KSEEB Solution Class 9 English Second Language – Nobleness Enkindleth
Board | KSEEB |
Class | Nine (9) |
Subject | English |
Language | 2nd Language |
Chapter | 6 |
Chapter Name | Nobleness Enkindleth |
Nobleness Enkindleth Class 9 English Karnataka Board Kannada
POEM
NOBLENESS ENKINDLETH NOBLENESS
The following are a few words related to being kind or sympathetic to somebody. Find the meaning of these words from a dictionary.
1.) Pity – a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
2.) Forgive – stop blaming or grant forgiveness
3.) Condole – expressing sympathy on someone’s death
4.) Console – give moral or emotional strength to
5.) Grant – allow, give over
6.) Amnesty – a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment
7.) Compassion – a deep awareness of and sympathy for another’s suffering
8.) Mercy – pity
9.) Lament – a cry of sorrow and grief
10.) Pardon – accept an excuse for
11.) Reprieve – a relief from harm or discomfort
12.) Solace – comfort in disappointment or misery
13.) Asylum – a shelter from danger or hardship
Understand the poem
1.) Who came to Yussouf’s tent one night?
Answer: A stranger came to Yussouf’s tent one night.
2.) What did he say?
Answer: He said that was expelled and didn’t have any food or shelter.
3.) Did he go to the tent for food and shelter?
Answer: Yes, he went to the tent for food and shelter.
4.) Was Yussouf called ‘The Good’?
Answer: Yes, Yussouf was called ‘The Good’ by the tribes.
5.) Was Yussouf kind to the stranger?
Answer: Yes, Yussouf was kind to the stranger.
6.) Did Yussouf believe in God?
Answer: Yes, Yussouf did believe in God.
7.) What did Yussouf say, waking up the stranger?
Answer: Yussouf told the stranger to take all his gold and his swiftest horse.
8.) What made the stranger’s face grand?
Answer: Kindness and nobleness made the stranger’s face grand.
9.) Who killed Yussouf’s son?
Answer: The stranger (Ibrahim) had killed Yussouf’s son.
10.) Did Yussouf get angry?
Answer: No, Yussouf didn’t get angry.
11.) What did Yussouf say to Ibrahim?
Answer: Yussouf asked Ibrahim to take the gold and escape.
12.) Who did Yussouf yearn for day and night?
Answer: Yussouf yearned for his lost son for day and night.
Read and appreciate
1.) How has the poet described the stranger?
Answer: The stranger was expelled from his community. He had lost his powers and didn’t have food and shelter. He went to Yussouf to seek shelter and food.
2) Pick out the lines which show Yussouf’s respect for God.
Answer: “The tent is mine,” said Yussouf, “but no more
Than it is God’s; come in, and be at peace;
The above lines show Yussouf’s respect for God.
3.) Explain: “As one lamp lights another, nor grows less, So nobleness enkindleth nobleness.”
Answer: Kindness is like a lamp. It is the lamp of kindness that lights the other lamps. When there is nobleness, then there is kindness spread all over and there is kindness in everyone’s hearts.
4.) Which line gives the idea that God is impartial?
Answer: Balanced and just are all of God’s decrees;
The above line gives the idea that God is impartial.
5.) What message does the poet give us through this poem?
Answer: The message that the poet emphasizes is that one should posses the qualities of kindness and nobleness. It is because of these qualities that makes a person humble and brings satisfaction in life.
6.) Which line do you like the most and why?
Answer: The tent is mine,” said Yussouf, “but no more
Than it is God’s; come in, and be at peace;
I like the above lines from the poem because it shows how kind Yussouf is. He believed in God and was humble enough to tell that the tent belonged to the creator of this i.e. the God.
Complete the summary of the poem by filling in the blanks. Choose the words from those given in brackets.
Note: The same word may be used more than once.
On a pleasant and quiet night, a desperate stranger goes to the tent of Yussouf. He begs Yussouf.to protect him from the enemies who were after him Yussouf readily grants what he wants. He entertains the guest that night. Before the sun rises, he wakes him up and tells him to flee with his swiftest horse and some gold. The guest’s heart moves and makes him confess that he had killed Yussouf’s son. But, to his surprise, Yussouf gives him thrice the gold and tells him to go away before the enemy catches him.