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 Class 9

Lesson 3 

Autumn

John Clare

The author and the text:

John Clare (1793-1864) was an English poet famous for his celebratory representations of the English countryside and his lamentation of its disruption. Some of his notable collections of poetry are First Love, Snow Storm, The Village Minstrel and Other Poems etc. 

      The following poem presents a pen-picture of the mellow beauty of autumn in the countryside. As this season comes just before winter, it is characterized by falling leaves, bare branches and strong winds. 
(जॉन क्लेयर (1793-1864) एक अंग्रेजी कवि थे जो अंग्रेजी ग्रामीण इलाकों के उत्सवपूर्ण प्रतिनिधित्व और उसके विघटन पर विलाप के लिए प्रसिद्ध थे। उनके कुछ उल्लेखनीय कविता संग्रह फर्स्ट लव, स्नो स्टॉर्म, द विलेज मिनस्ट्रेल और अन्य कविताएँ आदि हैं।

      निम्नलिखित कविता ग्रामीण इलाकों में शरद ऋतु की मधुर सुंदरता का एक कलम-चित्र प्रस्तुत करती है। चूँकि यह मौसम सर्दियों से ठीक पहले आता है, इसकी विशेषता गिरते पत्ते, नंगी शाखाएँ और तेज़ हवाएँ हैं।)

Text:

Explanation of Stanza 1:

I love the fitfull gusts that shakes

The casement all day,

And from the mossy elm tree takes

The faded leaf away

Twirling it by the window pane

With thousand others down the lane

The poet expresses his affection for the wind that rattles the casement throughout the day and takes all the fading leaves from the mossy elm-tree and twirls them near the window glass, as well as hundreds of other leaves whirled by the wind along the lane.

(कवि उस हवा के प्रति अपना स्नेह व्यक्त करता है जो दिन भर खिडकियों को झकझोरती रहती है और मॉसी एल्म-पेड़ से सभी मुरझाने वाले पत्तों को ले जाती है और उन्हें खिड़की के शीशे के पास घुमाती है, साथ ही साथ गली में हवा से घूमने वाले सैकड़ों अन्य पत्तों को भी घुमाती है।)

Explanation of  Stanza 2:

I love to see the shaking twig

Dance till the shut of eve

The sparrow on the cottage rig

Whose chirp would make believe

That spring was just now flirting by

In summers lap with flowers to lie

Clare also enjoys seeing the twig that shakes in the fall weather and dances till the twilight. The sparrow perches on the cottage roof, and its chirping notes convince us that spring has just brushed us by. 

(क्लेयर को उस टहनी को देखने में भी आनंद आता है जो पतझड़ के मौसम में हिलती है और गोधूलि तक नाचती रहती है। गौरैया कुटिया की छत पर बैठती है, और उसकी चहचहाहट हमें विश्वास दिलाती है कि वसंत अभी-अभी हमारे पास आया है।)

Explanation of Stanza 3:

I love to see the cottage smoke

Curl upwards through the naked trees

The pigeons nestled round the coat

On dull November days like these

The co-ck upon the dung-hill crowing

The mill sails on the heath agoing

The poet enjoys seeing the smoke from the cottage curl upward through the bare trees. The pigeons wander around their nest on gloomy November days, while the co-ck crows on a hill of animal manure. The mill is constantly moving through the fields.

कवि को कुटिया से नंगे पेड़ों के बीच से निकलते धुएँ को देखकर आनंद आता है। नवंबर के उदास दिनों में कबूतर अपने घोंसले के चारों ओर घूमते हैं, जबकि मुर्गा जानवरों के गोबर की पहाड़ी पर बांग देता है। मिल लगातार खेतों से होकर गुजर रही है।)

Explanation of Stanza 4:

The feather from the ravens breast

Falls on the stubble lea

The acorns near the old crows nest

Fall pattering down the tree

The grunting pigs that wait for all

Scramble and hurry where they fall

Raven’s plumes fall on the stubble lea. The fruit acorn falls from the tree near the old crow’s nest in the autumn, producing a clattering sound, and the pigs grunt and wait for everyone in a frenzy to grab those fruits.

(रेवेन के पंख ठूंठ की घास पर गिरते हैं। पतझड़ में पुराने कौवे के घोंसले के पास पेड़ से बलूत का फल गिरता है, जिससे खड़खड़ाहट की आवाज आती है, और सूअर घुरघुराने लगते हैं और उन फलों को लेने के लिए उत्सुकता से हर किसी का इंतजार करते हैं।)

Summary of the poem:

The story describes the speaker’s love for the different aspects of nature and the changing seasons. The speaker expresses their appreciation for the wind that shakes the windows and removes the leaves from the trees. They also enjoy watching the branches dance in the evening and the sparrows on the cottage roof, which make it seem like spring is just around the corner. The speaker also finds beauty in the simple things such as the smoke rising from a cottage, the pigeons nestled around a birdhouse, and the crowing of a rooster. Additionally, the speaker appreciates the small moments in nature such as a feather falling from a raven’s breast and acorns falling from a tree. The story concludes with the pigs scrambling for the fallen acorns. Throughout the story, the speaker’s love for the natural world is evident and they find joy in the simple things that nature has to offer.

