KSEEB Solution Class 9 English Second Language – Upagupta
Board | KSEEB |
Class | Nine (9) |
Subject | English |
Language | 2nd Language |
Chapter | 1 |
Chapter Name | Upagupta |
Upagupta Class 9 English Karnataka Board Kannada
POEM
UPAGUPTA
C1.) Work in pairs. Pick out the words/phrases from the poem which tell you about the following. Write them in the space given. One is done for you.
Dark gloomy sky | The murky sky |
ornamental chain worn around the ankle of a lady | Anklets |
a religious person who leads a simple and strict life | Ascetic |
At an appropriate time | When the time is ripe |
Flashes of lightning | The black night showed its teeth |
Roadside | Wayside |
fort like structure | Rampart |
made slightly wet | Moisten |
C2.) The important signposts of the poem are given in the box. Fill in the flowchart in the order in which the incidents occur.
Answer: Upagupta asleep on the dusty ground of Mathura.
The dancing girl invites him to her home.
He promises to visit her when the time is ripe
The woman driven away from the town.
Upagupta keeps his promise.
C3.) Some qualities of Upagupta are given. Quote the appropriate lines from the poem to justify them. One is done for you.
Simplicity – sleeping on the dusty earth
Merciful – took her head on his knees, And moistened her lips with water, and smeared her body with sandal balm
Forgiving – lamp struck his forgiving eyes.
Young and attractive – saw the young face austerely beautiful
Be true to his words – The time, at last, has come to visit you, and I am here
C4.) Work in small groups. Complete the summary of the poem with suitable words given in the bubbles.
Upagupta a disciple of Buddha, goes from one place to another.
Once while he is sleeping in a small town called Mathura, a dancing girl wakes him up and invites him to her home. Upagupta refuses, but tells her, “I will visit you when the time is ripe”
A year later, Upagupta finds the dancing girl lying on the ground outside the town, having sores all over the body . She is driven away from the town .He gives her water and applies balm on her body. The woman asks who he is. Upagupta replies, “Now the time has come to visit you and I am here”.
Read and Appreciate
R1.) Read and discuss your responses with your partner. Then write.
1.) Why did Upagupta wake up startled?
Answer: Vasavadatta, a beautiful dancing girl stumbles on Upagupta making noise of her anklets which made him wake up startled.
2.) “The dancing girl was rich.” Do you agree with this opinion? Justify your answer by quoting from the text.
Answer: Yes, the dancing girl was rich.
It was the dancing girl, starred with jewels,
The above lines show that she wore jewels and she was rich.
3.) Why do you think the ascetic did not accept the invitation of the dancing girl?
Answer: Ascetics lived a simple and humble life and it is an unethical to accept the invitation of the dancing girl.
4.) How is the spring season described in the poem?
Answer: In the spring season, the branches of the wayside trees are full of bloom. There are happy notes of the flute coming in the warm spring from afar.
5.) “The time, at last, has come to visit you.” What do you understand by this?
Answer: We understand that Upagupta kept his promise. When the beautiful dancing girl had small-pox over all her body, she was driven away from the town to avoid her poisonous contact.It was then the merciful Upagupta sat by her side, took her head on his knees and moistened her lips with water. He also smeared her body with sandal balm. He had promised her that he would meet her at the right time and that was the right time. It shows how helpful and sacrificing Upagupta was.
6.) Read the last stanza. Does the description suggest anything about the ascetic?
Answer: The description suggest that the ascetics was caring, selfless and truthful.
R2.) Imagery is the use of language to evoke pictures in the minds of the readers or listeners. Sit in pairs, identify the images used in the poem and write them down.
e.g., 1. Upagupta sleeping on the dusty ground.
Whose feet were those tinkling with anklets,
It was the dancing girl, starred with jewels,
Struck with the black pestilence, her body spotted with sores of small-pox,
And moistened her lips with water, and smeared her body with sandal balm