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    The document contains analysis questions about a poem discussing what makes a nation strong. It states that gold, swords, and pride do not provide strength, but rather the citizens who serve their country. The questions are about lines from the poem, asking about symbols and metaphors used. For example, it discusses how a shaft placed on rock is steady versus sinking in sand, with the shaft representing a nation's foundations. It also analyzes lines about how citizens build a nation's pillars deep through hard work and sacrifice to lift them up.

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    A Nations Strength

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    The document contains analysis questions about a poem discussing what makes a nation strong. It states that gold, swords, and pride do not provide strength, but rather the citizens who serve their country. The questions are about lines from the poem, asking about symbols and metaphors used. For example, it discusses how a shaft placed on rock is steady versus sinking in sand, with the shaft representing a nation's foundations. It also analyzes lines about how citizens build a nation's pillars deep through hard work and sacrifice to lift them up.

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    A NATION’S STRENGTH

    NOTES
    A1. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS
    1. What are the things that, according to the poet, do not make a nation strong?
    ANS. Not gold, nor the sword, nor pride make a nation strong, according to the poet.
    2. What do a nation’s foes do?
    ANS. A nation’s foes are the enemies of the nation that surround it.
    3. What can happen to a nation’s pride?
    ANS. A nation’s pride can quickly lose its sheen if God so wills it. An act of nature can
    destroy monuments, towns and places of natural beauty.
    4. What are the qualities that make a nation strong?
    ANS. The citizens of a nation who serve the country make a nation strong.
    5. State the rhyme scheme used in the poem.
    ANS. abab
    A2. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS WITH REFERENCE TO CONTEXT.
    1. ‘It’s shafts are laid on sinking road
    Not on abiding rock.’
    a. What happens if a shaft is put on a sand?
    ANS. A shaft put on sand will sink into the sand.
    b. What is the result of a shaft being laid on rock?
    ANS. A shaft that is laid on rock is steady.
    c. What is a shaft a symbol of in these lines?
    ANS. The shaft is a symbol of the foundation stones of the nation
    2. ‘the blood has turned their stones to rust.
    Their glory to decay.’
    a. Whose blood does the line refer to?
    ANS. The line refers to the blood of empires from ancient times.
    b. What does the phrase ‘turned their stones to rust’ refer to?
    ANS. The phrase ‘turned their stones to rust’ refers to the reddish tinge of the stones
    where blood has been spilt.
    c. Whose ‘glory’ has diminished?
    ANS. The empire’s glory has diminished.

    3. ‘They built a nation’s pillars deep


    And lift them to the sky.’
    a. Who is ‘they’ in the above line?
    ANS. The ‘they’ in the line are the people of the nation.
    b. How are the nation’s pillars built deep?
    ANS. A nation’s pillars are built deep by the people who work hard, suffer and who
    dare to do things that make others run away.
    c. How are the nation’s pillars lifted to the sky?
    ANS. A nation’s pillars are lifted to the sky because they have deep foundations built on
    the solid ground of bravery and honour.

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