UNIT 6 - BALLAD OF THE TEMPEST - THREE MARKS QUESTIONS

 

UNIT 6 - BALLAD OF THE TEMPEST - THREE MARKS QUESTIONS

1. ‘We were crowded in the cabin, Not a soul would dare to sleep’

a. From which lesson/poem this extract taken from?

Ans: The ballad of tempest

b. Who does the word ‘we’ refer to here?

Ans.: ‘We’ refer to the sailors.

c. Not a soul would dare to sleep-why was it so?

Ans.: Because the sailors were afraid that the storm would destroy the ship and their lives.

2. ‘T is a fearful thing in winter’ To be shattered by the blast”

a. From which lesson/poem this extract taken from?

Ans: The ballad of tempest

b. What is to as a ‘fearful thing’?

Ans.: To be caught in a fierce storm at sea in winter is the fearful thing.

c. How did it affect the sailors?

Ans.: The sailors lay awake saying a silent prayer in the dark.

3. “We are lost!” the captain shouted

a. Who is the captain?

Ans: Columbus. 

b. Why did the captain say this?

Ans: The storm was very fierce and the captain feared that the ship would be torn apart any moment.

c. How did his daughter react to the situation?

Ans: Holding her father’s hand she asked if God could protect them on land would he not protect them on sea.

4. “Then we kissed the little maiden And we spoke in better cheer”

a. Who was the little maiden?

Ans.: The little maiden was the captain’s daughter.

b. What did she said?

Ans: She said that God would protect them.

c. Why did they kiss her?

Ans.: The little girl brought back hope to the sailors so they kissed her.

5. “Isn’t God upon the ocean, Just the same as on the land?”

a. Who is the speaker?

Ans: The little maiden. 

b. When did the speaker say these words?

Ans.: When the captain feared the ship was caught in the storm, he shouted we are lost!’ then the captain’s daughter said these words.

c. What do these words show the attitude of the speaker?

Ans.: Faith in God.