The River Poem Book Back Answers & Glossary PDF For TNPSC G2

THE RIVER BY CAROLINE ANN BOWLES - 9TH ENGLISH POEM BOOK BACK ANSWER & GLOSSARY FOR GENERAL ENGLISH TNPSC GROUP 2 - 2A 2022 PRELIMINARY EXAM WITH MODEL QUESTIONS & SOLUTION PDF#Blog-82

Apr 08, 2022, By Careericons

In this article, we have complied with very important information on the "The River Poem Written by Caroline Ann Bowles" 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.

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

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Let us discuss & read the poem The River written by Caroline Ann Bowles (Which is also a peom in Unit - 4 of 9th standard of Tamil Nadu Samacheer Books) in detail with all examples of model questions asked in the previous TNPSC examinations.

"The River" - Caroline Ann Bowles

Glossary of poem - The River

foliage (n) : a cluster of leaves, flowers and branches

glancing (adj) : touching or hitting something lightly from the side, without causing much damage

swelling (adj) : becoming greater in intensity or volume

rose-banks (n) : riverbanks where roses (flowers) appear along

impetuous (adj) : acting quickly and without thought or care

tending (adj) : going in a particular way

headlong (adv) : with the head first and the rest of the body following

hath (v) : in the past, the third person singular form of the word ‘have’.

eternity (n) : life continuing without end after death

Bookback Answers For The River - 9^th Poem

Warm Up:

1. Have you ever been to a river?

Answer:
Yes, I have been to a river.

2. Describe the beauty of the river you have seen?

Answer:
The river I have seen is shallow and the water is clear. It is a natural stream of water meandering. It looks beautiful.

3. Do you think rivers have life like human beings?

Answer:
Yes, I think rivers have life like human beings.

B. Read the following lines and answer the questions given below

1. O’re the yellow pebbles dancing,
Through the flowers and foliage glancing.

(а). How does the river flow?

Answer:
The river flows glancing through the flowers and foliage.

(b). What is meant by ‘foliage’?

Answer:

Foliage is a cluster of leaves, flowers and branches.

2. River, river! Swelling river!
On you rush through rough and smooth;

(a). Why does the poet mention the river to be swelling?

Answer:
There is a lot of water flowing heavily in the river. So the poet mentions the river to be swelling.

(b). What are the surfaces the river flows through?

Answer:
The surfaces the river flows through are the rough rocks and smooth places like rose banks where the roses grow.

3. Over rocks, by rose-banks, sweeping Like impetuous youth.

(a). Where does the rose grow?

Answer:
The rose grows on the rose banks.

(b). Which stage of man is compared here?

Answer:
The period of youth is compared here.

4. Broad and deep, and still as time;
Seeming still, yet still in motion,

(a). What is broad and deep?

Answer:
The river is broad and deep.

(b). Is time still?

Answer:
No, the time is not still, yet it seems to be still.

5. Tending onward to the ocean,
Just like a mortal prime.

(a) Where is the river flowing to?

Answer:
The river is flowing to the ocean.

(b). What does the poet mean by ‘ mortal Prime’?

Answer:
By the term ‘Mortal prime’, the poet means the man is in the best age of his life.

C. Read the following lines and answer the questions

1. Bright you sparkle on your way;
O'er the yellow pebbles dancing,
Through the flowers and foliage glancing,
Like a child at play.

Pick out the rhyming words.

Answer:
The rhyming words are: Way, play; dancing, glancing.

2. Mention the rhyme scheme of the poem.

The rhyme scheme of the poem is a b c c b.

River, river, little river! - a
Bright you sparkle on your way; - b
O'er the yellow pebbles dancing, - c
Through the flowers and foliage glancing, - c
Like a child at play. - b

River, river! swelling river! - a
On you rush through rough and smooth; - b
Louder, faster, brawling, leaping, - c
Over rocks, by rose-banks, sweeping - c
Like impetuous youth. - b

River, river! Brimming river! - a
Broad and deep, and still as time; - b
Seeming still, yet still in motion, - c
Tending onward to the ocean, - c
Just like mortal prime. - b

River, river! Headlong river! - a
Down you dash into the sea, - b
Sea that line hath never sounded, - c
Sea that sail hath never rounded, - c
Like eternity. - b

3. Through the flowers and foliage glancing,
Like a child at play.
Mention the figure of speech used in the above lines. Give various other examples from the poem.

