Telangana SCERT 8th Class English Guide Telangana State Unit 3C The Garden Within (Poem) Textbook Questions and Answers.
TS 8th Class English Guide Unit 3C The Garden Within (Poem)
There is a garden
in my heart
where beauty grows
in fits and starts.
Where smiles are petals
from the flowers
bestowed by others
from their bowers
Nutritious hope
reaps seeds to feed
my spirit
for its every need
With gratitude
I’ll reach my goal
To touch the island
of my soul.
Questions And Answers:
Answer the following questions.
Question 1.
What is the central idea of the poem?
Answer:
Human beings should be broadminded. They should have purity of thought to live in peace and harmony.
Question 2.
What features of the garden in the poet’s heart are mentioned in stanza 1 ?
Answer:
The features of beauty and smiling are mentioned in the first stanza.
The garden is full of beautiful flowers with petals of smiles.
Question 3.
What is the mood of the poet? Put a tick (✓) mark.
a. sad
b. hopeful
c. thankful
Answer:
(b) hopeful
Question 4.
Explain the word ‘gratitude’ in the poem.
Answer:
‘Gratitude’ means ‘the feeling of being grateful’. Here the garden symbolises colourful and happy thoughts, and good and peaceful life. This garden with such qualities is in his heart. He is grateful for having such a garden in his heart. His soul is his attitude. Attitude is everything. He wants to be grateful to his soul.
Observe the following sentences.
1. Here and there over the grass stood beautiful flowers like stars.
In this sentence “flowers are compared to stars” such comparison using ‘like’ and ‘as’ is called ‘simile’.
a He roared like a lion.
b. Her face is as white as snow.
2. Life is a journey. Enjoy the ride.
In the above sentence the word ‘journey’ is used to describe/compare the word ‘life’. Such words are called ‘metaphors’. They are used to show that two things have the same qualities. They make the description more powerful.
e.g. a. Rudramadevi was a lioness in battle.
b. Her home was a prison.
3. Spring has forgotten his garden.
Here, though ‘spring’ is a season, it is represented as a human being and given the qualities of forgetting etc. Such usage in literature is called ‘personification’.
e.g.: a. The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
b The snow coveredup the grass with her great white cloak.
Profect Work:
Collect a few story books and Fill in the table with details and present it before the class.
Answer:
Self Assessment:
How well have I understood this unit?
Read and tick (✓) in the appropriate box.
The Garden Within (Poem) Summary in English
The poet Celia Berrell has tried to bring the comparison between human heart and a garden. The garden is a beautiful place where there are green plants and colourful flowers. The flowers are bright and beautiful when they have colourful and attractive petals. The garden gives us happiness and joy with its beauty. Similarly human beings can spread happiness with their smile. When we are smiling the others derive pleasure from it. So, just like a flower gives joy, a smile makes the others feel happy. The humans should keep smiling to forget our sorrows.
The human being should have purity of thoughts and hopes about their future. They should be optimistic about their future. Then they will be cheerful at their heart. Hope will satisfy the needs of the spirit. The poet compared human soul to an island which is full of hope, joy and peace. He is confident that he will reach the island of his soul.
Glossary:
in fits and starts (idiom) : in a sudden and irregular manner
bowers (n) : a pleasant place ¡n the shade of tree
bestowed (v) : gave, showed respect
nutritious (adj) : good
reaps (v) : gives
gratitude (n) : thankfulness
petal (n) : a delicate coloured part of a flower
spirit (n) : inner, feelings or mood
goal (n) : something that you hope to achieve