गणतंत्र दिवस संदेश, 2022

 

Uttarakhand board syllabus in 12th English.

 

6. Aunt Jenifer's Tiger (Adrienne Rich)

Adrienne Rich

 Main Points of the poem:

1.  In this poem, the poet brings out the miserable plight of a married woman in a common household. इस  कविता में कवियत्री एक साधारण परिवार में  विवाहित स्त्री की दुखमय स्तिथि  वर्णन करती है। 
2. Ant  Jenifer is embroidering tigers in wool. The tigers are prancing across the screen. They look bright yellow in the midst of green trees. There are some men beneath the tree. The tigers are not afraid of these men. आण्ट जेनिफर उन में बाघों की कड़ाई कर रही है। बाघ परदे के पार उछलते हुए जा रहे है। हरे हरे पेड़ों के मध्य वे चमकदार पीले लग रहे है। पेड़ के नीचे कुछ पुरुष है। बाघ इन लोगों से नही डरते है। उनकी नजरों में उत्साह, वीरता, और निश्चितता दिखाई देती है। 
3. The tiger are pacing across in the screen in graceful chivalry. Aunt Jennifer's fingers are fluttering through the wool.She finds it hard to pull out the ivory needle. She feels as if her hands fails to work under Uncle's pressure. She can do nothing without his command. परदे के पार शिष्टतापूर्ण वीरता के साथ बाघ चलते हुए जा रहे है। आण्टी जेनिफर की उंगलियां कढ़ाई करते हुए कांप रही है।उसे हाथी दांत वाली सुई भी भारी लग रही है ऊन खींचने में। अंकल के विवाह सम्बन्धी कर्तव्यों और बंधनों के बोझ का भर आण्टी के हाथों पर भारी पड़ रहा है। उसके आदेश के बिना वह कुछ भी नही कर सकती हैं।
4. The poet imagines that  when Aunt Jenifer dies, her terrified hands will still be ringed with her usual chores. The tiger in the panel will proudly prance across the screen while Aunt Jennifer would be lying lifeless in her grave. कवियत्री कल्पना करती है जब आंटी मर जायेगी उसके डरे हुए हाथ तब भी नियमित कामों में घिरे होंगे। परदे के ऊपर बने हुए बाघ गर्व सहित परदे के पार भागते हुए जाएंगे। जबकि आण्टी जेनिफर अपनी कब्र में बेजान पड़ी होंगी।

Poem

Ant Jenifer's tigers prance across a screen,

Bright topaz denizens of a world of green.

They do not fear the men beneath the tree;

They pace in sleek chivalric certainly.

Aunt Jennifer's finger fluttering through the wool

Find even the ivory needle hard to pull.

The massive weight of Uncle's wedding band

Sits heavily upon the Aunt Jennifer's hand

When Aunt is dead, Her terrified hand will lie

still ringed with ordeal she was mastered by.

The tiger in the panel that she made

will go on prancing proud and unafraid.

Q. How does ' denizen' and 'chivalric' add to our understanding of the tiger's attitude?

Ans. Tigers are denizens of a world of green. They love to live in their natural habitat which is the forest. they are brave and warlike. They are not afraid of human beings.

Q.2. Why do you think Aunt Jennifer's hands are 'fluttering through her wool' in the second stanza? Why is she finding the needle so hard to pull?

Ans. Aunt Jennifer seems to have grown very old and week. that is why her hands are fluttering through her wool. She is finding it hard to pull needle because her week hands are trembling due to weakness.

Q.3. What is suggested by the image ' massive weight of Uncle's wedding band'?

Ans. Aunt Jennifer's marriage was just like a heavy band put on her. With her marriage she lost all of her former freedom. Now she was tied to the daily chores of Uncles home. She has no liberty or will of her own. 

Q.4. Of what or whom is  Aunt Jennifer Terrified in the third stanza?

Ans. Aunt Jennifer is terrified of the hard chores she has been performing so far in her life. She is afraid that she will have to do the same ones even after her death.

Q.5. What kind of ordeals is Aunt Jenifer surrounded by?

Ans. Aunt Jennifer is surrounded by ordeals that are the common fate of all married women. They spend all their life in doing household chores from morning till evening. They produce children and bring them up with loving care. they have to put up with all the bullying of their husbands.

A thing of Beauty by John Keats.

 

A thing of beauty

 
A thing of beauty is a joy forever
Its loveliness increase, it will never
pass into nothingness;  but will keep 
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.

 

Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing
A flowery band to bind us to the earth,
Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth
Of noble natures,of the gloomy days,
Of all the unhealthy and o'er-darkened ways
made for our searching: yes, in spite of all,
Some shape of beauty moves away the pall
From our dark spirits.