Answer:
Alliteration is the figure of speech used in the above line.

Various other examples from the poem are:-

1. On you rush through rough and smooth
2. Over rocks, by rose-banks
3. Seeming still, yet still in motion
4. Tending onward to the ocean
5. Down you dash into the sea
6. Sea that line hath never sounded
7. Sea that sail hath never rounded

4. Seeming still, yet still in motion

(a) Pick out the words in alliteration from the above line.

Answer:
Seeming still

(b) Identify other examples from the poem for alliteraion.

Answer:
Other examples from the poem are:-

1. On you rush through rough and smooth
2. Over rocks, by rose-banks
3. Seeming still, yet still in motion
4. Tending onward to the ocean
5. Down you dash into the sea
6. Sea that line hath never sounded
7. Sea that sail hath never rounded

5. Pick out the examples for epithet from the poem.

Answer:
Little river!
Swelling river!
Brimming river!
Headlong river!

6. Pick out the examples for imagery from the poem.

Answer:
Yellow pebbles
dancing Brawling, leaping
dash into the sea

D. Answer the following in a paragraph of about 120-150 words.

1. How does the poet bring about the comparison of life with the river? Explain it with reference to the poem.

Answer:
Title: The River
Poet: Caroline Ann Bowles (1786 -1854)
Theme: The journey of life to eternity.

In the poem “The River”, the poet Caroline Ann Bowles compares river with various stages in a person’s life. The river sparkles brightly. It dances over the yellow pebbles. It glances through the flowers and foliage. The river swells and rushes through rough and smooth places.’ It also brawls and leaps. It goes by rough rocks and rose – banks. The river is like a reckless youth. The river is full, wide, and deep. It is motionless like time.

Though it seems to be still, moves towards the ocean. It is like a man in his prime. The river moves down quickly into .1 *. -ea. The sea is very deep down quickly into the sea. The sea is very deep and its depth lias never been measured by a line. None has gone by ship completely around the sea which is like an eternity.
“It the earth is the mother, the rivers are her veins”

2. Describe how the poem clearly describes the features, functions, and destructive power of the river.

Answer:
The River is little. It is sprightly and it sparkles on its way. It dances over the yellow pebbles and plays hide and seek through the flowers and foliage. This poem describes the beauty of a river, in all its glory.

The river swells and rushes through rough and smooth paths. It moves with speed and fights and jumps over rocks and rose banks as they sweep across like the reckless youth. When the river brims, it appears broad and deep yet still as time. It seems to be still but it is always in motion. The final stage is the headlong river that dashes into the sea. Thus, the flow of the river shows the journey of life to eternity.

The different stages of life are brought in through the various imageries used in the poem. As the human life passes through childhood, youth, old age and eternity, likewise the river also undergoes changes in its own way. At first it is gentle, sparkling and dancing, moves faster, fights and leaps showing the destructive power of the river. However it gets subdued, becomes still and merges with the sea.

E. Based on your understanding of the poem, complete the summary of the poem by choosing the words/phrases given below.

In the poem ‘The River’, the poet compares the flow of the river with different (1) ……………………… The first stanza explains how the sparkling river goes dancing over (2) …………………… and glancing through the flowers and leaves. These acts of the river is compared to a curious and innocent (3) …………………. at play. The second stanza compares the river to a (4) ……………………. who goes through rough and smooth patches of life. Like a youth, here the river becomes louder, faster, and (5) ……………………. everything all along the way. In the third stanza, the river becomes like a hard-working man who is at the (6) …………………… of life. Here the deep and broad river seems (7) ………………… but it keeps moving towards the sea like a matured man who silently marches towards the goal. In the last stanza, the long (8) ……………………. of the river reaches the endless sea like a human life attains eternity.

Answers:

1. stages of human life
2. the yellow pebbles
3. child
4. reckless youth
5. sweeping
6. prime phase
7. motionless
8. journey

The importance of reading this poem "The River" written by "Caroline Ann Bowles" 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 10.

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

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

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