9th Class English Lord Ullin's Daughter by Thomas Campbell Question Bank

done 9th CBSE English Lord Ullin's Daughter by Thomas Campbell Total Questions - 30

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  "Now, who be ye, would cross Lochgyle, This dark and stormy weather?" "O, Pm the chief of Ulva's isle, And this, Lord Ullin's daughter".    (a) Who does the speaker interrogate and why? (b) Who were the two daring to cross the Lochgyle? (c) What is Lochgyle? Why was it unusual to cross Lochgyle?
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    A Chieftain, to the highlands bound, Cries, "Boatman, do not tarry! And I'll give, thee a silver pound To row us o'er the ferry!"              (a) Who is 'highland bound'? (b) What does the Chieftain offer the boatman for rowing his lover and him over the ferry? (c) Why is the Chieftain shouting at the boatman?
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    'And fast before her father's men Three days we've fled together, For should he find us in the glen, My blood would stain the heather.'      (a) From whom were the lovers fleeing? Why? that follows. (b) What could have happened if the lovers were caught by the girl's father? (c) The above lines have been said by ...... to .......
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    "His horsemen hard behind us ride; Should they our steps discover, Then who will cheer my bonny-bride When they have slain her lover"?     (a) Who is 'his' in line I? Who does 'us' refer to? (b) Explain 'cheer my bonny bride'. Why would the lover be slain?
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    Out spoke the hardy Highland wight, I'll go, my Chief-I'm ready, It is not for your silver bright, But for your winsome lady.            (a) Who is the Highland wight? (b) Was the boatman greedy for money? How do you think so? (c) What does the line ' I'll go, my Chief, .... I'm ready' signify?
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    And by my word! the bonny bird In danger shall not tarry; So, though the waves are raging white, I'll row you o'er the ferry".             (a) Who is the 'bonny bird' referred in these lines? (b) Do you think that the boatman was brave? What makes you think so? (c) Explain-'the waves are raging white'.
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    By this the storm grew loud apace, The water-wraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking. But still as wilder blew the wind, And as the night grew drearer, Adown the glen rode armed men, Their trampling sounded nearer.       (a) Where did the armed men come from? Who were they? (b) How did nature warn the lovers? (c) What does the darkness in the fourth line speak about the situation?
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    On the basis of your understanding of the poem, answer the following questions by ticking the correct choice. (a) Lord Ullin's daughter and her lover are trying to (i) escape the wrath of her father (ii) settle in a distant land (iii) challenge the storm in the lake              (iv) trying to prove their love for each other    
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     (b) The boatman agrees to ferry them across  because                                  (i) he has fallen in love with Lord Ullin's daughter (ii) he wants to avenge Lord Ullin                (iii) he has lost his love                          he is sorry for the childlike innocence of the lady m
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     (c) The mood changes in the poem. It transforms from ..............                                (i) happiness to fear       (ii) anxiety to grief       (iii) fear to happiness                     (iv) love to pain     
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         (d) The shore of Lochgyle has been referred to as as 'fatal shore'! The poetic device used here is.......... (i) metaphor                      (ii) simile (iii) transferred epithet   (iv) onomatopoeia
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    In stanza 10, the poet says The boat has left a stormy land, A stormy sea before her, ............     (a) In both lines, the word 'stormy' assumes different connotations. What are they? (b) The lady faces a dilemma here. What is it? What choice does she finally make?
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    And still they row'd admist the roar Of waters fast prevailing............... : Lord Ullin reach'd that fatal shore............., His wrath was changed to wailing. (a) What does 'water fast prevailing' mean? (b) Why is the shore said to be fatal? (c) Why does Lord Ullin's wrath change into wailing on seeing his daughter?
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    For, sore dismay'd through storm and shade, His child he did discover...................:- One lovely hand she strech'd for aid, And one was round her lover.    (a) In what state did Lord Ullin find his daughter? (b) "One lovely hand she strech'd for aid". Do you think Lord Ullin's daughter wanted to reach out to her father?
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    . "Come back! come back!" he cried in grief 'Across this stormy water..............: And I'll forgive your highland chief, My daughter! -0 my daughter!"         (a) Who cried to whom to come back? (b) Do you think that Lord Ullin's promise was honest? Give reasons. (c) Who is the poet of the 'Lord Ullin's Daughter'?
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    'T was vain; the loud waves lash'd the shore, Return or aid preventing The water wild went o'er his child, And he was left lamenting.                  (a) What was in vain? (b) What did the loud waves do? (c) Why was he left lamenting?  
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  "The water-wraith was shrieking". Is the symbolism, in this line a premonition of what happens at the end? Give reasons for your answer, (stanza 7) 
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                                                           Describe the stormy lock that the boatman ferries the lovers across.
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    The poet uses words like 'adown' and 'rode' which contains harsh consonants. Why do you think the poet has done this? (stanza 8)                                
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          Why does the poet use 'stormy land' and 'a stormy wave'? Explain the line 'too strong for human hand'.
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    Lord Ullin's daughter faces a dilemma; what is it? What choice does she finally make?     
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           Why does Lord Ullin's daughter defy her father and elope with her lover? (stanza 1)    
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                Give two characteristics of the boatman who ferries the couple across the sea.        
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                   Explain the conversation between the Chieftain and the boatman. What did the boatman finally decide?
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    Why did Lord Ullin and his armed men give the lovers a hot chase?
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    Write a note on the change of Lord Ullin's mind.                                                
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  Imagine you are one of the chiefs of the cavalry riding behind Lord Ullin. You and your men ride for three days, at the end of which you reach the loch shore. Narrate your experience as you witnessed a father lamenting the loss of his child, in the form of a diary entry.            
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                   Lord Ullin is shown in two different aspects. What are these?
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    Imagine that you are Lord Ullin. You bemoan and lament on the tragic loss of your lovely daughter and curse yourself for having opposed her alliance with the Chieftain. Express your feelings of pain and anguish in a letter to your friend.  
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                                                                      In pairs, argue in favour of or against the topic, 'Lord Ullin's daughter was right in her decision to defy her father'. Give logical and relevant reasons and present your point of view to the class.            
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