The Wonderful Words
I About the author
*The wonderful words poem is written by Mary Deven port o Neilly was a dramatist,
* She was born on 3rd August 1879 at Republic of Ireland she was early 20th century author.
*Poetry the word organized from a Greek word meaning to make.
* This poem something that share her thoughts are secrets acting on stage on just telling jokes.
* Explore the sound of words in a poem feeling about words.
* Other poems are a moods extremity and an old water for women extra.
* Dream poem is a crooked slice of bread.
*She is researching and analyzing the poetry and was place of a fresh modernist poet
II Fill in the blanks:-
1. We were astonished to find the wall temple in good condition
2. Thanking is a good habit
3. Someone has taken my pen in my absence
4. The man came running requesting for help to move the old man to the hospital
5. I like being happy throughout my life
6. I feel nervous to climb the mountain
7. Apologizing to some is not an easy task
8. Helping the blind is also a charity
9.The meaning of shrivel is wrinkle ,dry up ,waste away
10.The meaning of groomed is brush ,clean up
11.The meaning of prison is jail
12.The meaning of Marvelous is wonderful or splendid
13.The meaning of spring is moved to and fro
14.Holding means carry
III Answer the following question:-
1. What does the poet as cause not to let die?
The poet ask us not to let our thoughts die and waste away by keeping our thoughts in our mind she ask us to express our thoughts in mind
2. English is a game to play how does the poet justify it?
English is a game to play because it is very easy just match the words to its relevant and brightest thoughts of our mind the poet justifies it that too match the words easy like a game
3. The poet speaks about matching words what should we match the words with?
Here the poet says that we should match the words with our thoughts
4. What has never been said it according to the poet?
Poet says that many of the loveliest things have never been said.
5. Words are the food and dress of thoughts they give it its body and swing what do you understand by these lines?
A:-Whatever the thoughts in our mind the words are necessary for our thoughts to come out so these words are like food and dress and it gives mainly the body and swing
6. What does everyone try to hear and see afresh?
A:- Everyone longs to hear fresh and beautiful thoughts of a man
7. Look at the words and phrases in the box and mine them.
Astonished, thanking someone, requesting for help, being happy, feel nervous, apologizing to someone, helping a blind person cross the road.
Answer: mime them – left for students efforts.
8.Suppose you have been to a strange place where people use a language which is different from yours/new to you.
How will you communicate with them in that situation? Discuss with your friends.
Answer: When we are in a strange place. Our body language comes to our help. We have to mime them and express what we feel or what we do, some situations require body gestures sometimes our actions reflect our inner strengths and our own personality. Sometimes we have to use signs and symbols with all these things we communicate.
9. The poet mentions ‘prison’ in line 16. What according to her is imprisoned?
According to her thought is imprisoned, that means a thought which is behind our sight can be freed or brought to our mind by the words only.
10. Which line/lines of the poem strike you the most? For example, in line one the poet says ‘Never let a thought shrivel and die’. This is a thought-provoking line. Can you think of some other line/lines which are highly thought provoking?
The lines in the poem which are highly thought-provoking are “Words are food and dress of thought. They give it its body and swing.”
11. A great Indian poet says, “Words alone are good.” can you relate the meaning of the statement with the theme of the poem you have studied?
“Words alone are good’” The meaning of this statement can be related to the theme of the poem. ‘The wonderful words”. The words alone can make our thoughts alive and charming. We can match the words to brightest thought in our head. So that they come out clear and true they come out clear and true with flying colour.
The words also feed for many loveliest things; words are the food and dress of thought. They make it alive and lovely. The words can free a thought from prison behind our eyes. They make our mind grasp them as splendid and wonderful surprise. In this way words alone are good to do these things.
12.Our philosophy advocates the ones-unanimity of Kay a (work), Wacha (words) and Manasa (thought). How far does this poem support this philosophy?
The poem “The Wonderful words”, we see how the words (Wacha) play an important role in making thought (Manasa) alive and brightful. If the thought is true to words, we can play (work) handsomely in our life. Words are the food and dress. This food makes the mind (thought) healthy and sound. The healthy thought or mind resides in sound body. That sound mind or thought makes the body render useful work to the society. Thus the poem somewhat supports thus philosophy of Kayo, Wacha, and Manasa.
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