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Through Jacques, Shakespeare puts forth the view that the world is a stage in which human beings play their part.
There are seven Acts like seven stages in a man’s life. A person performs multifarious roles in a single life-time. In the beginning, he is a baby crying in the arms of the nurse.
Infancy is followed by a school-going stage, when he is bright-eyed, trudging unwillingly to school. In the third stage, he grows into a lover, writing poems in praise of his beloved and sighing like a furnace. Then he plays the role of a soldier, who is rash, and who willingly sacrifices his life for honour. In the next role, he is a Judge, well-fed, prosperous, fat and fierce-eyed. He is always in a mood of impressing others and is full of wise maxims.
The next stage depicts man to be weak, thin, wearing spectacles and slippers. His clothes are loose, and legs are thin, and his voice is shrill like that of a child. At the end comes the last stage when he loses his memory, teeth, eyes, taste, in fact everything. It is like a second childhood as he has to depend on others for everything. Thus ends the drama of his eventful life.
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By Thomas Campbell
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1. Describe the chase of the chief of Ulva’s Isle and his beloved by Lord Ullin’s men.
Ans. The chief of Ulva’s Isle and Lord Ullins daughter elope and are pursued by Lord Ullin and his men. There is no where, they can take refuge, no way of getting any reprieve, For three days consecutively they had been chased relentlessly. Their only hope of escape was to cross the Lochgyle but the raging storm proved fatal. They perish in the stormy waters and leave Lord Ullin lamenting for his daughter.
2. How does the poet build the atmosphere of menace, danger and doom that awaits the lovers?
Ans. Look at these lines and what they signify?
• This dark and stormy night — danger
• Three days we’ve fled together — chase
• For should he find us in the glen
My blood would stain the heather — revenge
• Who will cheer my bonny bride
When they have slain her lover — tragedy
• The water-wraith was shrieking — supernatural
• And in the scowl of heaven each face
Grew dark as they were speaking— frightening
• Adown the glen rode armed men
Their trampling sounded nearer — impending
disaster
• Oh haste thee, haste! the lady cries
• Though tempest round us gather
I’ll meet the raging of the skies — No escape But not an angry father
* These lines have drawn a picture of danger, chase, revenge, tragedy, supernatural, frightening situation impending disaster — Fatal — no escape.
3. The poem ‘Lord Ullin’s Daughter’ depicts the clash between the impetuous nature of youth and the tyrannical authority of parents. Discuss by giving examples from the poem.
Ans. “O haste thee, haste ! the lady cries, though tempests round us gather I’ll meet the raging of the skies But not an angry father”. These lines clearly depict the impetuous nature of youth. The tyrannical authority of parents is evident from the lines – “And as the night grew drearer. Adown the glen rode armed men, their trampling sounded nearer.” These lines also show the reckless side of youth and cruel authority of parents – “Three days we have fled together, should he find us in the glen, My blood would stain the heather his horsemen (Lord Ullin’s) behind us ride “Then who will cheer my bonny bride when they have slain her lover?”
4. Imagine you are Lord Ullin. You have reached the fatal shore in time and are able to convince your daughter to come back home with her lover. Write a letter to your friend Robert upon the satisfaction which you got after you forgave them. And that you are happyat your timely decision which helped you to get back your daughter. [CBSE 2010 (Term II)]
Ans.
Dear Robert
You will be glad to know that I have forgiven my daughter. As I chased her and the chief of Ulva’s Isle I was able to reach the shore as they were about to board the boat to cross the glen in the raging storm. I prevented them from boarding the boat and convinced my daughter that I would not harm her Chieftain. I would accept him. The young people were so surprised that they could not believe their ears. I hugged them and embraced them and blessed them. Now I not only have my daughter safe and sound but also a brave fearless son-in-law.
I am so glad I have a family to live with and to leave behind to carry my name after my death well so long.
