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• In days gone by I used to beA potter who would feelHis fingers mould the yielding clayTo patterns on his wheels;But now through wisdom lately won,That pride has died away;I have ceased to be the potterAnd have learned to be the clay.(1) What pride was the poet as a potter bearing formerly?(2) What did the poet as a potter learn with the course of time?
• ‘In bygone times I used to be A dreamer who would hurl On every side an insolence of emerald and pearl.
• ‘His fingers mould the yielding clay’
• In other days I used to beA poet through whose penInnumerable songs would comeTo win the hearts of men;But now through new-got knowledgeWhich I had not had so long,I have ceased to be the poetAnd have learned to be the song.(1) Describe the poet’s compositions.(2) What was the poet’s realisation on a later stage ?
• Identify the Figure of Speech in the line -‘Glittered and gleamed and shone.’
• What is the meaning of the line – ‘Innumerable songs would come To win the hearts of men’.
• In days gone by I used to beA potter who would feelHis fingers mould the yielding clayTo patterns on his wheels;But now through wisdom lately won,That pride has died away;I have ceased to be the potterAnd have learned to be the clay.(1) What was the potter proud of ?(2) What is the potter’s realisation after winning wisdom ?(3) Identify and explain the Figure of Speech in the line ‘That pride has died away’.
• In bygone times I used to beA dreamer who would hurlOn every side an insolenceOf emerald and pearl;But now that I am kneelingAt the feet of the SupremeI have ceased to be the dreamerAnd have learned to be the dream.(1) What was the poet in his past ?(2) What changed the poet’s thoughts ?(3) The poet was a but ……… now he wants to become ………
• In bygone times I used to beA dreamer who would hurlOn every side an insolenceOf emerald and pearl;But now that I am kneelingAt the feet of the SupremeI have ceased to be the dreamerAnd have learned to be the dream.(1) What did the poet dream of in his bygone days ?(2) What is the latest realisation of the poet ?
• In other days I used to beA poet through whose penInnumerable songs would comeTo win the hearts of men;But now through new-got knowledgeWhich I had not had so long,I have ceased to be the poetAnd have learned to be the song.(1) Why did the poet write innumerable songs in his earlier years ?(2) What knowledge had the poet got ?(3) Find out the word from the stanza for ‘the things can’t be