The Song of Freedom
1.Look at the picture below. What do they suggest? Share your responses in groups or pairs.
Answer:The picture of British Officers punishing the people. They are beating
the people who fight for freedom.The other picture is joyout people are free.
They are enjoying full freedom.
2.Read the following poem. What is its theme?
What message does it convey? As you read and reread you will draw some meanings
from it. Try to share your thoughts and feelings with others in your group.
Answer:What is its there?
The poem is about the inspiration to fight for freedom. It is about spreading the message of peace and harmony. People should have universal concept. Live and Let others live. The pair and agony should disapear. The poem expresses the Indian glory, culture and heritage the people are the flowers of India and blooming all the way spreading our glorious tradition and culture across the globe.
3.Fill in the blanks with the words given in
brackets to make it more meaningful:
Answer:In this poem, the poet celebrates the freedom of our nation. It is
celebrated with songs and dance Indians fought for the freedom unitedly leaving
no chance to anyone. We are free from the tricks any trickster could play to
divide us.
(No chance, freedom, trickster, dance)
4.This poem celebrates India’s freedom from
the British rule:
a) Quote the lines that refer to freedom.
a) This is the hour of song and dance, for
blissful freedom.
b) What, according to the poet, is freedom?
b) It is our universal speech
c) How does he want to celebrate it?
c) He wants to blow the conch of victory and publish the truth to all. He wants
to celebrate with song and dance.
5.What does the poet mean by ‘the universal
speech’ and ‘experienced grace’?
Answer:People should unite and only speak about our freedom. We should all be
equal so that there is no chance for any animosity.
6.This poem is not just a description of free
India. It is also a description of a glorious India. Do you agree with the
statement? If so which are the undesirable elements that the poet desires to
free ourselves from?
Answer:The poem is certainly about glorious India. The poet wants to see caste
free India. We should put an end to subservience. We should go for equality. We
should be away from lie and deceit.
7.What difference do you see between ‘the
India’ visualised by the poet and the present one?
Answer:We notice a lot of changes. The ideals are thrown out there is unrest
and animosity. People have no peace of mind. In spite of this, we notice
something good going on in some book and corner of the country. We should be
upheld and practice the ideals of the great leaders.
8.What images or pictures can you visualise
when you read the following lines? You can draw or mime or dramatize the action
suggested in these lines.
a) This is the hour of song and dance.
a) picture of a dance.
b) We’ll blow the conch of victory.
b) We can go for mime
c) Now lie and deceit are dead.
c) We can dramatic it.
d) Honour to the ploughman and the workers.
.d) We can show this with Qu……….
9.Look at stanza two. Which words are
repeated? What effect does this repetition have on the reader?
Answer:The words ‘gone’ is repeated. It is used for emphasis.
10.Who is the author of the peom ‘The song of
freedom’?
Answer:C. Subramanya Bharathi is the author of the poem ‘The song of Freedom’.
He was a Tamil Poet, a great patriot and an idealist.
11.What does the poet say about the glutton
and rake?
Answer:There is no place for glutton and rake in Free India. It is a shame to
them.
II Choose the correct answer.
1.In this poem, the Poet celebrates the
_______ of our nation.
(a) festival
(b) game
(c) freedom
(d) culture
Answer:(c) freedom.
2.Poet says that we would blow:
(a) The conch of victory
(b) The trumpet
(c) The wind
(d) Flute
Answer:(a) The conch of victory.
III Give one word for the following:
1.The shell of a sea animal which produces a
sound when you blow into it.
Answer:Conch.
2.One who behaves in an immoral way, gambling,
drinking etc.
Answer:Rake.
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