between; Think not, because no man sees, Such things will remain unseen. In the elder days of Art, Builders wrought with greatest care Each minute and unseen part; For the Gods see everywhere. Let us do our work as well, Both the unseen and the seen; Make the house, where Gods may dwell , Beautiful, entire, and clean. Else our lives are incomplete, Standing in these walls of Time, Broken stairways, where the feet Stumble as they seek to climb.
Build to-day, then, strong and sure, With a firm and ample base; And ascending and secure Shall to-morrow find its place. Thus alone can we attain To those turrets , where the eye Sees the world as one vast plain, And one boundless reach of sky. 12th Communicative English Book.indb Page g. Answer the following briefly.
. What does the poet mean by the architects of fate? . What advice does the poet give to build a good life?
. Explain “Leave no yawning gaps between.” . When does our house become fit for the Gods to dwell? .
How can one shape one’s tomorrow? . Find the literary devices in the given lines. a.
Working in these walls of time b. Strengthens and supports the rest . Identify the rhyme scheme of the poem. .
Find the antonyms for the following words from the poem. a) active b) younger c) weak d) limited Glossary wrought (v) - made or fashioned in a specified way dwell (v) - live in or at a specified place ample (adj.) - enough attain (v) - succeed in achieving turret (n) - a small tower at the corner of a castle wall . Make sentences of your own with the following expressions. a) architects of fate b) yawning gap c) wrought with greatest care d) unseen and the seen h.
Fill in the blanks with the words from the poem. According to the poet, everything is the ( ) ………… in its place, nothing is ( ) ………….. What looks ( ) ………… today can ( )…………and ( ) ………… the rest tomorrow. In the olden days