(कहानी वक्ता के प्रकृति के विभिन्न पहलुओं और बदलते मौसम के प्रति प्रेम का वर्णन करती है। वक्ता उस हवा के प्रति अपनी सराहना व्यक्त करता है जो खिड़कियों को हिला देती है और पेड़ों से पत्तियों को हटा देती है। वे शाम को शाखाओं को नाचते हुए और झोपड़ी की छत पर गौरैयों को देखकर भी आनंद लेते हैं, जिससे ऐसा लगता है कि वसंत बस आने ही वाला है। वक्ता को साधारण चीजों में भी सुंदरता दिखती है जैसे कि एक झोपड़ी से उठता धुआं, एक पक्षीघर के आसपास कबूतरों का बसेरा और मुर्गे की बांग। इसके अतिरिक्त, वक्ता प्रकृति में छोटे-छोटे क्षणों की सराहना करता है जैसे कि कौवे के स्तन से पंख गिरना और पेड़ से बलूत का फल गिरना। कहानी का अंत सूअरों द्वारा गिरे हुए बलूत के फल के लिए संघर्ष करने के साथ होता है। पूरी कहानी में, वक्ता का प्राकृतिक दुनिया के प्रति प्रेम स्पष्ट है और उन्हें प्रकृति द्वारा प्रदान की जाने वाली सरल चीजों में खुशी मिलती है।)

Textual questions :

Exercise 1

Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives:

1. All through the day the fitful gust shakes the

(a) window-pane 

(b) curtains

(c) casement ✔

(d) door

2. The poet loves to see the shaking twig dance till the

(a) coming of dawn

(b) end of night

(c) end of afternoon

(d) shut of eve ✔

3. The sparrow sat on the

(a) cottage rig ✔

(b) house-top

(c) mossy elm-tree

(d) casement

4. The pigeons nestled round the

(a) cage

(b) cote ✔

(c) branch

(d) heath

5. The cock was crowing upon the

(a) dunghill ✔

(b) lea

(c) tree tops

(d) mill-sails

6. The grunting pigs

(a) walk slowly

(b) scamper by

(c) scramble and hurry ✔

(d) dive and swim

Exercise 2

Answer the following questions within twenty-five words:

(i) What happens to the leaves of the mossy elm-tree in autumn?

Ans:- The yellow leaves of the mossy elm-tree fall by the gusty wind. The wind whirled them by the window pane. They fall down in the lane in thousands of numbers.

(ii) What are the things the poet loves to see on November days?

Ans:- The poet loves to see the shaking of casements and falling of leaves by the gusty wind.

Grammar in use

Exercise 3

State whether the following sentences are in Active or Passive Voice:

(a) Anil will visit his grandmother's house.   

Ans:- His grandmother's house will be visited by Anil.

(b) The President has left his office.

Ans:- His office has been left by the President.

(c) The project will have been finished by the students.

Ans:- The students will have finished the project.

(d) Promita's leave has been sanctioned by the school authority.

Ans:- The school authority has sanctioned Promita's leave.

Exercise 4

Change the voice of the following sentences:

(a) The boy has read out the letter. (b) The

Ans:- The letter has been read out by the boy.

(b) I shall have bought a cricket bat by tomorrow.

Ans:- A cricket bat shall have been bought by tomorrow by me.

(c) Sohini's friends had organised a picnic.

Ans:- A picnic had been organised by Sohini's friends.

(d) The football team will put up a brave fight.

Ans:- A brave fight will be put up by the football team.

Exercise 5  

Change the following sentences into indirect speech:

(a) I said to him, “Will you share your tiffin with me?"

Ans:- I asked him if he would share his tiffin with me.

(b) Anjan's mother said, “Your father has left for Mumbai.”

Ans:-  Anjan's mother asked if his father had left for Mumbai.

(c) The girls triumphantly said, “Hurrah! We have won the match.”

Ans:- The girls exclaimed in joy that they had won the match.

(d) He says, “Let you be successful in life.”

Ans:- He wished that  I might be succeeded in life.

(e) The captain informed, “The tournament was postponed last month.”

Ans:- The captain informed that the tournament had been postponed the previous month.

Composition:

Exercise 6

Use the following flow-chart to write a paragraph within 100 words on how to make paper:

(cutting down of bamboos-making pulp-adding chemicals-rolling into sheets adding colour-drying-ready for use)

Ans:-

How to Make Paper

Paper is an essential thing in today’s world. Making paper is not so difficult. To prepare paper the following steps needs to be taken.

     At first, some bamboos are cut down. from bamboo wood. Then the pulp is made with bamboo properly. Next, different types of chemicals are added to it to make it soft. After that, the pulps, added with chemicals, are rolled into sheets through a machine. Next, the sheets are rolled to add colour into the sheets to make it colourful. Thereafter, the sheets are dried properly. Finally, the paper is ready for use.

Exercise 7

Write a biography of Annie Besant within 100 words based on the hints given below:

(Hints: born on 1st of October 1847 in London-famous British writer-well known Socialist, activist for the rights of women-participated in Indian politics-joined the Indian National Congress-became the first woman President of the Indian National Congress in 1917–passed away on 20th of September 1933 in Madras, India.)

Ans:- 

Annie Besant, a Great Woman

Annie Besant was a famous British writer. She was born on the 1st of October 1847 in London. She was a well-known Socialist and an activist for the rights of women. She participated in Indian politics to fight against the British Government at that time who ruled in India ruthlessly. So, she joined the Indian National Congress to build a resistance against the British. She became the first woman President of the Indian National Congress in 1917. This great woman breathed her last on the 20th of September in 1933 in Madras (now Mumbai), India. at the ripe old age of 85.