10th English Guide unit-3 I am Every Woman
I am Every Woman(10th memory poem)
- Rakhi Nariani Shirke
A woman is beauty innate,
A symbol of power and strength.
She puts her life at stake,
She’s real, she’s not fake!
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.
”She’s The Woman – she has no fear!
Strong is she in her faith and beliefs.
“Persistence is the key to everything,”
says she. Despite the sighs and groans and moans,
She’s strong in her faith, firm in her belief!
She’s a lioness; don’t mess with her.
She’ll not spare you if you’re a prankster.
Don’t ever try to saw her pride, her self-respect.
She knows how to thaw you, saw you – so beware!
She’s today’s woman. Today’s woman, dear.
Love her, respect her, keep her near...
GLOSSARY
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1.innate (adj) -inborn and natural
2.stake (n) -risk
3.persistence (n)-determination
4.sigh (v) -emit along, breath expressing sadness,relief or tiredness
5.groans (v) -complaints and grumbles
6.moans (v)-grieves
7.mess with (ph.v)-meddle or interfere with.
8.prankster (n)-a person. who acts mischievously
Poetry Appreciation Questions.
A. Read the following lines and answer the questions.
1.The summer of life she’steady to see in spring
She says,”Spring will come again,my dear
Let me care for the ones who’renear.”
a) What does the word summer mean here?
Summer means adversity,pain or agony.
b) How does she take life?
She takes life positively and hopes for the better.
c) What does she mean by ”Spring will come again”?
She means that difficult times will pass by and new hope and brighter life will come up again.
.2.Strong is she in her faith and beliefs.
“Persistence is the key to everything,”says she.
a) What is she strong about?
She is strong about her faith and belief.
b) How does she deal with the adversities in life?
She is persistent to find a solution for adversities in life.
3.Despite the sighs and groans and moans,
She’a strong in her faith,firm in her belief!
a) Is she complaining about the problems of life?
No,she is not complaining about the problems of life.She is highly hopeful of change of adversities.
b) Pick out the words that show her grit.
strong, firm
4.Don’t ever try to saw her pride,herself-respect.
She know show to thaw you,saw you–beware!
a) What do the words thaw and saw mean here?
Literal meaning of ‘thaw’is defrosting and ‘saw’means to cut something.Here these words mean that she know show to crush those whoop pressher.
b) What is the tone of the author?
The tone of the author is aggressive.
5.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.
Today’s woman according to the poet is that she is ferocious like a lioness.She cannot be threatened.
b) How should a woman be treated?
A woman should be treated with love,respect and dignity.
Additional Questions
Read the following lines from the poem and answer the questions given below.
1.A woman is beauty innate,
A symbol of power and strength,
a) What is meant by ‘innate’?
‘Innate’means in born and natural.
b) Who is a symbol of power?
Woman is a symbol of power.
2. She’s a lioness;don’t mess with her,
She’ll not spare you if your’re prankster.
a) Identify the figure of speech employed here.
Metaphor.
b) What is meant by “Mess with”?
It means tease or play a‘joke’.
3. She’s today’s woman–Today’s woman,dear.
Love her,respect her,keep her near...
a) Pick out the rhyming words in these lines.
dear,near.
b) How should a woman be treated?
A woman should be treated respectfully.
4.She’a strong in her faith,firm in her belief!
a) Identify the words in alliteration.
she,strong; faith,firm.
B. Read the lines and identify the figure of speech.
B.P.No. 861.
A woman is beauty innate,
A symbol of power and strength.
She puts her life and stake,
She’s real,she’s not fake!
a) Pick out the rhyming words from the given lines.
Stake,fake.
b) Add another word that rhymes with ‘strength’.
health,wealth.
c) Give the rhyme scheme for the given lines.
abcc.
2. 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.
She’s a lioness.
b) Give your example of metaphor to describe the qualities of a woman.
She is an angel.
3. She’s strong in her faith,firm in her belief!
a) Pick out the alliterated words from the given lines.
faith,firm.
b) Pick out the alliterated words from the poem.
symbol,strength;summer,spring
C. Fill in with a word in each blank to complete the summary of the poem. Use the help box given below.
(dignified, healthier, today’s, persistent, care, symbol, innate, fake, adversity, hope, life, disgrace, prankster, near, faith, optimistic, quitter, thaw,respect,lioness, fear, beliefs,self respect,saw,strength )
Every woman is beautiful innate. 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 and she is never fake.She is very dignified in her approach even at times of adversity,she finds a ray of hope and she continues to care for her near ones. She is the woman and she has no fear.She is forceful in her faith and beliefs.She is never a quitter and she is optimistic.She is ferocious like a lioness.It’s better for the prankster to stay away fromher.Never should one try to bring disgrace to her pride and self respect,for she know show to thaw and saw them. She is today’s woman. It is healthier to love her,respect her and to keep her near.
D. Answer the following in a paragraph of about 80 – 100 words.
1. How are today’s women portrayed by the poet?
Poem :IamEveryWoman
Poet : Rakhi Nariani Shirke
Theme : multifaceted nature of modern woman
woman is beauty innate,
A symbol of poser and strength.
Rakhi Nariani Shirke is an academician with a passion for writing poems as a medium of self expression. Her poem talks about the multi-faced nature of women. She portrays that every woman is beautiful innate. She is the symbol of power and strength. Sheis willing to put her life at risk. Every woman is true in expressing her love and she is never fake. Sheis very dignified in her approach. Even at times of adversity, she finds a ray of hope and she continues to care for her near ones. She is very courageous and she has no fear. She is strong in her faith and beliefs. She is never a quitter and she is optimistic. She is ferocious like a lioness. It is better for the prankster to stay away from her. Never should one try to bring disgrace to her pride and self-respect, for she knows how to thaw and saw them. She is today’s woman. It is healthier to love her, respect her and to keep her near.
- She’s today’s woman. Today’s woman dear,Love her, respect her, keep her near …..
- Strong is she in her faith and beliefs
- “Persistence is the key to everything,”
- Don’t ever try to saw her pride, her self-respect
- She knows how to thaw you, saw you – so beware!