Class 10th English : प्रिय विद्यार्थियों, “Mindbloom Study” (#1 Online Study Portal) आपके लिए लाया है Class 10th English Poetry Chapter 8 “Martha” by Walter de la Mare का हिंदी अनुवाद, Summary, Objective And Subjective Questions
INTRODUCTION
WALTER DE LA MARE (1873-1956), a modern poet, was quite different from other poets of his age. Unlike other modern poets such as T. S. Eliot who discuss problems related to society and industrialization. Walter de la Mare is altogether different from them. Like a conjurer, he creates an atmosphere of mystery, where experience is like a dream like reality. Among his poems “The Listener,” “The Scarecrow” and “Arabia” are worth mentioning.
MARTHA
“Once…Once upon a time…”
Over and over again,
Martha would tell us her stories,
In the hazel glen.
Hers were those clear gray eyes
You watch, and the story seems
Told by their beautifulness
Tranquil as dreams.
She’d sit with her two slim hands
Clasped round her bended knees;
While we on our elbows lolled,
And stared at ease.
Her voice and her narrow chin,
Her grave small lovely head,
Seemed half the meaning
Of the words she said.
“Once…Once upon a time…”
Like a dream you dream in the night,
Fairies and gnomes stole out
In the leaf-green light.
And her beauty far away
Would fade, as her voice ran on,
Till hazel and summer sun
And all were gone:-
All fordone and forgot;
And like clouds in the height of the sky,
Our hearts stood still in the hush
Of an age gone by.
MAIN POINT FOR EXAMINATION
ANSWER QUESTIONS
B.1.1 Write True (T) or False (F) for the following sentences:
1. Martha tells her stories over and over again.
2. If one watches her eyes, it seems story is told by her beautiful eyes.
3. Her stories were turbulent.
4. She would sit with clasped hands round her neck.
5. Martha would tell her stories in greenish brown valley.
B. 2. Fill in the blanks on the basis of your reading of the poem:
Like a dream you dream …in… the night,
Fairies and gnomes stole …out…
…In… the leaf-green light.
And her beauty far …away…
Would fade, as her voice ran …on,…
B.2.1. Write True (T) or False (F) for the following sentences:
1. Fairies and gnomes stole out Martha’s beauty.
2. Like a dream her beauty gradually faded away.
3. Her voice could be heard until hazel and summer sun and other things faded away.
4. Clouds in the sky are on lower height.
5. Our hearts are shocked.
6. Martha tells her story today.
7. Her stories have tranquil effect.
Q1) Write ‘T’ for true and F’ for false statements —
a) Martha tells her stories over and over again. (मार्था अपनी कहानियाँ बार-बार सुनाती है।) — F
b) If one watches her eyes, it seems story is told by her beautiful eyes. (अगर कोई उसकी आंखों पर गौर करें तो ऐसा लगता है कि कहानी उसकी खूबसूरत आंखें ही बयां हो रही हैं।) — T
c) Her stories were turbulent. (उनकी कहानियाँ उथल-पुथल से भरी थीं।) — F
d) She would sit with clasped round her neck. (वह गर्दन पर हाथ रख कर बैठ जाती थी।) — F
e) Martha would tell her stories in greenish brown valley. (मार्था अपनी कहानियाँ हरी-भूरी घाटी में सुनाती थी।) — T
Q2) What does Martha do in the Hazel glean? (मार्था हेज़ल ग्लीन में क्या करती है?)
Answer :– Martha usually tells her stories in the Hazel glean. She made the atmosphere of Hazel glean fully alive and lively. (मार्था आमतौर पर हेज़ल ग्लीन में अपनी कहानियाँ सुनाती है। उसने हेज़ल के माहौल को पूरी तरह से जीवंत बना दिया था।)
Q3) What is the colour of Martha’s eyes? (मार्था की आँखों का रंग कैसा है?)
Answer :– The colour of Martha’s eyes is clear grey. (मार्था की आँखों का रंग हल्का भूरा है।)
Q4) Who are staring at ease? (कौन आराम से देख रहे हैं?)
Answer :– The listeners as represented by the poet himself are staring ease. / Children are used to gaze on her with wonder at ease. (श्रोता, जिनका प्रतिनिधित्व स्वयं कवि ने किया है, सहज भाव से देख रहे हैं। / बच्चे उसे आश्चर्य से देखने के आदी हैं।)
Q5) How do they sit to listen to Martha’s story? (वे मार्था की कहानी सुनने के लिए कैसे बैठते हैं?)
Answer :– They sit their elbows lolled and listened the story with staring look.
Q6) How were half of the stories said? (आधी कहानियाँ कैसे कही गईं?)
Answer :– Her voice and gesture her chin and her grave lovely head conveyed half the effect of the story which she was telling. (उसकी आवाज़ और हावभाव, उसकी ठुड्डी और उसका गंभीर सुंदर सिर उस कहानी का आधा प्रभाव व्यक्त करते थे जो वह बता रही थी।)
Q7) Describe Martha’s physical features. (मार्था की शारीरिक विशेषताओं का वर्णन करें।)
Answer :– Martha is an old woman. Her eyes are clear grey, nice and calm. During telling her stories, she would sit with her two slim hands clasped round her bended knees. Her chin is narrow and her hand is small and lovely. Her expression presents a mysterious scene in the valley. (मार्था एक बूढ़ी औरत है। उसकी आँखें भूरी, अच्छी और शांत हैं। अपनी कहानियाँ सुनाने के दौरान, वह अपने दोनों पतले हाथों को घुटनों के बल मोड़कर बैठती थी। उसकी ठुड्डी संकरी है और उसकी हाथ छोटा और प्यारा है। उसकी अभिव्यक्ति घाटी में एक रहस्यमय दृश्य प्रस्तुत करती है।)
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