SAQ of the poem "Asleep in the Valley" (Class xii of wbchse)

                            SAQ

            Asleep in the Valley

                                     Arthur Rimbaud

 Answer in a complete sentence

 1. What type of a poem is 'Asleep in the Valley'?[Asleep in the Valley কি ধরনের কবিতা?]

Ans. 'Asleep in the Valley' is a war poem.

2. What is the verse form of the poem 'Asleep in the Valley'?[Asleep in the Valley কবিতাটির ছন্দ কি /কি ছন্দে লেখা?]

Ans. The poem 'Asleep in the Valley' is written in the free verse form.

3. Where does the slow stream flow?[ধীরগতিসম্পন্ন ছোট নদী কোথায় বয়ে চলে?]

Ans. The slow stream flows through the small green valley.

4. What does the slow stream leave on the bright grass?[ ধীরগতিতে বয়ে চলা ছোট নদী উজ্জল ঘাসের উপর কি রেখে যায়?]

Ans. The slow stream leaves long strands of silver on the bright glass.

5. Where does the slow stream leave 'long strands of silver'?[ধীরগতিসম্পন্ন ছোট নদীটি কোথায় রূপালী ফিতে বিছিয়ে রেখেছে?]

Ans.  The slow stream leaves 'long strands of silver' on the bright grass.

6. How does the stream look like in the poem 'Asleep in the Valley'?[Asleep in the Valley কবিতায় ছোট্ট নদীটিকে কেমন দেখায়?]

Ans. In the poem 'Asleep in the Valley' the stream looks like long strands of silver.

7. From where do the sunrays stream?[সূর্য রশ্মির ধারা আসে কোথা থেকে?]

Ans. The sunrays stream from the mountaintop.

8. What role is played by the sun's rays? [সূর্যের রশ্মিগুলি কি ভূমিকা পালন করে?]

Ans. The sun's rays filll the valley full of light.

9. What fills the hollow of the valley?[উপত্যকার ফাঁকা জায়গা কি ভর্তি করে?]

Ans. The sunrays fill the hollow of the valley.

10. What did the young soldier lie on?[যুবক সৈনিকটি কিসের উপর শুয়েছিল?]

Ans. The young soldier lay on the bushes and plants of a small green valley.

11. Where was the dead soldier resting his head?[কোথায় মৃত সৈনিকটি তার মাথার বিশ্রাম নিচ্ছিল?]

Ans. The dead soldier was resting his head on a pillow made of fern.

12. What is meant by 'heavy undergrowth'?[ Heavy undergrowth বলতে কী বোঝানো হয়েছে?]

Ans. Here the phrase 'heavy undergrowth' means bushes and plants.

13. What does the phrase 'sun-soaked bed' suggest?['Sun-soaked' শব্দবন্ধটি কী বোঝায়?]

Ans. The phrase 'sun-soaked bed' suggests the sun-warmed grass.

14. How does the young soldier lie down in the valley?[কিভাবে মৃত সৈনিকটি উপত্যকায় শুয়ে রয়েছে?]

Ans. The Young soldier lies open-mouthed keeping his one hand on his breast.

15. What is the soldier's pillow made of?[সৈনিকের বালিশ কি দিয়ে তৈরি?]

Ans. The soldier's pillow is made of fern.

16. How is the bed of the dead soldier?[মৃত সৈনিকটির বিছানা কেমন?]

Ans. The bed of the dead soldier is warm, green and sun-soaked.

17. Where are the feet of the soldier?[ সৈনিকটির পা দুটি কোথায়?]

Ans. The feet of the soldier are among the flowers in the valley.

19. What is described as 'gentle without guile'?['gentle without guile' হিসেবে কি বর্ণনা করা হয়েছে?]

Ans. The smile of the soldier is described as 'gentle without guile'.

20. What is the smile of the dead soldier compared to?[মৃত সৈনিকটির হাসিকে কিসের সঙ্গে তুলনা করা হয়েছে?]

Ans. The smile of the dead soldier is compared to the innocent smile of an infant.

21. How is the smile of the soldier described?[সৈনিকটির হাসিকে কিভাবে বর্ণনা করা হয়েছে?]

Ans. The smile of the soldier is described to be pure and innocent like that of an infant.

22. How does the stream flow through the valley?[কিভাবে নদীটি উপত্যকার মধ্য দিয়ে বইছে]

Ans. The stream flows slowly through the valley.

23. Why is the soldier pale?[ কেন সৈনিকটি বিবর্ণ]

Ans. The soldier is pale because he is already dead.

24. Who is asleep in the valley?[উপত্যকায় কে ঘুমিয়ে আছে?]

Ans. A very young soldier is lying asleep in the valley.

25. Why will the soldier catch cold? [সৈনিকটির ঠান্ডা লাগবে কেন?]

Ans. If nature cannot keep the dead soldier warm, he will catch cold.

26. Why does the poet ask Nature to keep the soldier warm?[সৈনিকটিকে উষ্ণ রাখার জন্য কবি প্রকৃতির কাছে প্রার্থনা জানিয়েছেন কেন?]

Ans. The poet asks Nature to keep the soldiers warm so that he may not catch cold.

Or, The poet asks nature to keep the soldier warm because he is afraid that the soldier may catch cold in the open air.

27. What do the 'two red holes' in the poem 'Asleep in the Valley' signify?['Asleep in the Valley' কবিতায় 'দুটি লাল গর্ত' কিসের চিহ্ন নির্দেশ করে?]

Ans. In the poem 'Asleep in the Valley' the 'two red holes' signify bullet wounds  marked by blood.

 Or, In the poem 'Asleep in the Valley'  'two red holes' signify that the soldier has been killed in the war with two bullet wounds in his side.

Or, In the poem 'Asleep in the Valley'  two red holes signify that the soldier is a victim of war.

28. How old is the soldier lying asleep in the valley? 

Ans. The soldier lying asleep in the valley is very young.

29. On what tone does the poem 'Asleep in the Valley' end?

Ans. The poem 'Asleep in the Valley' ends on a tone of pathos caused by war.

30. What is the theme of the poem 'Asleep in the Valley'?

Ans. The theme of the poem 'Asleep in the Valley' is the futility and brutality of War.

31. What message is revealed through the poem 'Asleep in the Valley'?

Ans. The message revealed through the poem 'Asleep in the Valley' is the meaninglessness of War.

32. "The humming insects don't disturb his rest" -- Why

Ans. The humming insects don't disturb the rest of the young soldier because he is dead now.

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