2.1.1 Look at the following illustrations and describe them in your own words. Also, write how you feel on those situations.
নিচের ছবিগুলো দেখো এবং নিজের ভাষায় বর্ণনা করো। এসব পরিস্থিতিতে তুমি কেমন বোধ করো তাও লেখো।
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2.1.2 Ask and answer the following questions in pairs. Then, share your responses with the class.
জোড়ায় নিচের প্রশ্নগুলো আলোচনা করো। তোমার উত্তরগুলো শ্রেণিতে শেয়ার করো।
a) Do you love nature?
b) Have you read any poem on nature?
c) How does the poet depict nature in the poem?
d) Does he use any literary elements like rhyming scheme, images or metaphor to describe nature?
e) Do you think the use of literary elements make the poem interesting?
2.2.1 Let's imagine a nature walk. It's a group work and it can be done beyond the school time. To do that let's follow the steps given below:
চলো কল্পনায় প্রকৃতিতে একটু হাঁটি। এটি দলীয় কাজ, এটা স্কুল সময়ের বাইরে করা যেতে পারে। কাজটি করার জন্য চলো নিচের ধাপগুলো অনুসরণ করি।
Step 1: Imagine that you are taking a nature walk in a big green park with your friends.
Step 2: Open your mind's eye and observe everything around you. Try to feel the open sky, big trees, sounds of the nature and the blue crystal water of the lake.
Step 3: Now, open your eyes and write down your feelings and experience that you have gained during the nature walk.
Step 4: Each group will sit in a circle and discuss the notes they took by observing the nature. Then, they prepare the first draft of a composition on their experience of that nature walk. You can further discuss the following question before you start writing: i) How did the environment around you make you feel? ii) Did it evoke any specific emotions or memories? iii) Were there any moments during the walk when you felt a strong connection to nature? Describe those moments. iv) How do you think spending time in nature can influence our well-being and perspective on life?
Share your feelings in groups and compile all the feelings on a notebook.
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2.3.1 Read the poem. Before that read the note on the poet.
কবিতাটি পড়ো। পড়ার পূর্বে কবি সম্পর্কে note-টি পড়ো।
Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) was a renowned British poet. He became famous for writing about love, nature and emotions. Now, let's read one of his famous poems on nature "Crossing the Bar'.
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2.3.2 Now, Read the following summary of the poem for your better understanding and answer the following questions.
'Crossing the Bar' কবিতাটি ভালো করে বুঝার জন্য নিচের সারমর্মটি পড়ো এবং প্রশ্নগুলোর উত্তর দাও।
In the poem, the poet talks about death and the journey into the afterlife. Here, he uses symbols from nature like sunset, evening star, sea, tide, foam, twilight, evening bell, and flood to explain his feelings and ideas. Besides, if you read carefully, you can understand that like others, the poet also expresses his desire to cross the bar between life and death without sorrowful farewells. The poem accepts the truth that we have to leave this world, and he wishes to be calm and peaceful in the face of mortality.
a) What is the poem about?
b) Have you found any symbols in the poem? If yes, what are those?
c) What do the symbols 'sunset and evening' and 'clear call' mean in the poem?
d) Do you think symbol helps the poet express his ideas in a better way? If yes, explain with an example.
2.3.3 Read the poem. Before that read the note on the poet.
কবিতাটি পড়ো। পড়ার পূর্বে কবি সম্পর্কে note টি পড়ো
John Keats (1795-1821) was a celebrated English Romantic poet known for his poetry and tragic life. His poems are renowned for their sensual imagery and exploration of beauty and mortality. Due to tuberculosis, this celebrated poet died at the age of 25. His untimely death robbed literature of a gifted poet whose work continues to captivate readers worldwide.
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