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Tearsofjoy Posted 21 years ago
Thomas Hardy's "The Man He Killed". CBSE students, please respond.
Well, I have seen Indian123's thread "Help with poetry" on this site, which seems to be the only one on the whole Web for us poor souls suffering from the CBSE Class 12 literature syllabus. I have to admit, though, that "The Man He Killed" (link here - http://www.illyria.com/hardyman.html ) is probably one of the best parts of the syllabus.
Here is a question, from our textbook, that I wrote an answer to. Do tell me how many marks I'll score out of ten on it.
Q. What feeling does this poem arouse in you about war and why?
Ans: The poem "The Man He Killed" calls the reader's attention to the meaningless nature of war. War, though caused by the disagreement of two administrations, affects the people throughout the country. The poet speaks of the man he killed as his foe, but is himself unconvinced that belonging to warring nations makes two men enemies. Had the poet met the man he killed at an inn or bar, he would gladly have shared a few drinks with him. Had the other man been in trouble, he would happily have helped him out in any way he could. The two men had joined the army for mercenary reasons while they lacked jobs, hardly caring as to why their countries were at war. And now, they were forced to kill each other, without knowing or understanding why, just because they stood on opposite sides of a battlefield.
Here is a question, from our textbook, that I wrote an answer to. Do tell me how many marks I'll score out of ten on it.
Q. What feeling does this poem arouse in you about war and why?
Ans: The poem "The Man He Killed" calls the reader's attention to the meaningless nature of war. War, though caused by the disagreement of two administrations, affects the people throughout the country. The poet speaks of the man he killed as his foe, but is himself unconvinced that belonging to warring nations makes two men enemies. Had the poet met the man he killed at an inn or bar, he would gladly have shared a few drinks with him. Had the other man been in trouble, he would happily have helped him out in any way he could. The two men had joined the army for mercenary reasons while they lacked jobs, hardly caring as to why their countries were at war. And now, they were forced to kill each other, without knowing or understanding why, just because they stood on opposite sides of a battlefield.
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Former CBSE student. Yeah, well, I spent much of my time in high school wondering about the complete lack of substance and/or depth in our CBSE syllabus, There were some shining lights though. Not least of them was our English teacher who managed to make the completely meaningless chapters a bit less meaningless, quite the feat, I assure those unacquainted with out syllabus...
- Former CBSE student.
- Yeah, well, I spent much of my time in high school wondering about the complete lack of substance and/or depth in our CBSE syllabus, There were some shining lights though.
- Not least of them was our English teacher who managed to make the completely meaningless chapters a bit less meaningless, quite the feat, I assure those unacquainted with out syllabus...
- But anyway, the answer -- I agree with you on the most part, but am gonna write my own reply to it.
- Why?
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Former CBSE student.
Yeah, well, I spent much of my time in high school wondering about the complete lack of substance and/or depth in our CBSE syllabus, There were some shining lights though. Not least of them was our English teacher who managed to make the completely meaningless chapters a bit less meaningless, quite the feat, I assure those unacquainted wit
Yeah, well, I spent much of my time in high school wondering about the complete lack of substance and/or depth in our CBSE syllabus, There were some shining lights though. Not least of them was our English teacher who managed to make the completely meaningless chapters a bit less meaningless, quite the feat, I assure those unacquainted wit
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Thanks kid. I'm sure these answers should be good enough for anyone looking for a decent answer. What CBSE looks for, though, eludes me. Ah well, we all know about CBSE English, don't we?
I like your last line. Was that from our dear teacher(no sarcasm intended, serious!)? I wish I'd been in class while it was being taught. "No other option" instead of "for mercenary reasons." That's a th
I like your last line. Was that from our dear teacher(no sarcasm intended, serious!)? I wish I'd been in class while it was being taught. "No other option" instead of "for mercenary reasons." That's a th
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how does the poet use the rhyme to make you think about things in stanza 3 or 4
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