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Page 1: r u Playing Ur Flute

1. Which lines in stanza 1 tell you that the flautist plays the flute beautifully?“Uncovered by ………….depth of my heart”

2. In the second stanza, what does the word deserted mean?Empty / abandoned / neglected / vacant

3. In the second stanza, why are the rice fields deserted?The farmers have left the fields for the city / better income jobs away from the village.

4. In your own words, explain the meaning of the last stanza.The persona is feeling anxious because there are political and economical problems in her city and she feels the world is changing for the worst.

5. From stanza 1, what does the persona want to hear?The flautist’s song / flute music. / The flautist playing his flute.

7. In stanza 3, why does the persona feel guilty for thinking about her beloved?She feels guilty because at present people around her are suffering.

8. Suggest two things you would do to stop the world from bleeding.Spread the message of peace, tolerance and living in harmony. Learn to appreciate what life has offered and be happy with it.

9. How is the rice field?Sick / unhealthy / infertile / neglected

10. State two activities that ‘I’ consider luxuries.i. Spend time watching the rain / gazing at the evening raysii. Collecting dew drops/ Enjoying the fragrance of flowers

11. Why do you the persona’s conscience is disturbed? Give reasons for your answer.Thinking of the flautist while feeling worried about the troubled with the situation around her.

13. Describe the village. It is empty has people have left for the city.

15. While here it has become a luxury! To spend time watching the rainWhy do you think the persona says it is a luxury to spend time watching rain? Give reasons for your answer.Life in the city is so busy that one has no time for simple pleasures and there are other problems to worry about. How does she feel about his music?

Nostalgic / desirous / wishful

Why does the persona ask if the flute player is still playing his flute?She does not know if he is still in the village enjoying his favourite pastime.

Write down the line which shows that the persona thinks highly of his music. To the depth of my heart

In your own words,What kind of a person do you think is the flute player?Passionate / Obsessed / An introvert / A sequester

Identify two words used to describe the village.Quiet and deserted

What has happened to the village?It is deserted as the people have left for better jobs.

In stanza 2, what does the words here refers to? The city / town / persona’s place

In your own words, What do you of the things the persona consider luxuries?Rain, sunset (evening rays) / dew / fragrance of flowers

Why does the poet feel guilty?To be longing for the flautist’s song

How is the situation in the village?Quite bad as it is empty because the villagers have left the village for better jobs and conditions.

Why do think the poet is surprised that the flautist is still playing his flute? Give reasons for your answer.She thinks that he is undisturbed with the turmoil in the nation and the world.

Why is the village so quiet and deserted?The villagers have left the village for better jobs and conditions.

Which phrase in stanza 1 implies how much the music affected the poet?To the depth of my heart

What does the poet mean by using the words concealed and uncovered to describe the music? It means that the melody is in the bamboo and will only be heard when the flautist plays the flute.

What could the poem be about?It is about upholding values, accepting changes in life and appreciating simple pleasures of life.

Page 2: r u Playing Ur Flute

Describe ONE emotion the poet is feeling in the first stanza.Guilty / nostalgic

What does the phrase, slim hollow of the bamboo refer to?The flute

Based on stanza 2, where do you think the persona is?In the city

Based on stanza 2, what is the contrast between the persona’s place and the flautist’s?The flautist’s place is empty and deserted whereas the persona’s place is undergoing a turmoil [ political and economical crisis].

Based on stanza 2, in the first line, what do you think the persona is feeling?A sense of doubt / unsure / puzzled

Based on stanza 1, which line reveals the intensity of the persona’s feelings?To be longing for your song

Based on stanza 1, which line (s) reveal (s) that the persona is struggling with her feelings?Where there is hardly time for our love

Based on stanza 1, describe the persona’s mood.Sombre / solemn / Sad

What is so distinctive about the melody from the flute?It touches the depth of her heart

Why is the rice field described as sick?It has been neglected so it is no longer productive and fertile.

What is the meaning of the metaphor ‘slaughtered mercilessly’?People are no longer tolerant of each other and people are being killed cruelly.

What kind of feeling is expressed by the persona in the poem?A sense of sadness, hopelessness, despair and misery

Why is the persona’s conscience disturbed?She is worried about the present situation in her nation which is facing a crisis.

Based on stanza 2, how would you describe the person who seems to be very interested in his flute?Idle / unaffected by the crisis / carefree / in his own world

What is the main theme in the stanza above?

