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4. What does the phrase ‘beckoning call of the future’ refer to? 2. What kind of a country does the poet wish for? What are the advantages of living in such a

happiness in the future independence and development country? Would you wish to live in such a country? life skill self-awareness

India controlling the Britishers no governance in the country Describe the country Advantages

B. Answer the following questions.

1. What is the poet referring to as the ‘motherland’?

2. What kind of imagery does the poet build for India in line 3?

3. What is the poet’s second wish for his motherland?

4. What is the poet’s third wish for his motherland?

Reference to the context
Time to enjoy
Read the lines from the poem and answer the questions that follow.
1. Underline the different figures of speech used in the poem. Then, define them.
1. Freedom from fear is the freedom
2. Explain the different kinds of imagery used in the poem. How does it help you understand
I claim for you my motherland! the poem?

a. What does the poet wish for his motherland?
i. freedom from colonisation ii. freedom from poverty
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iii. freedom from overpopulation iv. freedom from hunger
Make a list of ten lesser known freedom fighters. Then, find information about them.
b. Why does the poet wish so?
Prepare a slideshow highlighting their contribution towards the freedom struggle.
2. Freedom from the insult of dwelling in a puppet’s world, 21 c technology literacy
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where movements are started through brainless wires, cross-curricular ICT

repeated through mindless habits.

a. What does the poet mean by ‘a puppet’s world’?
i. India under British rule

ii. Indians working in foreign land

iii. Indians obeying the leaders

iv. Indians following old customs and traditions

b. Who controls the ‘movements’?

c. What are the ‘mindless habits’ that we follow?

Time to think and answer

1. Why do you think the poet has repeated the word freedom? life skill analytical thinking

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