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Karnataka State Syllabus Class 8 English Poem Chapter 14 Imagination
Imagination Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes
Comprehension:
Textbook Questions And Answers
I. Answer the following in two or three sentences each:
Question 1.
What do you think were the “simple things” done by the cowboy?
Answer:
The cowboy roamed about to all the places like field ranches etc.
Question 2.
Do you enjoy reading? What do you feel are the joys of reading?
Answer:
Yes, I enjoy reading. Reading enriches our knowledge. It widens our horizons. It also gives scope for imagination.
Question 3.
Where do the Eskimos live?
Answer:
Eskimos live in the land of ice and snow.
Question 4.
Why does the poet say “my fantasy was all aglow”?
Answer:
The poet imagines to have lived with the Eskimos and gone fishing and hunting. He felt he was in the height of imagination.
Question 5.
When did the poet go to the moon? Did he stay there?
Answer:
When he read a book of Jules Verne. He fantasies to have gone to the moon only to have a look. He did not stay there.
Question 6.
Who was his guide in the forests of Africa?
Answer:
Dr. Livingstone was his guide.
Question 7.
What were the deeds performed by the poet in his world of imagination?
Answer:
The poet visited the land of ice and snow, he went hunting and fishing, he goes to the moon to have a look at it, he visits America and forests of Africa. He performs all wonderful needs as a hero of all nations.
Question 8.
What happened when the poet grew up? What are his feelings towards life?
Answer:
As the poet grew up, he becomes serious. He world of fantasy ended.
Question 9.
What is the message given by the poet in the poem?
Answer:
The poet appeals to the readers to develop the habit of reading.
II. Match The Following:
| A | B |
| 1. Pirates | moon |
| 2. America | Dr. Livingstone |
| 3. Eskimos | seven seas |
| 4. Jules Verne | Huckleberry Finn |
| 5. Africa | snow |
Answer:
1 – c; 2 – d; 3 – e ;z – a ; 5 – b.
III. Read the poem carefully and complete the web chart:
V. Imagination:
a. Use your imagination and fill in the chart given below:
If I were,
a pirate-1 would go sailing round the world
an Eskimo – I would ride on the reindeer.
a cowboy – I would go deep into the jungle.
in the forests of Africa – I would ride on an elephant.
with Huckleberry Finn – I would enjoy his company.
Imagination by George Bernard Shaw About The Author
George Bernard Shaw (1856 – 1950) was an Irish playwright. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism. But is main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60 plays. Nearly all his writings deal sternly with prevailing social problems.
Shaw is the only person to have been awarded both a Nobel Prize for Literature (l925) and an Oscar (1938), for his contributions to literature. The movie My Fair Lady is an adaptation of his interesting play, Pygmalion.
Imagination Summary in English
The poet George Bernard shaw in this poem encourages the readers to nature the joy of reading. Reading takes us to the world of imagination, where we imagine ourselves great, that does not happen in normal life. The poet presents himself as the protagonist and shares his imaginations with us.
The poet imagines himself being a pirate and sailing across the seven seas. He later becomes a cowboy and takes pleasure in doing simple things. He always wanted adventure and discover the joy of reading. He imagines to have lived with Eskimos in the land of ice and snow. He fantasies to have gone hunting and fishing with them.
Later when he read the book of Jules Verna he imagines to have gone to the moon to have a look at it. When he read the experiences of Dr. Livingstone, he imagines to have visited Africa with Dr. Livingstone as his guide and then off to America with Huckleberry Finn. In his world of fantasy and imagination, he performed all wonderful deeds. He also goes wild to imagine himself as a hero of all nations. As he grew up his childish fantasies ended. He became serious but still cherishes the childish fantasies.
Glossary:
- Pirate: One who plunders at sea
- Eskimos: inhabitants of arctic
- fantasy was all aglow: that which comes from one’s imagination