Yours sincerely,
Ullin
5. Discuss ‘Lord Ullin’s Daughter’ as a ballad.
Ans. ‘Lord Ullin’s Daughter is a ballad of the folk tradition. It describes a story in the narrative style, dealing with the tragedy of Lord Ullin’s daughter, who is unlucky in love. As is typical of a ballad, the poem begins midway, when the lovers have already eloped and the chase of Lord Ullin’s men is on the way. The poem begins abruptly with the dialogue between Chieftain and the boatman. The poem contains lots of dialogues which are typical of a ballad. There is fast paced action, which culminates in tragedy for the lovers, who are drowned in the stormy sea. The language is very simple. But it is the rhythm and the
music which characterise the poem as a true ballad. The rhyme scheme throughout is ‘ab ab’ which adds to the music of the poem.
6. You are Lord Ullin. You are greatly grieved by the loss of your daughter and wonder what it would have been if you had not been rigid about following the traditions of your clan. Write a letter to your friend on how you were the cause of this tragedy.
[CBSE 2010 (Term I)]
Dear friend,
I am writing this letter to you to share my feelings about the irreparable loss that I faced today. Now there is nothing left for me to live for my dear daughter, my only child is gone – gone forever – she would never come back and all because of my inhuman cruelty, my unforgiving nature, my dictatorial ways and my in keeping tradition of the clan. If I had not been so cruelly dictatorial she would be alive now, full of laughter and full of life. Not only my daughter but I would also have got a son — the chieftain of Ulva’s Isle — so brave, so fearless, so loving and devoted to my daughter. Oh God! why could I not foresee the consequences of my harshness. But nothing can be done now. She will never come back again. I will never see her, never hear her voice. Now there is nothing left but a lifelong regret and heartache.
Your friend
Ullin
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1. Lord Ullin is revengeful, having a dictatorial nature, but is soft at heart. Discuss.
Ans. Lord Ullin’s daughter wanted to marry the chieftain of Ulva’s Island. He did not approve of it. The lovers elope. Lord Ullin is furious. Along with his boatmen he goes after them. This picture of a stern father is one side of facts. The other is that he loved his daughter as is evident from the lines his wrath was changed to wailing “Come back! come back! he cried in grief’ And I’ll forgive your highland chief, “My daughter! my daughter!” he cried in grief. His anger cools down as he sees his daughter in danger. He is ready to forgive her and her lover.
2. Why do you think the boatman was ready to risk his life, knowing fully well that there was a storm in the sea? (CBSE 2010)
Ans. The boatman was fearless and faithful. He agrees to take them across the lake not for the sake of the silver pound but for the sake of the lovely bride and her chieftain-lover. He shows no fear in the face of the raging waters. The spirit of the water shrieked fury as the boatman took out the boat — a bad omen but the boatmen remained undisturbed and brave.
3. Discuss the dramatic importance of the role played by the boatman. Do you think he was responsible for the tragic death of the lovers ?
Ans. No, the boatman was not responsible for the tragic death of the lovers. He lost his life as well. In fact he took a brave and bold decison to help the young lovers. In any case they had no option for they were not ready to face Lord Uillin and his men. May be if Lord Ullin had caught them he would have slain the Chieftain and the
young bride would have been left lamenting.
4.Why was Lord Ullin left lamenting in the end?
(CBSE 2010)
OR
Why was Lord Ullin in despair at the end of the poem ? [CBSE 2010 (Term I)]
Ans. When Lord Ullin saw his only child perishing in the stormy waters of the lake he was devastated with grief and guilt. He felt if he had not been so strict may be his daughter would have lived. The loss of his daughter was a tragedy he was not able to face. When he saw her drowing, he wanted to save her but the stormy waves rose so high that neither he could give them any help nor they could of their own will come back to the safety of the shore, so there was nothing left for him but to lament.
5. Why was the Chieftain of Ulva in a hurry? Who tried to help him ? [CBSE 2010 (Term I)]
Ans. Chieftain of Ulva married Lord Ullin’s daughter against her father’s wishes. So they ran away to escape his wrath. Being chased by Lord Ullin and his men, both the lovers reach the shore of a river. They request the boatman to row them to the other shore. The river was furious with storm. At first the boatman refused but seeing the helplessness of the two lovers he agreed to help them.
