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Evening On A Mountain
Evening On A Mountain
By Adil Jussawalla
He was an Honorary Fellow of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa in 1976. After
that, he focused on journalism, serving as the book review editor at The Indian Express from 1980–81
and literary editor for The Express Magazine from 1980–82. In 1987, he became the literary editor for
Debonair, a magazine originally modeled after Playboy.
Selected works
•Trying to Say Goodbye, Almost Island Books,]
•The Right Kind of Dog, Duckbill Books, 2013
•Maps for a Mortal Moon: Essays and Entertainments (edited by Jerry Pinto), Aleph Books, 2014
•I Dreamt a Horse Fell From the Sky, a collection of poetry and prose, Hachette, 2015
1. sunned – laze
2. span – stretch
3. embroidered – farfetched
4. snipping – gash
5. deflecting – avert
6. straining – keen
7. rebound – revive
8. startled - stunned
ANTONONYMS:
1. deflecting x stay
2. straining x unconcerned
3. rebound x destroy
4. startled x disinterested
3. What does the speaker say that the valley has been doing all day?
Ans: Students will write the answer.
4. Which lines(s) of the poem could suggest that the speaker shouts across the valley listens
for an echo?
Ans: The line ‘The ears straining at each rebound; far off’ could suggest that the speaker shouts
across the valley. The speaker notes that the mountain is now a "sleeping beast" that is "dormant
and waiting". The speaker also reflects on their own mortality and the fact that they will eventually
be gone, just like the sun has now set.