Warming Up:

Question 1.
Think, choose, and fill up the labels with what a ‘sunrise’ symbolizes.
(jewelry/art/hope/birth/anger / new opportunities / good manners/inspiration/ new achievements/happiness/misery / bright moments / new aims/money / new surprises)

Answer:

Question 2.
An acrostic is a poem or a write-up in which the first letter of each line forms a word when it is read vertically. Complete the acrostics of BELIEVE and FAITH.

with your bench mate /group complete the acrostic of belief and faith

Answer:

1.A. Rearrange the letters to make meaningful words, occurring in the poem.

clearmis
sowmid
tabyue
madres
laveu
downre
Answer:

miracles
wisdom
beauty
dreams
value
wonder

1.B. Write words from the poem that describe the following.

sky
heart
hand
beginning
Answer:

stardust sky
nurturing heart
aging hand
new beginning

2. Say WHY. . . .

Question a.
________ the sky has a magical quality.
Answer: The sky has a magical quality because it has scurrying clouds, twinkling stars and a beautiful moon.

Question b.
_______ even an aging hand has beauty.
Answer: because it can teach us how to love.

Question c.
_______we should believe that we are strong and courageous.
Answer: We should believe that we are | strong and courageous so that we can recover after we have gone through difficulties and shocks, and return to our normal lives again.

3. Make a list of any six things that the poet wants us to accept as true.
Answer: The poet wants us to accept as true the following things :

• We have the strength and courage to get back to normal after a setback.
• We are never alone. There are people who care about us and want to help us through tough times.
• Life is a gift that we must cherish. We should make the most of every day and appreciate the good things in our lives.
• There are wonderful surprises in store for us. We should never give up hope, even when things seem tough.
• All our hopes and dreams are within reach. We should never stop believing in ourselves and what we can achieve.
• Great things will happen if we have belief in life and in ourselves. We should never give up on our dreams, no matter how big or small they may seem.

4.Find from the poem, positive qualities to fill up the web.

5. Read the lines below.
(A) ‘To believe is to see angels dancing among the clouds’.

Answer. Personification is a figure of speech in which an inanimate object or animal is given human characteristics. In the line “To believe is to see angels dancing among the clouds,” the angels are being given the human characteristic of dancing.

(B) ‘To believe is to know that

Answer. In the poem “To Believe,” the lines “To believe is to know that everyday is a new beginning”

(C) To believe is to know ………. life is a gift

Epigram is a short, witty saying that expresses a general truth. In the poem “To Believe,” the lines “To believe is to know that everyday is a new beginning” and “To believe is to know that life is a gift” are both examples of epigrams. They state a general truth about life and belief.

from the poem three other examples of Epigram.
Answer:
(i) ‘To believe is to find the strength and courage that lies within us.’
(ii) ‘To believe is to know we are never alone, that life is a gift.’
(iii) ‘To believe is to know that wonderful surprises are just waiting to happen.’
(These lines state a general truth.)