6. What did the Chief of Ulva offer the ferryman to row them across ? [CBSE 2010 (Term I)]
Ans. The chief of Ulva and her bonny bride were being chased by Lord Ullin and his men. They reached the shore of a tempestuous river and requested the boatman to row them across the river. When the boatman showed his reluctance, the chieftain offered him a silver coin to row them across.
7. What was the dilemma of the lady in the poem
‘Lord Ullin’s Daughter’ ? What choice does she finally make? [CBSE 2010 (Term I)]
Ans. The dilemma that Lord Ullin’s daughter faces is which was the lesser evil — the storming waters or the raging Lord Ullin and his men. Whom to face? Who would give them reprieve? Who would give them a chance to survive? Would the storm be kind to them and let them reach the other shore safely or will Lord Ullin be kind and forgive her and give her lover and herself a reprieve. She chooses the raging sea instead of facing a raging father.
8. What did the Chief of Ulva fear would happen if they did not cross the Lochgyle ?
[CBSE 2010 (Term I)]
Ans. After marrying Lord Ullin’s daughter, the chief of Ulva had invited his wrath. They tried to run away from there by crossing river Lochgyle. Lord Ullin and his men were chasing them. The chief of Ulva thought that if they were unable to cross the river, Lord Ulva and his men would kill the chieftain and there would be no one to take
care of his bonny bride.
9. I’ll meet the raging of the skies;
But not an angry father.
Mention the reasons for the speaker’s unwillingness to meet an angry father. [CBSE 2010 (Term I)]
Lord Ullin’s daughter is a determined lady who loves the chieftain, despite many odds. She knew her father’s nature well that he would never accept the chieftain as her groom and would never bless her alliance with him. When she elopes with her lover, she is well prepared to face dangers that would result. They have been fleeing for three days. There is no place, where they can escape the wrath of her father, unless they cross the Lochgyle. The tempest, the menacing waves, the mighty wind, the dark raging skies do not deter her. She and her lover try to cross the sea. Even when she is in the grip of death, her one arm is around her lover. This was more than she could have bargained for. It was better than being alive and be separated from her lover. At least they were united in death.
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Read the following extracts and answer the questions given thereafter :
1. “And by my word! the bonny bride In danger shall not tarry;
So, though the waves are raging white I’ll row you o’er the ferry. ”
(a) Who speaks the above lines and to whom?
Ans. These lines have been spoken by the boatman to the chieftain.
(b) Who is the ‘bonny bride’?
Ans. She is Lord Ullin’s daughter who has married the chieftain.
(c) What is the reason for the chief and his beloved to hurry across the ferry?
Ans. They had married each other without the consent of Lord Ullin. So he and his men have been chasing them to separate them.
2. By this the storm grew loud apace,
The water-wraith was shrieking;
And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking,
(a) What change takes place while they were talking?
Ans. The storm has turned furious.
(b) The word ‘water-wraith’ means :
Ans. It means the spirit or the ghost of sea.
(c) What does the darkness of the sky symbolise?
Ans. The darkness of the sea symbolises the approaching danger.
3. But still as wilder blew the wind,
And as the night grew drearer,
Adown the glen rode armed men,
Their trampling sounded nearer.
(a) How does the situation become more risky for the lovers?
Ans. The situation becomes more risky for them because Lord Ullin and his men were approaching nearer and nearer.
(b) ‘Trampling’ suggests :
Ans. It suggests the sound of horses’ hoofs.
(c) Words like ‘Adown, ‘rode’ are :
Ans. These words are extremely old fashioned (archaic).
4. Lord Ullin reached that fatal shore,
His wrath had changed to wailing.
(a) The adjective ‘fatal’ has been used to describe the shore because :
Ans. It was from that shore that Lord Ullin saw the waves engulfing his daughter.
(b) ‘His wrath had changed into wailing’, means : Ans. Forgetting his anger, Lord Ullin started crying over the possibility of his daughter meeting the watery grave.