Upholding values, appreciating simple pleasures of life, accepting changes in life

Who is playing the flute?The flautist in the village / The persona’s love

Why does the persona feel guilty?To be longing for the flautist’s song

Where does the melody originate from?The bamboo / The slim hollow of the bamboo

Which two lines best describe how a flute is played?Uncovered by the breath of an artist & composed by his fingers

What does the persona mean by ‘the sick rice field’?The paddy fields are neglected so they are barren and unproductive.

Write two activities that are considered a luxury by the persona.Spend time watching the rain / gazing at the evening raysCollecting dew drops/ Enjoying the fragrance of flowers

Why is the person still thinking of her beloved?She has feelings for him. / She still loves him.

Write two problems faced by the persona as mentioned in the stanza above.Her brothers are unemployed and desperate / Her people are disunited by politics / Her friend is slaughtered mercilessly

What is the tone used? Give a reason for your answer.Sad / Hopelessness / Despair / Anxious

What does the flute represent?Tradition

Why is the phrase, ‘Are you still playing your flute?, repeated three times in the poem? Using your own words, give reasons to support your answer.To reinforce the emotion (wondering/puzzled) behind the question and create a dramatic effect

In stanza 1, what does line 2 tell us about the relationship between the persona and the flautist?They loved each other when they were together.

The poet used certain words to indicate where the melody is:i. What are these words?Concealed in the slim hollow of the bamboo

ii. Do you think they are suitable? Why?

Page 3: r u Playing Ur Flute

Yes, because the flute is played by blowing into hollow of the bamboo and melody is created by the fingers.

In stanza 1, why does the persona feel guilty listening to music of the flautist?She is very busy and also her nation is undergoing a crisis.

Why is enjoying the fragrance of flowers regarded as a luxury by the persona in stanza 2?In the city, one can be very busy in the rat race that they have no time to even appreciate the flowers growing around them.

Give one problem the nation is undergoing.Political crisis / Economical crisis / Disharmony

Explain in your own words why the persona feels her world is too old and bleeding.The world is changing for the worst and non-renewable resources cannot be replenished.

What do you think the phrase, ‘the world is too old and bleeding’ represents?The world is changing for the worst and non-renewable resources cannot be replenished.

Suggest a reason why the persona cannot forget the music from the flute?The music must have been beautiful and special that it has embedded in her heart.

What does the word sick imply about the rice field?Barren / Unproductive / Infertile / Neglected

What are the luxuries mentioned by the poet? State two of them.Spend time watching the rain / gazing at the evening rays. Collecting dew drops/ Enjoying the fragrance of flowers

In the last stanza, what is the persona’s feeling when she remembers the flautist?Guilty / Remorseful /

Why is there disunity among the citizens of the country?They lack tolerance and understanding.

What do you think the last line of the stanza mean?The world is changing for the worst.

In stanza 3,i) What is disturbing the conscience of the persona?She thinks constantly of her lover.

ii) What is the problem her younger brothers are facing?They are unemployed.

iii) The persona compares the world to?An old man who is sick and suffering.

14) In stanza 1,i) Where is the setting for the first stanza of the poem?The setting for the first stanza is the village where the persona’s lover lives.

ii) Why does persona feel guilty to be longing for his song?She feels guilty to be thinking of his song when there are more pressing problems in the world to worry about.

iii) What would be ‘uncovered by the breath of an artist’?The melody or music of the flute would be uncovered by the artist’s breath.

15) In stanza 2,i) The village is deserted. Give a reason for it.Most of the villagers have left the village. They have most probably moved to the towns or cities in search of jobs.

ii) ‘While here it has become a luxury’. Give the place setting for this line.The place setting is most probably a city where life is fast and hectic.

iii) ‘Gazing at the evening rays’ refers to a certain time of the day. What do you think the persona is looking at?She is enjoying the scene of a beautiful sunset in the evening.

16) In stanza 3,i) The third repetition of ‘Are you still playing your flute’?’ shows the persona’s mood. Describe her mood and explain why she feels that way.The persona becomes increasingly agitated and annoyed. She cannot understand how her lover can continue to play his flute and show no concern for the problems of the world.

ii) The line ‘in the hazard of you’ displays the persona’s feeling towards her lover. Explain her feelings.She thinks it is risky for her to love him too much as she would most probably be hurt by his indifference and total lack of interest in everything around him.

iii) She compares the world to a sick old man in the line ‘this world is too old and bleeding’. Why does she use this comparison?She is gravely concerned about the world and the problems that it faces, like the sickness that plagues an old man. Without changes made to save this ‘bleeding’ world, there would be no hope for the future.