The Queen's Language

1 What do the urban rich feel about the S and N signs that have been painted wrong? a) Tolerant b) Amused c) Sympathetic d) Annoyed  2 Choose the option that correctly mentions the complaints made by the poet through this poem. 1. The rich people drive carelessly on the road hitting the poor people on purpose. 2. The city-dwellers remain highly insensitive and offhand towards the poor people. 3. The urban people are unable to understand the struggles of the impoverished people. 4. The goods are not being bought by wealthy people even at discounted rates. a) 1, 2 b) 2, 3 c) 3, 4 d) 1, 4 3 “I wonder how I should like you to come to me And offer to put me gently out of my pain.” The tone of the poem by the end, as depicted by the given lines is a) frustrated. b) commanding. c) Introspective. d) emotional.

LITERARY DEVICES/POETIC DEVICES/FIGURES OF SPEECH TRANSFERRED EPITHET: Polished traffic... Selfish cars    ...Here the poet has used selfish cars to call the city-dwellers selfish.  PERSONIFICATION:     selfish cars A roadside stand that too pathetically pled, Trusting Sorrow OXYMORON    ‘Greedy good-doers’ and ‘beneficent beasts’ of prey   ALLITERATION: pathetically pled Greedy good-doers’   ‘beneficent beasts’ gallon of gas   ANAPHORA - It is the repetition of a word at the start of two or more consecutive lines - (Or crook-necked golden squash with silver warts, Or beauty rest in a beautiful mountain scene,) ONOMATOPOEIA        (SOUND WORDS)  squeal 

  III SECTION B – CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS 1. NOTICE Format – 1  Content -2              Organisation of ideas -1                      Accuracy 1 FORMAT – 1 mark Box, NOTICE (centre), name of issuing authority- organisation/ agency (centre), date of issue(aligned left), Authorisation name, designation & signature (bottom left) NOTE-full credit if all aspects included.  Partial credit (½ mark) if one-two aspects are missing. No credit if more than two aspects are missing. CONTENT – 2 marks  ½ mark *4=2 marks ORGANISATION OF IDEAS -1 mark 1 mark -- Consistent to frequent display of the listed parameters.  Highly effective style capable of conveying the ideas convincingly with appropriate layout of a notice viz.  opening line to indicate the target audience, details/ information to be shared, mention of last date (if the  Q lends itself to it), Line about contacting the undersigned etc.  Carefully structured content with organised information presented cohesively in an aligned manner