Amanda central idea //अमाण्डा पोइम सेन्ट्रल आइडिया
central idia of Amanda
04 Amanda (Robin Klein)
{ CENTRAL IDEA OF Amanda }
परीक्षा में Poetry भाग की किन्हीं भी दो Poems के नाम दिए जाते हैं, जिनमें से किसी एक Poem का Central Idea लिखना होता है। इसके लिए 4 अंक निर्धारित हैं।
central idia of Amanda
'Amanda' is a poem about child psychology. The poem tells us about a little girl, Amanda. She is constantly and continuously being scolded most probably by her mother. But, Amanda is lost in her own world. The frequent interference make her very unhappy. She wants freedom from all restrictions and dreams to lead a life of a mermaid in the emerald sea where she is the only inhabitant. She feels that an orphan has more freedom than her. The little girl does not pay attention to what her mother is saying. The poem then points that parents must give some freedom to growing children. Constant scolding may adversely affect a child's development.
कविता 'अमाण्डा' बाल मनोविज्ञान के विषय में है। यह कविता हमें एक छोटी बच्ची 'अमाण्डा' के बारे में बताती है। वह हमेशा एवं निरन्तर रूप से सम्भवतः उसकी माँ से डाँट खाती रहती है। किन्तु, अमाण्डा स्वयं की दुनिया में खोई हुई है। यह बार-बार होने वाली दखलंदाजी उसे बहुत नाखुश कर देती है। वह सभी पाबंदियों से मुक्ति चाहती है तथा एक जलपरी केसमान जीवन जीने का स्वप्न देखती है, जहाँ केवल वह चमकीले हरे समुद्र की निवासी हो। वह यह महसूस करती है कि एक अनाथ बच्चे के पास उस से ज्यादा आजादी है। यह छोटी बच्ची अपनी माँ द्वारा कही गई बातों पर ध्यान नहीं देती है कविता फिर यह तर्क देती है कि अभिभावकों को बड़े होते बच्चों को निश्चित रूप से थोड़ी आजादी देनी ही चाहिए। लगातार डाँट लगाना सम्भवतः बच्चे के विकास पर प्रतिकूल प्रभाव डालता है।
Q1. How do think Amanda is? How do you know this? आप क्या सोचते हैं अमाण्डा कितने वर्ष की है? आपने यह किस प्रकार जाना?
Ans. Amanda is a little, middle aged (8-12 years) school going girl. We know this because of the reference of a mermaid and Rapunzel. Also, the instructions given to her, for doing homework, nail biting, correcting posture, etc are generally given to children of such an age group.
Q2. Who do you think is speaking to her? आपके अनुसार उससे कौन बोल रहा है?
Ans. Any one of Amanda's elder's or parents is speaking to her. From the instructions given to Amanda, one can say that it is most probably Amanda's mother or governess.
Q3. Why are stanzas 2, 4 and 6 given in parenthesis? Stanza 2, 4 एवं 6 कोष्ठक में क्यों दिए गए हैं?
Ans. Stanza 2, 4 and 6 are given in parenthesis because they reflect the inner thoughts of Amanda. Amanda is lost in her dream world and is not listening to what her mother is asking/telling her.
Q4. Who is the speaker in stanzas 2, 4 and 6? Do you think this speaker is listening to the speaker in stanzas 1, 3, 5 and 7?
Stanza 2, 4 एवं 6 में वक्ता कौन है? क्या यह वक्ता छन्द 1, 3, 5 एवं 7 के वक्ता को सुन रहा है?
Ans. The speaker in stanza 2, 4 and 6 is the child, Amanda. No, Amanda is not listening to the speaker of stanza 1, 3, 5 and 7, as she is lost in the world of her imagination.
Q 5. What could Amanda do if she were a mermaid?
यदि अमाण्डा जलपरी होती तो वह क्या कर सकती थी?
Ans. If Amanda were a mermaid, she could be the only resident of the beautiful green sea where she would float in the soft waves of the sea. There, she could relax and enjoy her freedom.
Q6. Is Amanda an orphan? Why does she say so? क्या अमाण्डा एक अनाथ है? वह ऐसा क्यों कहती है?
Ans. No, Amanda is not an orphan, though she wishes to be an orphan. She says so because she is upset at being scolded again and again by her mother. Thus, she thinks that if she had been an orphan, she would be free and her life would be peaceful.
Q7. Do you know the story of Rapunzel? Why does she want to be Rapunzel?
क्या आप रेप्युनजेल की कहानी जानते है? वह रेप्यूनजेल क्यों बनना चाहती है?
Ans. Rapunzel was a beautiful golden haired princess who lived in a tower. She had very long hair by which she used to allow people to come into her tower. Amanda believes that Rapunzel's life in the lonely tower would be very happy. So, she wanted to be Rapunzel and wishes to live in such a tower, away from everyone. She even imagines
that in order to live a happy life she would never allow anyone to come into her tower.
Q8. What does the girl yearn for? What does this poem tell you about Amanda?
बच्ची किस चीज की इच्छा रखती है? यह कविता आपको अमाण्डा के विषय में क्या बताती है?
Ans. The girl Amanda yearns or desires for freedom and peace in life. According to the poem, Amanda feels that her freedom has been limited by her mother. She is fed up of the constant scolding and instructions by her mother. She wants to go away and live a peaceful life.
Q9. Read the last stanza. Do you think Amanda is sulking and moody? आखिरी Stanza पढ़िए। आपके विचार में क्या अमाण्डा निराश एवं उदासीन है?
Ans. No, Amanda is neither sulking nor she is acting moody. The speaker (her mother) of the last stanza thinks so because Amanda is not paying any attention to her instructions, rather she is lost in her own world.