(c) The reason why Lord Ullin came to the shore was to :
Ans. To stop his daughter from eloping with Chieftain.
5. ‘Now who be ye, would cross Lochgyle,
This dark and stormy weather?’
O, I am the chief of Ulva’s Isle,
And this, Lord Ullin’s daughter.
(a) The person who is uttering the first two lines is :
Ans. The person who is speaking first two lines is the boatman.
(b) The boatman is a little hesistant at the request because :
Ans. It is a dark and stormy night.
(c) The Chieftain and the Lord’s daughter are in a hurry as :
Ans. Lord Ullin and his men are close on their heels and, if caught, the chieftain will surely be killed.
6. “His horsemen hard behind us ride;
Should they our steps discover,
Then who shall cheer my bonny bride When they have slain her lover?”
(a) The poetic device used in the first line is :
Ans. The poetic device used in ‘alliteration’.
(b) ‘They’ refers to :
Ans. ‘They’ here refers to Lord Ullin’s men.
(c) The word ‘bonny’ describes the bride as :
Ans. It describes the bride as ‘lovely’.
7. A Chieftain, to the highland bound Cries, “Boatman, do not tarry!
And I’ll give thee a silver pound To row us o’er the ferry!”
(a) Who is the Chieftain and why is he going towards the highlands?
Ans. He is the Chief of Ulva’s Island and he is eloping with Lord Uillin’s daughter.
(b) Why is the Chieftain in a hurry?
Ans. He is in a hurry as Lord Ullin and his men are pursuing the young couple.
(c) Why did the boatman tarry?
Ans. The boatman hesitated because of the raging storm but finally relented, much impressed by the Cheftain’s young bride.
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Read the following extracts and choose the best option : (CBSE 2010)
1. And still they row’d amidst the roar Of waters fast prevailing Lord Ullin reached that fatal shore;
His wrath was changed to wailing
(a) The waters ‘fast prevailing ’ means :
(i) Quickly racing (ii) Quickly overpowering
(iii) Settling down (iv) Roaring sound
(b) The shore turns ‘fatal ’ because :
(i) The lovers drown by the time Lord Ullin and his men reach the shore
(ii) They left the shore
(iii) The lovers jumped into the stormy sea
(iv) The lovers were attacked.
(c) Synonym for ‘wrath ’ is :
(i) Sympathy (ii) Rage
(iii) Help (iv) Helplessness
Ans : (a) (ii) (b) (i) (c) (ii)
2. Out spoke the handy Highland wight,
“I’ll go, my chief – I’m ready :
It is not for your silver bright But for your winsome lady. ”
[CBSE 2010 (Term I)]
(a) Who is the ‘highland wight’?
(i) The boatman (ii) Scottish Chieftain
(iii) Lord Ullin’s man
(iv) None of the above
(b) Why was the boatman ready to take them across the raging sea?(i) Because of silver coin
(ii) Because he is helpful
(iii) Because of the beautiful lady
(iv) Because he is poor
(c) List two features of the speaker’s personality.
(i) Helpful (ii) Brave
(iii) Greedy (iv) Both (i) and (ii)
Ans. (a) (i) (b) (ii) (c) (iv)
3. And still they row’d amidst the roar Of water fast prevailing:
Lord Ullin reach’d that fatal shore, -His wrath was changed to wailing.
