2nd PUC English HEAVEN IF YOU ARE NOT HERE ON EARTH NOTES | English Kuvempu Notes | Question Ans
HEAVEN IF YOU ARE NOT HERE ON EARTH
-Kuvempu
Answer the following in a word or in a phrase or in a sentence each
1. According to the poet, ‘heaven’ is
a) On earth
b) Within us
c) Above us
Ans: a) On earth.
2. What could not be nowhere else but on earth according to the speaker in
‘Heaven, If You Are Not Here on Earth’?
Ans: Heaven.
3. The poet finds god in
a) Nature
b) Earth
c) Temple
Ans: a) nature.
4. According to the speaker in ‘Heaven, If You Are Not Here On Earth’, if we ourselves cannot be gods, then there can be no
a) Gods.
b) Nymphs.
c) Humans.
Ans: a) gods.
5. Who creates heaven on earth?
Ans: The poet.
6. Mention any one aspect of nature that makes this earth a heaven in “Heaven, If You Are Not Here on Earth‘’.
Ans: Roaring stream/ tender sunshine/ harvest/ moonlight.
7. What quality of harvest causes heaven to lie all over in ‘Heaven, If you are not here on Earth’?
Ans: Gentle sun and the splendor of harvest.
8. Where according to the poet does the tender sunshine lean on, in “Heaven, If You Are Not Here on Earth‘?
Ans: On Verdant gardens.
9. What does the poet create on earth according to the speaker in ‘Heaven, If You Are Not Here on Earth’?
Ans: Heaven.
10. Where does the poet create heaven according to the speaker in ‘Heaven, If You Are Not Here on Earth’?
Ans: On Earth.
4-mark/ 6 mark questions and answers
1. “Heaven is a product of human effort”, How is this brought out in “Heaven, If You Are Not Here On Earth”?
OR
‘Heaven lies all over’. Explain with reference to “Heaven, If You Are Not Here On Earth”.
OR
‘Heaven is not a separate entity but a part of earth to be created by human endeavour.’ How does the poem, ‘Heaven, If You Are Not Here On Earth’ present this?
OR
Heaven is nothing but a replica of the best qualities of Earth. How does the poem ‘Heaven, If You Are Not Here On Earth’ justify this statement?
OR
‘It is not gods that make heaven but humans who attain divinity.’ How is this brought out in ‘Heaven, If You Are Not Here On Earth’?
Ans: The speaker of the poem effectively argues that we don’t need to seek heaven elsewhere. As, the beauty of the nature makes the earth a heavenly place. He proves this by describing roaring Streams, sunshine, moonlight and the harvest. According to him, the concepts of God, nymphs and heaven are just myths. We, humans can transform this earth into a heaven by following the path of virtue. The concept of heaven is an abstract idea. We can have the heaven here on the earth itself by becoming ourselves gods and nymphs. The poet expects us to develop noble and divine qualities so that the earth can be transformed into a place of beauty like heaven.
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