{ EXTRACT BASED QUESTIONS }
परीक्षा में पाठ्य पुस्तक से किसी भी Poem का एक अंश (Stanza) दिया जाता है तथा उस पर आधारित 2 प्रश्नों के उत्तर देने होते है। यहाँ पर Stanza के साथ 2 से अधिक Questions दिए गए हैं, जो केवल विद्यार्थियों के सम्पूर्ण अभ्यास के लिए है। परीक्षा में 2-2 अंकों के 2 ही प्रश्न पूछे जाएंगे।
Read the stanzas given below and answer the questions that follows,
1.Don't bite your nails, Amanda! Don't hunch your shoulders, Amanda! Stop that slouching and sit up straight, Amanda!
Questions
(i) Who is getting all the instructions?
(ii) What is Amanda doing to her nails?
(iii) How should Amanda sit?
(iv) What does the speaker of above given lines instruct Amanda?
(v) Amanda is getting instructions for what purpose?
Answers
(i) Amanda is getting all the instructions.
(ii) Amanda is biting her nails.
(iii) Amanda should sit straight.
(iv) Amanda is getting instructed for not biting her nails and sitting up straight.
(v) Amanda is getting instructions as a part of her upbringing. Her conduct and manners are getting refined for future purposes.
2.(There is a languid, emerald sea, where the sole inhabitant is me a mermaid, drifting blissfully.)
Questions
(i) Who is the sole inhabitant of the sea?
(ii) What has Amanda become in her imagination?
(iii) Why are these lines given in brackets?
(iv) What does Amanda want to do?
(v) How is the sea?
(vi) Why does Amanda imagine herself as a mermaid?
Answers
(i) Amanda is the sole inhabitant of the sea.
(ii) Amanda has become a mermaid in her imagination.
(iii) These lines are given in brackets because they show Amanda's inner thoughts."
(iv) Amanda wants to float blissfully in the sea.
(v) The sea is emerald green in colour and peaceful.
(vi) Amanda longs to live carelessly and effortlessly all by herself, just like a mermaid.
3.Did you finish your homework, Amanda? Did you tidy your room, Amanda?
I thought I told you to clean your shoes, Amanda!
Questions
(i) What was Amanda supposed to finish?
(ii) What was Amanda told to clean?
(iii) Did Amanda clean her shoes?
(iv) To whom is the speaker talking to?
(v) Was Amanda a school going girl? How do you know?
Answers
(i) Amanda was supposed to finish her homework.
(ii) Amanda was told to clean her room.
(iii) No, Amanda did not clean her shoes.
(iv) The speaker is talking to Amanda.
(v) Yes Amanda was a school going girl as she was asked to finish her homework.
4.(I am an orphan, roaming the street. I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet. The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.)
Questions
(i) What has Amanda imagined herself to be in this
(ii) Where does the orphan roam?
(iii) With what does Amanda pattern the dust?
(iv) What is good about being an orphan?
(v) What does 'silence is golden' mean?
Answers
(i) Amanda has imagined herself to be an orphan in this stanza.
(ii) The orphan roams the streets.
(iii) Amanda makes patterns on the soft dust with her bare feet.
(iv) The silence is golden and the freedom is sweet for an orphan.
(v) Silence is shown golden using the poetic device metaphor. By making silence golden, the poet is estimating the worth of silence. For Amanda, seeks peace and calmness which is absent in her reality.
5.Don't eat that chocolate, Amanda!
Remember your acne, Amanda!
Will you please look at me when I'm speaking to you, Amanda!
Questions
(i) What happens if Amanda eats chocolates?
(ii) Why is Amanda not looking at the speaker?
(iii) What does the speaker tell Amanda?
(iv) Was Amanda listening to the speaker?
(v) What does the speaker's worry about acne show?
Answers
(i) If Amanda eats chocolate, acnes appear on her skin.
(ii) Amanda is not looking at the speaker as she is lost in her own world and is paying no attention to instructions being given to her.
(iii) The speaker tells Amanda to not eat chocolate.
(iv) No. Amanda was not listening to the speaker.
(v) The speaker's worry about acne shows how much importance is given to physical beauty in a household. Amanda is prepared for the unseen future..
6.(I am Rapunzel, I have not a care; life in a tower is tranquil and rare; I'll certainly never let down my bright hair!)
Questions
(i) Who was Repunzel?
(ii) What did Rapunzel do with her hair?
(iii) How is the life in tower?
(iv) Will Amanda let Rapunzel? down her hair if
(v) Does Amanda live in a tower?
Answers
(i) Repunzel was a princess with long, golden hair.
(ii) Rapunzel let her long hair fall down to allow someone to climb up and enter her tower.
(iii) The life is tranquil and rare in the tower.
(iv) No, Amanda will never let her hair down if she becomes Rapunzel so that no one enters her tower and disturbs her.
(v) No, Amanda lives at her place and imagines herself to be Rapunzel who lived in a tower.
7.Stop that sulking at once, Amanda! You're always so moody, Amanda!
Anyone would think that I nagged at you, Amanda!
Questions
(i) Did Amanda really sulk?
(ii) Who is always so moody accordingly to the speaker?
(iii) Who nags Amanda?
(iv) Why would anyone think that Amanda is nagged at?
(v) Did the constant nagging affect Amanda?
Answers
(i) No, Amanda did not sulk. She was lost in her thoughts.
(ii) According to the speaker, Amanda is always so moody.
(iii) The speaker (any one of Amanda's family members) nags at her, most probably her mother.
(iv) Anyone would think that Amanda is nagged at because she always looks sulking.
(v) Yes, the constant nagging affected Amanda badly. She stopped listening to what her elders said and was always lost in her imaginary world because she felt that the constant nagging restricted her freedom and if she would be someone else, even an orphan, she would have a peaceful life.
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