[CBSE 2010 (Term I)]
(a) In spite of bad weather ‘they’ are continuing to row
as :
(i) They have paid the ferryman
(ii) They are being chased by the horsemen
(iii) They are not afraid of the storm
(iv) They have decided to cross the river
(b) The shore has been referred as ‘fatal’ meaning deadly because :
(i) Lord Ullin reached there ready to kill
(ii) Storm would kill the two lovers
(iii) Lord Ullin was crying loudly
(iv) The river was furious with them
(c) Lord Ullin’s wrath changed to wailing when he :
(i) Saw his daughter caught in the storm
(ii) Discovered that she was half way across the
river
(iii) Found her along with her lover
(iv) Realised that they had taken his boat
Ans. (a) (ii) (b) (ii) (c) (i)
4. “Come back! Come back!” he cried in grief “Across this stormy water:
And I’ll forgive your highland chief,
[CBSE 2010 (Term I)]
(a) The speaker is grieved because :
(i) his daughter’s life is in danger
(ii) he has hurt himself fatally
(iii) his horsemen have left him alone
(iv) he has lost the battle
(b) The Highland Chief has invited the wrath of the speaker by :
(i) Conquering a part of his Estate
(ii) Eloping with his daughter
(iii) Insulting the speaker
(iv) Daring to cross the stormy water
(c) The speaker’s appeal couldn’t be heard as :
(i) His daughter had moved away
(ii) His voice was drowned in the sound of the waves
(iii) His child was caught in the stormy waters
(iv) The furious sea engulfed his daughter
Ans. (a) (i) (b) (ii) (c) (ii)
5. “And fast before, her father’s men Three days we’ve fled together,
For should he find us in the glen,
My blood would stain the heather”
[CBSE 2010 (Term I)]
(a) ‘We ’ in the second line refers to :
(i) Lord Ullin and his armed men
(ii) Daughter of Lord Ullin and her lover.
(iii) The boatman and his friend
(iv) The horsemen
(b) Word ‘heather ’ means :
(i) A cloth (ii) A kind of plant
(iii) A bush (iv) A weapon
(c) ‘Glen ’ here refers to :
(i) River (ii) Mountain
(iii) Valley (iv) Sea
Ans. (a) (ii) (b) (ii) (c) (i)
6. “O haste thee haste! ” the lady cries Though tempests round us gather;
I’ll meet the raging of the skies,
But not an angry father. ”
[CBSE 2010 (Term I)]
(a) “The lady” in the first line is_.
(i) The boatman’s wife
(ii) Lord Ullin’s wife
(iii) The boatman’s daughter
(iv) Lord Ullin’s daughter
(b) The word ‘tempest ’ in the second line means :
(i) Thunder (ii) Rain
(iii) Storm (iv) Earthquake
(c) ‘I ll meet the raging of the skies, but not an angry
father ’ shows that she is_.
(i) scared of him (ii) guilty of eloping
(iii) upset with him
(iv) afraid he would separate her from her beloved
Ans. (a) (iv) (b) (iii) (c) (iv)
7. “Out spoke the hardy highland wight I’ll go, my chief – I’m ready:It is not for your silver bright,
But for your winsome lady. ”
(a) the hardy highland wight” in the first line refers
to :
(i) Lord Ullin (ii) the Chieftain
(iii) the boatman (iv) Lord Ullin’s daughter
(b) the hardy highland wight” promised to help the chieftain because :
(i) he was greedy (ii) he respected his chief
(iii) he was impressed by the beautiful beloved
of the chieftain
(iv) he was very cooperative
(c) The speaker of the above stanza is :
(i) the boatman (ii) the chieftain
(iii) Lord Ullin (iv) Lord Ullin’s daughter
Ans. (a) (iii) (b) (iii) (c) (i)
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(a) Lord Ullin’s daughter and her lover are trying to_____________.
(i) escape the wrath of her father
(ii) settle in a distant land
(iii) challenge the storm in the lake
(iv) trying to prove their love for each other
Answer
(i) escape the wrath of her father
(b) The boatman agrees to ferry them across because_________.
(i) he has fallen in love with Lord Ullin’s daughter
(ii) he wants to avenge Lord Ullin
(iii) he has lost his love
(iv) he is sorry for the childlike innocence of the lady
Answer
(iv) he is sorry for the childlike innocence of the lady
(c) The mood changes in the poem. It transforms from _________.
(i) happiness to fear
(ii) anxiety to grief
(iii) fear to happiness
(iv) love to pain
Answer
(ii) anxiety to grief
(d) The shore of Lochgyle has been referred to as ‘fatal shore!’ The poetic device used here
is ________________.
