, she doesn't go inside due to fear.

Mysterious tree: Beside the house, there is a tree without leaves. The tree neither grows tall nor gets smaller. The poetess is astonished at the sight.

Conclusion: She doesn't understand the happenings inside the house. So the poet assumes that the house on Elm Street is a mystery. Here the poetess metaphorically tells us that our life in this world is a mystery. We can't go deep inside to know the purpose of the mystery behind our life.

2. How is the mystery depicted in the poem?

Answer:

Nadia Bush the poetess talks about a house that stood alone in an isolated place on Elm Street. No one knows what happens inside that house and it is very mysterious. Even by looking from outside, one can easily say that it has a vast space but at the same time it is bare to the bone meaning there is no one living inside the mysterious house or no basic necessities inside the house on Elm Street. Generally, at night, the house looks like it is alive with people in it. Lights are switched on and off.

It gives a feel that someone is inside the house. When Nadia sees such a situation, she is tempted to go inside the house to just take a look and see what is actually happening inside the house. However, Nadia, the poetess is frightened and never dares to do so. Every day the poetess drives past the house. The house seems to look a bit brighter. The very thought of this mysterious house plays with your mind since it is just one house of this kind in the area around.

Next to the house, is also a tree with no leaves the entire year. It doesn't grow tall nor does it shrink in size. The tree too is mysterious like the house since it has no leaves in any of the seasons to make one wonder how a tree could survive without any leaves or without any growth. Every day, the house also begins to fade making it all the more mysterious. ' The best secrets are the most twisted. '

C. Read the poem and write the rhyming words and rhyme scheme for the given stanzas

Answers : (to be filled in the blanks)

1. unknown

2. bone

3. face

4. day

5. kind

6. be

7. fall

D. Identify the poetic lines where the following figures of speech are employed and complete the tabular column.

The importance of reading this poem "The House on Elm Street" written by "Nadia Bush" is clearly described in the revised new syllabus as shown below,

1. This poem comes under the "Part-B" of the General English New Revised Syllabus.
2. It's also noticed separately in the "List of Poems". Where it consists of 25 poems & this poem is listed as number 6.

General English Syllabus-Wise Study Materials which includes, Part - B (Poetry)

1. Figures of Speech for The House on Elm Street (Alliteration – Simile – Metaphor – Personification – Onomatopoeia – Anaphora – Rhyme Scheme – Rhyming Words – Repetition, etc.)
2. Poetry Appreciation for The House on Elm Street
3. Important Lines for The House on Elm Street poem

Source: Official TNPSC Group 2 2A - Syllabus & Notification 2022.

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