English :- Poem-4 The Inchcape Rock.(Notebook work)

Q.1 Characters

1.Sir Ralph

2.Abbot Aberbrothok

 

Q.2 Word Galaxy

1.keel- timber or steel structure on which the framework of the ship is built.

2.Abbot-head monk in a monastery

3.buoy-anchored float used to warn of nearby hazards in the water.

4.surge- the rise of the sea waves

5.mirth-gladness accompanied with laughter

6.scoured-moved quickly and searched a place thoroughly to find something

7.knell-the sound of a bell which is rung solemnly for a death or funeral

8.dreadful-unpleasant

 

Q.3 Make Sentences (H.W)

1.perilous- dangerous

2.gurgling- to make a sound like water flowing quickly through a narrow space.

3.scoured-

4.plundered-

5.gale-

 

Q.4 Extract

1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.

He felt the cheering power of spring;

It made him whistle, it made him sing:

His heart was mirthful to excess,

But the Rover’s mirth was wickedness.

a) Who was the Rover?

Sir Ralph the Rover was a notorious sea pirate who had gone on an adventure to scour the seas and plunder ships for treasures.

b) What did the Rover see? What did he ask his sailors to do?

The Rover saw the bell on the Inchcape Rock.

He asked his sailors to lower the boat and row him to the Inchcape Rock, and then he bent over the boat and cut off the bell.

c) Why did the Rover perform this particular action?

The Rover cut the bell because he could not accept the Abbot’s popularity and he wanted to tarnish his reputation. Also, once the warning bell no longer rang, he could loot and rob the ships that crashed against the rock and become rich.

d) How does the poet express 'the cheering power of spring'?

The poet expresses the cheering power of spring in terms of bright sun, screaming birds and joy in their sounds merriment was in the air.

e) Find a word from the extract which is the opposite of ‘miserable’.

mirthful

Q.5 Answer the following questions in 40–50 words each.

a) How does the ‘cheering power of spring’ affect Ralph, the Rover?

The cheering power of spring made Ralph, the Rover whistle and sing. He was extremely happy and laughed; but the source of his joy was wickedness.

b) Describe the weather conditions when Ralph, the Rover and his crew were sailing towards the shores of Scotland.

A thick haze had spread over the sea when Ralph, the Rover and his crew were sailing towards the shores of Scotland. The haze was so thick that they couldn’t see the sun in the sky. All day long they experienced stormy winds, but in the evening the winds had died away.

c) What did the sailors wish for when the weather turned bad and why?

The sailors wished that they could hear the Inchcape Bell when the weather turned bad, because they couldn’t hear the crashing of waves on the shore or tell where they were.

d) What was placed on the Inchcape Rock and by whom?

The Abbot of Aberbrothok had placed the bell on a buoy, on the Inchcape Rock. He had done so to warn the mariners of the perilous rock when there was a storm at sea. The bell floated on a buoy and in the storm its warning rung over the waves.

 

Q.6 How is the saying, ‘the evil that one plots for others, recoils on oneself’, visible at the end of the poem?

Sir Ralph could not fathom the Abbot’s popularity and was jealous of him. Hence, he with his cruel attitude cut off the bell that warned the sailors of the Inchcape rock so that he could plunder the sinking ships. However, the same rock became the cause of his death as his ship too sank by hitting the rock as there was no bell to warn him.  He plotted against others and in turn paved way for his own destruction.

 

Q.7 Answer the following question in 80-100 words.

 

Q.1Why had the Abbot of Abertrothok placed the Bell on the Inchcape Rock?

A.1 The Inchcape rock posed real danger to the shipping in the area lying to the south-east of Scotland.When the sea was calm, the upper portion of the rock was visible to the passing ships as the water level remained low.The captain would see the rock and steer clear of it with ease .But, when the sea became turbulent, the water would rise and submerge the rock.The unsuspecting captain would run into the hidden rock wrecking his ship. To avert such disasters ,the abbot of Aberbrothok,a kind man with an altruistic mind,had tethered a large brass warning bell to the tip of the rock.When a storm blew, the bell would sway with the choppy water and give out a loud sound.The sound alerted the passing ships of the hidden danger and made them to bypass the perilous rock many shipwrecks were thus preempted.

 

HOTS

Q.1The proverb ‘as you sow, so shall you reap ‘ is applicable to ‘The Inchcape Rock’.