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Amanda - Questions and Answers | First Flight | Class 10 Literature | CBSE English

  • How old do you think Amanda is? How do you know this?

    Amanda must be around seven to eight years old. This can be concluded from the fact that she is reading kids stories like Rapunzel and is being taught basic mannerism by her guardian.

  • Who do you think is speaking to her?

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  • Why are Stanzas 2, 4 and 6 given in parenthesis?

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  • Who is the speaker in Stanzas 2, 4 and 6? Do you think this speaker is listening to the speaker in Stanzas 1, 3, 5, and 7?

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  • What could Amanda do if she were a mermaid?

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  • Is Amanda an orphan? Why does she say so?

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  • Do you know the story of Rapunzel? Why does she want to be Rapunzel?

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  • What does the girl yearn for? What does this poem tell you about Amanda?

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  • Read the last stanza. Do you think Amanda is sulking and is moody?

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  • Don't bite your nails, Amanda! Don't hunch your shoulders, Amanda! Stop that slouching and sit up straight, Amanda! a. Who is the speaker of above lines? b. Amanda is getting instructions for what purpose? c. Give a synonym of 'hunch'. d. What is the literary device used in the 3rd line?

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  • There is a languid, emerald sea, where the sole inhabitant is me­ a mermaid, drifting blissfully.) a. Who is the speaker of above lines? b. Why are these lines given within brackets? c. Give the word from the passage which means free flowing act of going with the motion and force? d. What is the poetic device used in the above lines? e. Why does Amanda wish to be a mermaid?

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  • (I am an orphan, roaming the street. pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet. The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.) a. Who is this ‘I’ in the above stanza? b. How does the speaker imagine herself to be? c. What poetic device is used in the above lines? d. What does the speaker want to do?

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  • Don't eat that chocolate, Amanda! Remember your acne, Amanda! Will you please look at me when I'm speaking to you, Amanda! a. Who is not letting Amanda eat a chocolate? b. Why can’t she eat chocolate? c. Is Amanda listening to the instructions? d. The speaker is so worried about acne?

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  • (I am Rapunzel, I have not a care; life in a tower is tranquil and rare; I'll certainly never let down my bright hair!) a. What is the poetic device used in the above lines? b. Where does Amanda wants to live and why? c. Does Amanda lives on a tower? d. Why will Amanda not let down her bright hair?

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  • Stop that sulking at once, Amanda! You're always so moody, Amanda! Anyone would think that I nagged at you, Amanda! a. Is Amanda really sulking? b. Why does the speaker care for others? c. Give another word ‘Get on someone’s back’.

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  • Justify the title of the poem ‘Amanda’.

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  • Why does Amanda seem moody most of the times?

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  • Why does Amanda wish to be a mermaid, an orphan or Rupenzel?

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  • Do you consider Amanda’s mother to be a nagging mother?

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  • What is the central theme of the poem ‘Amanda’?

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  • Amanda loves to live in a dream world and does not appreciate any interference. A parent tried to bring her back to the real world. Therefore, there is always a conflict going on elaborate.

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Amanda - Line by line explanation in Hindi | First Flight | Class 10 Literature | CBSE English

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