The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s Role
The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s Role A. Understanding the Text Question 1: Locate the lines in the text that support the title “The Ailing Planet”. Answer: The following lines in the text support the title “The Ailing Planet”. “Are we to leave our successors a scorched planet of advancing deserts, impoverished landscapes and ailing […]
The Adventure
The Adventure
Silk Road
Silk Road
Lubrnum Top
Lubrnum Top
Landscape of the Soul
Landscape of the Soul
Father to Son
Father to Son A. Think it Out Question 1: Does the poem talk of ail exclusively personal experience or is it fairly universal? Answer: The poem is autobiographical in nature and describes the relationship between a father and his son. Beginning on an exclusively personal experience, the poem rises to a fairly universal phenomenon—the growing […]
Discovering Tut: The Saga Continues
Discovering Tut: The Saga Continues A. Understanding the Text Question 1:Give reasons for the following: (i) King Tut’s body has been subjected to repeated scrutiny. Answer: The mummy of King Tutankhamun has earned world wide fame for the riches it was buried with. There is also speculation about the manner of his death and his age […]
A Photograph (Poem)
A Photograph (Poem) A. Infer the meanings of the following words from the context: paddling, transient Now look up the dictionary to see if your inference is right. Answer: ‘Paddling’ means ‘wading’ or ‘rowing’ a boat. ‘Transient’ means temporary. Dictionary meanings: ‘Paddling’ means ‘walking or standing with barefeet in shallow water’. ‘Went paddling’ means ‘swam with short movements of […]