CBSE Class 10 English Literature Poem Chapter 7 The Frog and the Nightingale Solution
CBSE Class 10 English Literature Poem Chapter 7 The Frog and the Nightingale Solution. The Frog and the Nightingale Class 10 Question Answer Solution by Expert Teacher.
- Board – CBSE.
- Class – 10.
- Topic – Solution.
- Subject – English Literature.
- Chapter – 7.
- Chapter Name – The Frog and the Nightingale.
1.) I)
Characteristic | Tick mark | Characteristic | Tick mark | Characteristic | Tick mark |
Insensitive | High-headed | Manipulative | |||
Humorous | Tick | Egoistic | Patronizing | ||
Naïve | Humble | Tick | Submissive | Tick | |
Opportunistic | Foolish | Arrogant | |||
Creative | Tick | Original | Tick | Conniving | |
Disapproving | Helpful | Tick | Innocent | Tick | |
Commanding | Calculative | Condescending | |||
Benevolent | Tick | Crafty | Scheming | ||
Simple | Tick | Wise | Tick | Rude | |
Overbearing | Generous | Tick | Boastful | ||
Sly | Gentle | Tick | Proud | ||
Territorial | Aggressive | Servile |
3.) frog- croak, ugly, green, slippery, moist, jumpy, solitary, amphibian, repulsive, cacophonous
Nightingale- melodious, gentle, small, divine, solitary, beautiful, melancholy, mellow, song, unmusical, melodious.
5.) a) A frog croaked all night in a bog, in an unpleasant voice.
b) One night a nightingale began to sing in a melodious voice.
c) All the creatures in the bog cheered and clapped at her beautiful song.
d) The next night the frog introduced himself.
e) He offered to train the nightingale, so that she could sing even more beautifully.
f) Soon the nightingale became famous, and creatures from miles around came to hear her sing.
g) The frog charged an admission fee, and earned a lot money from these concerts.
h) But the frog made the nightingale rehearse continuously in the rain.
i) As a result, her voice lost its beauty, and the other creatures stopped coming to hear her sing.
j) Finally, the nightingale burst a vein and died.
k) So the frog could sing unrivalled in the bog once more.
6.)
Character | Extract | Personality traits |
Nightingale | Sorry- was that you who spoke? | Polite, timorous, courteous, meek |
Frog | Yes…you see,
I’m the frog who owns this tree In this bog I’ve long been known For my splendid baritone. |
Proud, territorial, arrogant, boastful, haughty, pompous |
Nightingale | Did you…did you like my song? | Modest, meek, nervous, hesitant, shy, timid, unassuming |
Frog | Not too bad- but far too long
The technique was fine, of course, But it lacked a certain force. |
Belittling, critical, condescending, dismissive, patronizing, pompous |
Frog | Without proper training such as i
And a few others can supply You’ll remain a mere beginner, But with me you’ll be a winner. |
Arrogant, boastful, condescending, superior |
Nightingale | But I can’t sing in this weather. | Hesitant, nervous, polite, scared, timid |
Nightingale | …this is a fairy tale-
And you’re Mozart in disguise Come to earth before my eyes. |
Flattering, eager to please |
Frog | Come, my dear- we’ll sing together. | Hypocrite, manipulating, sly |
Frog | We must aim for better billing
You still owe me sixty shillings. |
Deceitful, dominating, greed, mercenary, selfish |
Frog | Brainless bird- you’re on the stage
Use your wits and follow fashion. Puff your lungs out with your passion. |
Arrogant, authoritative, condescending, pompous |
Frog | …I tried to teach her,
But she was a stupid creature. |
Arrogant, conceited, presumptuous |
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10.) a. All the creatures of Bingle bog listened to the nightingale’s song with complete admiration. When she completed the song others clapped for her. Ducks swam towards her to listen and the herons moved towards her as she serenaded them. The frog sat gaping at her dumbstruck. A solitary loon wept with the flow of emotion in her emotion. Toads, teals and tiddlers enraptured by her voice and cheered her by uttering ‘brave, too divine and encore’.
b.) The frog tried to establish his importance as a great musician and a critic of art. He proved his power and supremacy over bingle bog. He described himself as the nightingale’s trainer and also criticised nightingale’s voice. When he realized the bird was not confident about her voice he took it as advantage and asked her to take training from him. He took the nightingale’s self-confidence as his weapon to prove his supremacy.
c.) The reason behind the frog’s sweet joy was his earning money through the nightingale’s performance. His joy was bitter too for the increasing popularity of the nightingale’s sweet and charming voice. With the cacophonous tone in voice the frog would never be able to earn such level of fame and glory.
d.) The frog made the nightingale sing repeatedly with the aim of earning more money. Due to this, the sweet voice and melodious performance of the bird turned into unenjoyable to the audience for monotonous journey. The nightingale was tired and felt exhausted for repeated performance. So other animals reduced to come to listen her song and earnings became to fall shortly. That is why the frog became angry.
e.) The frog became so harsh on the nightingale for his selfish motive that one night the bird died due to exhaustion for constant performance. After that incident, the frog became unrivalled king of the bog again.
11.) a. after the nightingale’s sudden death, the frog said ‘your song must be your own’. When the bird sang her song at first time the frog criticised her sing and suggested her to take training from her. He found out the lack of certain force in her song despite being it so beautiful to others.
b.) the answer of this question entirely depends on how a student has understood the symbolism used in this poem.
The nightingale symbolises innocence through her song which is destroyed by the evil frog. In this way the nightingale’s end is explained how innocent people become victims to the upper-class, powerful and evil people in our real world.
c.) the frog was partly correct to call the nightingale brainless. She did not understand the admiration and appreciation of other animals who were satisfied with her song and called her a good singer. Still she believed on the frog’s false criticism, ruined her self-confidence, talent and met a terrible end.
d.) the nightingale impressed her listeners with her melodious performance but she was a poor judge of people’s mind. At the end she believed on the frog’s criticism and allowed him to manipulate her innocence and talent for making money. Thus, she was responsible for her own tragic fate on which she could not take control.
e.) yes, I agree with the frog’s inference in the nightingale’s character. As we all come across various persons in life for both good and bad purposes. We have to be alert and choose our companions wisely for being confident and live our life happily. In this poem, the nightingale failed to identify her talent and chose the frog’s criticism which called tragic end for her.
13.) I do not know where and how to start today. I am feeling so vulnerable, weak and emotional today. Once I used to sing for my pleasure only. I used to feel immense joy, happiness and peace from within when I sang. But now the frog made me to sing for seeking from audience. My singing has become only the trick of his earning money now. I could not realise his plan before and fall in his trap. He manipulated my talent continuously for his evil plan. I am so tired now of constant and monotonous performance that I failed to attract my audience.
14.) May the kind and innocent soul of the nightingale rest in peace. She was so pure, gentle, kind-hearted and innocent that she could not understand the evil plan behind the frog’s false criticism. All the way she gave herself through her sweet voice and melodious songs through which the frog earned money. The nightingale’s death taught us how importance it is to be alert for us. We all should be vigilant and wise enough to follow and listen other’s advice. We should learn the lesson from the nightingale’s death and understand people’s real motives.