 

Such the sun, the moon
Trees old,and young, pouring a shady boon
For simple sheep: and such are daffodils
With the green world they live in :  and clear rills
That for themselves a cooling covert make
'Gainst the hot season: the mid forest break,
Rich with a sprinkling of fair musk-rose bloom.

 

And such too is the grandeur of the dooms
We have imagined for the mighty dead;
All lovely tales that we have heard or read;
And endless fountain of immortal drink,
Pouring unto us from the heaven's brink.

कवि कहता है कि खूबसूरत या सुन्दर वस्तुओं को देखने से हमें ऊर्जा, और असीमित आनन्द की प्राप्ति होती है। सुन्दर चीजें देखने का जो आनन्द है वह समय के साथ बढ़ता जाता है और कभी कम नहीं होता है। खूबसूरत प्राकृतिक चीजें अच्छी नींद , सुंदर सपनों के साथ साथ दिमागी शान्ति, स्वस्थ शरीर प्राप्त होता है। प्रकृति की सुन्दर चीजें हमारे चारों तरफ है। भगवान द्वारा जो भी  प्राकृतिक चीजें जैसे सूर्य, चंद्रमा, पेड़, डेफोफिल्स के फूल , नदियां ,झरने, हराभरा वन, आदि बनाई गई है कवि उनकी प्रसंशा करता है। आजकल की इस भाग दौड़ भरी जिंदगी में हर कोई उदासी, शारीरिक और मानसिक थकान से घिरा हुआ है। खूबसूरत प्राकृतिक चीजों से हमें बौद्धिक और मानसिक शान्ति मिलती है। मन प्रसन्न रहता है।

जॉन कीट्स कहता है कि सुंदर प्रेरणात्मक कहानियां, देश के सैनिक जो देश सुरक्षा में हर पल तत्पर रहते है। उनकी खूबसूरती और योगदान भी हमें शांति प्रदान करता है। कवि के अनुसार बिना सुंदर चीजों का जीवन जीना कठिन हो जायेगा।

 

A Thing of Beauty (gist )

A Thing of Beauty is by the famous poet John Keats. Furthermore, the poet says that a beautiful thing can give us extreme happiness and delight. Moreover, a beautiful thing is eternal that never declines or fades. Also, a beautiful thing resembles a shady shelter which gives us a comfortable sleep comprising of sweet dreams and relaxation. This will ultimately lead to good health.

The author says that individuals have an attachment to the Earthly things. This attachment is such that it has the resemblance of a flowery wreath. Furthermore, there are traps that keep people connected to materialistic things. This connection with materialistic things distracts humans from eternal happiness. This is because the focus of such materialistic people will be on acquiring more and more resources rather than on attaining eternal happiness. The world has a lot of negativity, hatred, and greed.  According to the poet, the cause of gloom and sadness is this negativity. Moreover, one can fade away these negative vibes away with the help of beautiful things that surround us. This is because these beautiful things bring nothing but positivity.

The poet informs us about some beautiful things that are all around us. Beauty is certainly in the eyes of the one who beholds. This means one can see the beauty in anything. Furthermore, the poet talks about the numerous creations of God which we should admire. One such creation is the Sun which provides energy. Moreover, the poet also talks about the beauty of the moon and the natural beauty of the trees.

There are various animals around that make our world lively. The pretty flowers like daffodils enhance the liveliness and greenery of the world. Moreover, the flowing streams of water provide refreshment and cooling effect to us in the hot summer season. The forests have plenty of pretty musks rose flowers. Such flowers are a beautiful sight and eyes feel the delight due to them. All such things certainly are things of beauty. Also, one must not forget the beautiful and inspiring stories of the brave soldiers. These brave soldiers risked and sacrificed their lives in order to protect others.

These beautiful things have a resemblance to the fountain of immortality bestowed upon us by God as a gift and a blessing. Such beautiful things are an inspiration for all of us to continue living. They make life worth living. Also, they also help us in maintaining our faith in goodness. Life without these beautiful things would certainly become very hard.

Q. List of the things of beauty mentioned in the poem. 

Ans. The list includes the sun and the moon. There are young and old trees that give pleasant shed for gentle sheep. There are daffodils, clear rills and musk roses growing in the forest brake. then there are lovely tales we have heard and read.

Q.2 List the things that cause suffering and pains?

Ans. There is an air of the general depression among humen beings. There is a terrible dearth of truly noble souls. Many evil and mysterious things happen daily. It is hard to understand why they happen. Men pass their days in gloom.

Q.3. What does a thing of beauty do for us?

Ans. A thing of beauty is a joy forever. It makes us forget the sorrows and sufferings of the world. It gives us peace of the mind and health of the body. It makes our painful stay on this earth bearable.

Q.4. Do we experience things of beauty only for short moments or do they make a lasting impression on us?

Ans. We see a things of beauty for a few minutes but it leaves a lasting impression on our mind. It stay in our imagination for ever and thus become an endless source of joy.