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DAV Class 7 English Literature Chapter 5 I Dream a World Question and answer
Understanding the Story
A. On the basis of your understanding of the poem, complete the following summary.
In the poet’s dream world, no man will scorn. The earth will be blessed by love, and peace will prevail everywhere. There will be no difference between black and white. Everybody will be able to experience joy and happiness. Man will not be spiritually weakened by avarice. Wretchedness will not make human life miserable. People will share the bounties of earth equally. Misery will be banished.
B. Read the following extract from the poem and answer the questions that follow.
And joy, like a pearl,
Attend the needs of all mankind.
And joy, like a pearl,
Attend the needs of all mankind.
(a) What has joy been compared to?
Ans. Joy has been compared to pearl.
(b) What is the significance of this comparison?
Ans. The comparison suggests that when joy comes in people’s lives, it should remain there forever, just like the pearl, which does not erode easily.
C. Personification is a literary device in which objects or qualities are represented as human beings. What qualities have been personified in the following expressions?
(a) love will bless the earth
(b) wretchedness will hang its head
Which word/words in each expression suggests/suggest that the quality has been personified?
Ans. In (a) love will bless’ and in (b) wretchedness will hang its head’ are the examples of personification.
D. Word Power
A few phrases from the text have been placed in Column A with their meanings in Column B in a jumbled form. Match the phrases in Column A with their appropriate meanings in Column B.
Ans:
| Column A | Column B |
| a) saps the soul | 2. weakens or destroys our spiritual power |
| (b) avarice blights our day | 4. an extreme desire for wealth makes our daily life tense and miserable |
| (c) bounties of earth | 5. the generous gifts offered to us by the land on which we live |
| (d) wretchedness will hang its head | 1. misery and suffering will no longer exist |
| (e) attend to the needs | 3. take care of the requirements |
HOTS
The poet has described some features of his dream world. Work in groups of four or five and make a list of the steps that need to be taken to translate the poet’s dream into reality.
Answer: These are the following steps that need to be taken to translate the poet’s dream into reality:
- There should be equal rights for everyone.
- We should not discriminate anyone on the basis of caste, colour, creed, or religion.
- We should live in peace or harmony.
- There should be no greed.
- Everybody should have right to enjoy their freedom.
- Everybody should help each other.
Life Skills
A new child has joined your class. He is black. No one wants to befriend him. You feel concerned for him. How will you ensure that he gradually becomes a part of your class?
Values
Greed and avarice are two human vices we need to shun. Do you agree? If yes, how do you think we can ensure that we do not fall victims to such vices?
Write a paragraph on the topic ‘Man was born free but everywhere he is in chains in about 80-100 words.
Man was born free but everywhere he is in chains