Practice Time : 7.1 O Gentlemen

1. Read the extract and do all the activities.
O gentlemen,
It is your blood or theirs,
It is the human blood after all.
War may go on in the East or the West.
It will bleed the peace of world, after all.

Bombs may fall on homes or on outskirts,
They wound the spirit of life after all.
Our crops may burn or theirs,
The famine will kill humans, after all.

Tanks may move forward or recede.
They tear open the Earth after all.
Be in the victory of war or the mourning of defeat,
Life sheds tears on death after all.

So, O gentlemen!
It is better to end the war.
In the courtyards, yours and ours,
It is better to keep the candles burning.


A1. Complete the statements.
1. The poet addresses.........
2. The war bleed...........
3. ..... wound the spirit of life.
4. ..... tear open the Earth.
Ans:
1. The poet addresses gentlemen of the world.
2. The war bleed peace of the world
3. Bombs wound the spirit of life.
4. Tanks tear open the Earth.
A2. Write down the after effects of bombs fall.
Ans: The after effects of bombs fall are horrible. They burn houses and crops depriving people of food and shelter. It will result in famine.
A3. 'War may go on in the East or the West,' Name and explain the figure of speech.
Ans : Antithesis: Opposite words are used.
A4. Compose the two poetic lines indicating effects of bomb fall.
'Bombs may fall on homes or on outskirts'
It makes human life dust and dirt
Snatching their food, clothes and even art.