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VIII- English, Poem- 3, Making Life Worthwhile, I., , II., , New words, * Soul, * Slightest, * Grace, * Thought, * Unfelt, * Darkening, * Thickening, * Worthwhile, * Heaven, * Brave, , * Touches, * Contact, * Kindly, * Aspiration, * Courage, * Gleam, * Glimpse, * Brighter, * Heritage, * Surer, , Synonyms, 1. grace - elegance, charm, 2. aspiration- desire, wish, 3. courage - bravery, valour, 4. gleam - shine brightly, 5. glimpse - glance, quick look, 6. worthwhile - valuable, purposeful, 7. heritage - inheritance, , III. Fill in the blanks, 1. We should have aspirations in life., 2. A bit of courage is need for the darkening sky., 3. One must have a glimpse of brighter skies to make the life worthwhile., IV. Comprehension questions, 1. What should we learn from every soul?, We should learn some good qualities from every soul., 2. What qualities will help us to brave the thickening ills of life?, Faith and courage are the qualities that help us to brave the thickening ills of life., 3. Why should we make this life worthwhile?, We should make this life worthwhile to enjoy the bliss of life., 4. What does the poet assure if we make our life worthwhile?, The poet assured heaven if we make our life worthwhile., 5. Pick out any two lines of repetition from the poem, One gleam of faith, One glimpse of brighter skies

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Read the poem lines and answer the following, 1. Some little grace; one kindly thought;, One aspiration yet unfelt;, One bit of courage, For the darkening sky;, a. What qualities are mentioned here?, Some Grace, a kind thought, hope, and courage., b. What do you mean by the word ‘grace’?, ‘Grace’ means elegance or charm., 2. One gleam of faith, To brave the thickening ills of life;, a. How can we brave the thickening ills of life?, We can brave them by a gleam of faith., b. Why does the poet say thickening ills of life?, The evils and obstacles in life are increasing., 3. “Get there some good”., What is the poetic device used here?, Alliteration is used here. The words get- good are alliterated., 4. “And heaven a surer heritage”, Pick out the alliterated words., heaven - heritage are alliterated.