Chapter
5
WILD BELLS
Vocabulary
Cause : (here) and idea that many people support
Civic
: connected with the people who live in a city
Feud : angry
and bitter argument that continues for a long period of time
Frosty : extremely cold; covered with frost
Lust
: very
strong desire
Minstrel : a
musician or singer of olden times
Redress
: compensation for the harm somebody has
suffered
Saps : makes weaker; slowly destroys
Strife
:
violent disagreement
Spite
: a feeling of wanting to hurt someone
Slander
: a false statement that damages someone's
good name
Valiant
: brave
EXERCISE
A. Complete the given table by writing at least five more things that the poet wishes to ring in and another five that he wishes to ring out.
B. Choose the correct option.
1. A feud is:
a. a kind of food b. a quarrel
c. hardships of life
Ans. a quarrel
2. The word redress means:
a. a new dress b. a new place c. justice
Ans. justice
3. The poet hopes that the new year:
a. will bring happiness of all
b. will be like the year that is coming to an end
c. will last for ever
Ans. will bring happiness of all
4. The word ring in means:
a. ring bells
b. welcome and embrace
c. trap the year in a ring
Ans. welcome and embrace
C. Rhyming Schemes
The rhyming scheme of a poem is judged by the similar-sounding words at
the end of each line.
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild [Sky,]……………..a
The flying cloud, the frosty [light;]. ……………..b
The year is dying in the [night;] …………….. b
Ring out, wild bells, and let him
[die.] …………….. a
The rhyming scheme of the stanza is abba.
1. Now, mark the rhyming scheme of the stanza given below.
Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
Ans. abba
2. In each list circle the words that rhyme with the first word.
1. years : fears tears wars
2. foul : fowl soul prowl
3. blood : flood mud food
4. snow : now row doe
Ans.
1. fears
tears
2. fowl
prowl
3. flood mud
4. row doe
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