Beautiful Inside Samacheer Kalvi All Book Back Questions And Answers

Beautiful Inside

  

1. How does Geode look on the outside?

        A Geode looks dull and unattractive on the outside.

  

2. Why its appearance deceptive?

        It is deceptive only on the surface. It looks unattractive and dull in contrast to its content.

  

3. When are we able to see the dazzling crystals in a Geode?

        We can see those bright, beautiful crystals only when it breaks open. The purple crystals are its content.

  

4. Why does the poet compare some people to a geode?

        There are some people who appear simple, humble and modest but have a matchless inner beauty which can never be viewed, like the dull geode with its sparkling crystals inside.

  

5. When can we see the 'inner beauty' in a human being?

        The inner beauty in a man is visible not on an outer view but by looking beyond, at their goodness. We need time to understand such wonderful gems.

  

6. What does the poet mean by a 'beautiful heart'?

        'A beautiful heart' is one which does good to one's fellowmen, sharing one's generosity, benevolence and kindness with others around one.

  

7. Pick out the words in the poem which are associated with the word :

     

a) light

    line 3 - The outside looks dull and grey    line 8 - A dazzling sight to view.
    line 10 - Sparkling sight to view!              line 21 - Yes, a warm, glowing inner beauty.
    

b) see

    line 1 - Appearance can be deceptive,          line 2 - And to the superficial gaze.
    line 3 - The outside looks dull and grey.      line 4 - Plain looking in many ways,
    line 7 - A geode can split to reveal,              line 8 - A dazzling sight to view.
    line 12 - Now apparent for our delight!        line 13 - Have you noticed how some people,
    line 14 - May seem plain as plain can be?    line 15 - Yet, if we take time to peer deeper,
    line 16 - Then, what gems would we see?    line 22 - Will emerge before your eyes?
    line 23 - A newly discovered Treasure?
     

c) move

    line 6 - Water to seep slowly through,              line 7 - A geode can split to reveal.
    line 15 - Yet, if we take time to peer deeper     line 22 - Will emerge before your eyes,

Appreciation Questions

  

1. Rhyme Scheme
       a) Identify another similar kind of rhyming pair in the poem.

           eyes - prize

       b) List the rhyming words in the poem

           Gaze - ways;       through - view;       light - delight;       be - see;
           there - share;       generosity - beauty;       eyes - prize

  

2. Figure of speech
     a) Pick out the words in the following lines that indicate that lines are Alliterations:

      i) Yet when a crack causes
        Water to seep slowly through
          Ans: crack   causes,    seep   slowly,    when  water
      ii) Piles of purple crystals
          Sparkling in the light
          Ans: piles  purple
      iii) Yet, if we take time to peer deeper,
        Then what gems would we see?
          Ans: take  time,    what  would  we

     b)Can you find anymore alliterations in this poem?

      i) Have you noticed how some people
        May seem plain as plain can be?
          Ans: have   how,    people   plain
      ii) We never thought was there
          Ans: thought   there

     c)You had learnt to identify other figures of speech such as similes, metaphors, and personification in Std, IX. Can you identify the figures of speech used in each of the following sets of lines

      i) Have you noticed how some people
         May seem plain as plain can be?
          Ans: may seem plain as plain can be
              Figure of speech :- simile
      ii) Where an aching generosity
         Is waiting its time to share?
           Ans: An aching generosity
             Figures of speech :- Personification
      iii) What gems would we see?
         Perhaps a beautiful heart
           Ans: gem, a beautiful heart
             Figures of speech :- Metaphor

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