10TH ENGLISH Poe-3 - I am Every Woman

 

( Poem - Appreciation questions ) 
"She's today's woman. Today's woman, dear.
Love her, respect her, keep her near.".
Pick out the rhyming words in these lines
Answer : 'dear - near' are the rhyming words.
( Poem - Paragraph questions ) 
How are today's women portrayed by the poet?
Answer : Today's women are empowered, brave, strong, and resolute.
They are always ready to take up new ventures. They are persistent and work tirelessly to prove what they are capable of. Every woman is naturally beautiful. She is the symbol of power and strength. She is prone to put her life at risk. Every woman is true in expressing her love towards her dear ones. She is never fake. She continues to care for her near ones. She has no fear of anything. She is forceful in her faith and beliefs. Thus women had to be treated respectfully for the growth of a nation.

What qualities have made women powerful?
Answer : Every woman in this world is naturally beautiful. She is the symbol of power and strength. She is prone to put her life at risk. She is very optimistic in her approach even at times of adversity. She finds a ray of hope and continues to care for her near ones. She is the woman and has no fear. She is forceful in her faith and beliefs. She never quits any work. She is always persistent. She is ferocious like a lioness. She knows how to freeze and cut the attitude of a mischievous person. She is today's woman.

What is the theme of the poem, "I am Every Woman'?
Answer : This poem highlights the inborn qualities of a woman. The poet talks about the multifaceted nature of woman. They are determined, strong, ferocious, caring, brave, strong and loving.
They work hard continuously to prove to the world that they are capable of doing anything. 'Persistence' is the key to everything. Never should anyone try to bringdisgrace to her pride
and self-respect. She is todays woman. So it is always healthier to love her, to respect her and to keep her dignified. They have to be treated respectfully in all aspects of their life

( Poem - Answer the Following ) 

The summer of life she's ready to see in spring.
She says, "Spring will come again, my dear
Let me care for the ones who're near.”
a) What does the word summer mean here?
b) How does she take life?
c) What does she mean by “spring will come again”?
Answer : a) The word 'Summer' means good and prosperous times.
b) She takes life with an optimistic approach.
c) She means that 'good days will come again!'

Strong is she in her faith and belief.
“Persistence is the key to everything,” says she.
a) What is she strong about?
b) How does she deal with the adversities in life?
Answer : a) She is strong in her faith and belief
b) Determination is her key to everything. With this attitude, she deals with the adversities in life.

Despite the sighs and groans and moans, She's strong in her faith, firm in her belief!
a) Is she complaining about the problems of life?
b) Pick out the words that show her grit.
Answer : a) No, She is not complaining about the problems of life,
b) The words that show her grit are 'strong' and 'firm'.

Don't ever try to saw her pride, her self-respect. She knows how to thaw you, saw you – so beware!
a) What do the words thaw and saw mean here?
b) What is the tone of the author?
Answer : a) The words 'thaw' and 'saw' mean as 'freeze' and 'cut'.
b) The tone of the poet is threatening.

She's today's woman. Today's woman dear. Love her, respect her, keep her near...
a) Describe today's woman according to the poet.
b) How should a woman be treated?
Answer : a) Today's woman is empowered, brave, strong and determined in
all what she decides and does.
b) A woman should be treated respectfully for the growth of a nation

( Identify the figure of speech used in the following lines ) 
A woman is beauty innate,
A symbol of power and strength.
She puts her life at stake,
She's real, she's not fake!
a) Pick out the rhyming words from the above lines.
b) Add another word that rhymes with it.
c) Give the rhyme scheme for the above lines.
Answer : a) 'Stake - fake' are the rhyming words from the above lines.
b) Stake - fake - bake - are the rhyming words. 'Bake' is added to it.
c) The rhyming scheme is 'abcc'.

She's a lioness; don't mess with her.
She'll not spare you if you're a prankster.
a) Pick out the line that has a metaphor in it.
b) Give your examples of metaphor to describe the qualities of a woman
Answer : a) "She is a lioness" is a metaphor. A woman is compared to a ferocious lioness.
b) "She's power; She's strength and She's beauty innate:' are the examples of metaphor to describe the qualities of a woman.

She's strong in her faith, firm in her belief.
a) Pick out the alliterated words from the above.
b) Pick out other alliterated words from the poem.
Answer : a) 'Faith - firm: and 'her - her' are the alliterated words.
b) 'Symbol - strength; she's - she's; she's - she; says - spring; says - she;
saw - so; her - her are
the other alliterated words

( Complete the following passage by the using the phrases given in the box ) 

dignified	healthier	today's	persistent	care	symbol	innate
fake	adversity	hope	life	disgrace	prankster	woman
near	faith	optimistic	quitter	thaw	respect	lioness
fear	beliefs	self - respect	saw	strength

Every woman is beautiful (1) ________. She is the(2) ________ of power and (3) ________ She is prone to put her (4) ________at risk. Every woman is true in expressing her love and she is never (5) ________. She is very (6) ________in her approach even at times of (7) ________she finds a ray of (8) ________and she continues to (9) ________for her (10) ________ones. She is the (11) ________and she has no (12) ________. She is forceful in her (13) ________and (14) ________She is never a(15) ________ and she is (16) ________She is ferocious like a (17) ________it's better for the (18)
________to stay away from her. Never should one try to bring (19)
________to her pride and (20) ________for she knows how to (21)
________and (22) ________them. She is (23) ________woman. It is (24) ________to love her (250_________ her and to keep her__________.
Answer : Every woman is beautiful (1) innate. She is the(2) symbol of power and (3) strength She is prone to put her (4) life at risk. Every woman is true in expressing her love and she is never (5) fake. She is very (6) optimistic in her approach even at times of (7) adversity she finds a ray of (8) hope and she continues to (9) care for her (10) near ones. She is the (11) woman and she has no (12) fear. She is forceful in her (13) faith and (14) beliefs She is never a(15) quitter and she is (16) persistent She is ferocious like a (17) lioness it's better for the (18) prankster to stay away from her. Never should one try to bring (19) disgrace to her pride and (20) self-respect for she knows how to (21) thaw and (22) saw them. She is (23) today's woman. It is (24) healthier to love her (25) respect her and to keep her dignified

( Poem - Comprehension ) 
'A woman is beauty innate"
What is meant by innate?
Answer : Innate means inborn and natural.
'A symbol of power and strength "
Who is a symbol of power?
Answer : A woman is a symbol of power.
"She'sa lioness; don't mess with her"
What is meant by 'mess with?
Answer : 'mess with' means to tease or playa joke.
"She'll not spare you if you're a pranks".
Who is a prankster?
Answer : Prankster is a person who acts mischievously