(i) metaphor
(ii) simile
(iii) transferred epithet
(iv) onomatopoeia
Answer
(iii) transferred epithet
6. In pairs copy and complete the summary of the poem with suitable words/expressions.
A Scottish Chieftain and his beloved were (a) _____________from her wrathful father. As they reached the shores, the (b) ____________ told a boatman to (c) ____________ them across Lochgyle. He asked him to do it fast because if (d) ______________found them, they would kill him. The boatman (e) ________________to take them not for the
(f) _____________that the chieftain offered but for his (g) ____________. By this time, the storm had (h) _____________and a wild wind had started blowing. The sound of
(i) _______________could be heard close at hand. The lady urged the boatman
(j) _____________as she did not want to face an angry father.
Their boat left the (k) ______________and as it got caught in the stormy sea, Lord Ullin reached the deadly (l)_____________. His anger changed to wailing when he saw his daughter (m) ______________. He asked her to return back. But it was (n) __________ as the stormy sea claimed his daughter and her lover.
Answer
A Scottish Chieftain and his beloved were (a) fleeing from her wrathful father. As they reached the shores, the (b)chieftain told a boatman to (c) ferrythem across Lochgyle. He asked him to do it fast because if (d) Lord Ullin’s men found them, they would kill him. The boatman (e) agreed to take them not for the (f) silver that the chieftain offered but for his(g)beautiful bride. By this time, the storm had (h) become more violent and a wild wind had started blowing. The sound of (i) Lord Ullin’s men could be heard close at hand. The lady urged the boatman (j) to hurry as she did not want to face an angry father.
Their boat left the (k)stormy shore and as it got caught in the stormy sea, Lord Ullin reached the deadly(l) shore. His anger changed to wailing when he saw his daughter (m) in danger. He asked her to return back. But it was (n) futile as the stormy sea claimed his daughter and her lover.
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7. Why does Lord Ullin’s daughter defy her father and elope with her lover? (Stanza 1)
Answer
Lord Ullin was against his daughter’s marriage with her lover, the chieftain. So, to marry her lover she defied her father and eloped with him.
8. Give two characteristics of the boatman who ferries the couple across the sea.
Answer
The boatman was brave and helpful.
9. “Imagery” refers to something that can be perceived through more than one of the senses. It uses figurative language to help form mental pictures. Campbell used vivid, diverse and powerful imagery to personify the menacing face of nature (for e.g. sea, sky, wind, land). Pick out expressions that convey the images of anger in the following stanzas:
| Stanza 6 | _______________________________ |
| Stanza 7 | ‘Water-wraith was shrieking’ |
| _______________________________ | |
| Stanza 9 | _______________________________ |
| Stanza 10 | _______________________________ |
| ‘Stormy land’ | |
| Stanza 13 | _______________________________ |
| Stanza 14 | _______________________________ |
Answer
| Stanza 6 | ‘the waves are raging white’ |
| Stanza 7 | ‘Water-wraith was shrieking’ |
| ‘the scowl of heaven’ | |
| Stanza 9 | ‘raging of the skies’ |
| Stanza 10 | ‘Stormy sea’ |
| ‘Stormy land’ | |
| Stanza 13 | ‘Stormy water’ |
| Stanza 14 | ‘the loud waves lashed the shore’ |
10. Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow
“His horsemen hard behind us ride;
Should they our steps discover,
Then who will cheer my bonny bride
When they have slain her lover?”
(a) Who is ‘his’ in line 1? Who does ‘us’ refer to?
(b) Explain − ‘cheer my bonny bride’.
(c) Why would the lover be slain?
Answer
(a) Lord Ullin is ‘his’ here. ‘Us’ are the Scottish Chieftain and Lord Ullin’s daughter, his beloved.
(b) The Chieftain’s worry is that in case he is killed by Lord Ullin, his lonely beloved will have nobody to console and support her.
(c) The lover would be slain because Lord Ullin did not approve of the match and was angry at the chieftain for eloping with his daughter.
