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    The document provides discussion questions about the poem "River" by Ramanujan. It asks the reader to summarize parts of the poem in 1-2 sentences each, including what the poet compares wet stones to, how Madurai is described, what old and new poets do according to Ramanujan, what happens to the river each summer, how the river is described when flooding, what was a sign the river would flood, what is usually carried away, when the river lends itself to poetry, and what disaster the river causes after inspiration. It then asks the reader to write 250-word essays on what effect Ramanujan was trying to create using the image of a drowned pregnant woman, and how the three

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    The document provides discussion questions about the poem "River" by Ramanujan. It asks the reader to summarize parts of the poem in 1-2 sentences each, including what the poet compares wet stones to, how Madurai is described, what old and new poets do according to Ramanujan, what happens to the river each summer, how the river is described when flooding, what was a sign the river would flood, what is usually carried away, when the river lends itself to poetry, and what disaster the river causes after inspiration. It then asks the reader to write 250-word essays on what effect Ramanujan was trying to create using the image of a drowned pregnant woman, and how the three

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    Short-Answer Questions Answer The Following in A Sentence or Two Each

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    The document provides discussion questions about the poem "River" by Ramanujan. It asks the reader to summarize parts of the poem in 1-2 sentences each, including what the poet compares wet stones to, how Madurai is described, what old and new poets do according to Ramanujan, what happens to the river each summer, how the river is described when flooding, what was a sign the river would flood, what is usually carried away, when the river lends itself to poetry, and what disaster the river causes after inspiration. It then asks the reader to write 250-word essays on what effect Ramanujan was trying to create using the image of a drowned pregnant woman, and how the three

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    BCA I SEM

    ASSIGNMENT ON THE POEM ‘RIVER’ ENGLISH

    Short-answer Questions
    Answer the following in a sentence or two each.
    I. What does the poet compare wet stones to?

    2. How does the poet describe the city of Madurai?

    3. What does Ramanuian claim the old and new poets do?

    4. Describe what happens to the river every summer.

    S. Describe the river in flood.

    6. What was a sign that the river was going to flood?

    7. What was 'usually' carried away by the river?

    S. When does the river lend itself to poetry, according to the poet?

    9. What is the disaster that the river causes the moment it provides
    poetic inspiration?

    10. How does the poet distinguish the identical twins that are yet to be
    born?
    BCA I SEM
    ASSIGNMENT ON THE POEM ‘RIVER’ ENGLISH

    Essay-type Questions

    Answer the following in about 250 words each.

    1. Ramanujan uses the image of the drowned pregnant woman three


    times in his poem. What, according to you, is the effect he was trying to
    create?

    2. The structure of the poem, split into three stanzas, adds a particular
    effect to the poet's theme. Explain how this works and how this
    movement elaborates on the theme.

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