11. “The water-wraith was shrieking”. Is the symbolism in this line a premonition of what happens at the end? Give reasons for your answer. (Stanza 7)
Answer
Yes, the symbolism is a premonition of the tragic death of ill-fated lovers. It is a device of ‘fore shadowing’. The noisy waves were crying for blood. And they overtook them ultimately. So their shriek suggests in advance what happens at the end.
12. The poet uses words like ‘adown’, ‘rode’ which contain harsh consonants. Why do you think the poet has done this? (Stanza 8)
Answer
The use of harsh consonants creates an unpleasant effect. In the context of Lord Ullin’s men chasing his daughter and her lover, the use of harsh consonants in the words describing the situation is quite effective.
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13. In Stanza 10, the poet says −
The boat has left a stormy land,
A stormy sea before, her, —
(a) In both these lines, the word “stormy” assumes different connotations. What are they?
(b) The lady faces a dilemma here. What is it? What choice does she finally make?
Answer
(a) The land is ‘stormy’ because of the presence of the furious Lord Ullin. The sea is stormy because of the furious waves.
(b) Lord Ullin’s daughter has to make a decision between choosing the ‘stormy land’ or the ‘stormy sea’ that is, the fury of her father or the tempestuous weather. Mortally afraid of her father’s fury she chooses to venture into the stormy sea and run the risk of getting drowned in the stormy sea.
14.
(a) “Lord Ullin reached that fatal shore” just as his daughter left it. Why is the shore called fatal? (Stanza 11)
Answer
The shore is called fatal as beyond the shore the sea was so turbulent that anyone embarking to sail through the sea would face death. The shore acted as the gateway to death. Lord Ullin’s daughter crossed the shore only to meet her tragic end.
(b) Why does Lord Ullin’s wrath change into wailing on seeing his daughter?
Answer
Lord Ullin noticed that the storm won’t spare his daughter. He feels helpless and guilty. His anger cools down and he starts moaning for his child.
15. “One lovely hand she stretch’d for aid.” Do you think Lord Ullin’s daughter wanted to reach out to her father? (Stanza 12) If yes, why?
Answer
Lord Ullin’s daughter wanted to reach out to her father as her father cried in grief for her return and even promised to forgive her lover if she returned back.
16. You are already familiar with the poetic device “alliteration”. The poet makes extensive use of the same throughout the poem. Pick out as many examples of alliteration as you can.
Example: fast-father’s; horsemen-hard
Answer
Examples of alliteration are:
Bonny bride
Hardy Highland Bonny bird
Human hand
Storm and shade
Water wild
Roar’d amidst the roar
Water-wraith
Answer
The rhyme scheme is a-b,a-b, that is, alternating rhyme scheme. In the last paragraph the rhyme scheme changes to abcb.
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Word-Meaning
• Highlands – the mountainous region of Scottand
• Tarry – delay or waste time
• Row – to be moved by oars
• Lochgyle – a large lake
• Fled – ran for life
• Stain – colour
• Cheer – comfort
• Slain – killed
• Hardy – strong
• Highland wight – a resident of mountain region
• Bonny – charming
• Bird – bride (here)
• Shrieking – crying angrily and loudly
• Tempests – storm
• Raging – fury of the heaven, storm
• Water wild – furious waves
• Tarry – delay
• Ferry –passenger boat
• Lochgyle – a sea loch which separates Gribun on Mull from Ulva to the north.
• Isle – an island
• Glen – a deep narrow valley, especially in the mountains of Scotland
• Heather – low, spreading plant with woody stems, small spiky leaves and purple, pink or white flowers.
• Bonny – attractive
• Slain – killed
• Winsome – pleasing because of a childlike charm and innocence.
• Raging – angry
• Apace – quickly
• Wraith – ghost
• Scowl – dirty look
• Adown – coming down
• Trampling – walking over
• Amidst – among
• Prevailing – overcoming
• Fatal – deadly
• Wrath – anger
• Wailing – crying
• Sore – in pain
• Dismayed – shocked
• Vain – useless
• Lashed – beat against
• Lamenting – moaning
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