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    The document summarizes a poem titled "Marshlands" by Emily Pauline Johnson. It provides context about the poem through definitions of new words used and answers questions about the poem's description of a marshland at different times of day. Specifically, it describes how the marshland appears at sunset, as fog rolls in, and highlights how the lone call of a lizard breaks the surrounding silence.

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    SHANTI ASIATIC SCHOOL, JAIPUR

    English Notebook Work


    Class:-VIII

    Poem – Marshlands
    By Emily Pauline Johnson

    New words
    1. rim 11. swale
    2. brim 12. sedges
    3. dank 13. marshes
    4. mildews 14. creep
    5. lagoon 15. twilight
    6. monotone
    7. rushes
    8. homing
    9. lichens
    10. swathed
    Word meanings
    1. marshlands- areas of low and flat land that are flooded in wet seasons
    and covered with patches of water at all times
    2. rim- the edge of the sky- where it meets land
    3. brim- the top edge of the marsh- where it seems to meet the sky
    4. dank- unpleasantly wet and cold
    5. mildews- type of fungus
    6. lagoon- lake of sea water that is partly separated from the sea by rocks
    or sand
    7. monotone- sound that continues on the same note without getting any
    louder or softer
    8. homing- returning home after a long journey
    9. swathed- covered
    10. swale- marsh
    11. sedges- grass-like plants

    Question & Answers

    Page 1
    Q1.The speaker refers to the edge of the sky as its ‘lip’.
    (a) Why has she described the lip as ‘sun-lost’? How has it lost the sun?
    Ans. Marshlands by Emily Pauline Johnson, portrays a pristine picture of
    marshlands untouched by the human activities. Silence characterizes
    the marshlands, making the imagery more vivid. The first stanza
    describes the sky that is looking down at the marshes. The lip is “sun-
    lost” because the sun has almost vanished from the sky. It is cloudy with
    an impending storm.

    (b) What does the ‘sun-lost lip’ meeting the ‘brim’ of the marsh look like?
    Ans. ‘The thin wet sky yellows at the “rim” when the sun-lost lip touches the
    brim.’ The poet here is talking about the horizon which is reflecting
    some sunlight in contrast to the overcast sky above the marshlands.

    Q2. What in the marsh look like ‘large cups of gold’? Can you explain why
    they have been described like that?
    Ans. The low lying pools of mud in the swamps are filled with moss and
    mould. They look like ‘large cups of gold’.
    There are mildews growing in these low-lying pools. The waning
    sunlight reflects in these pools, making them resemble large cups of
    gold.

    Q3. Why has the wild goose come to the marsh? Where is it going?
    Ans. The wild goose has come to the marsh looking for shelter, for the night.
    The goose knows that somewhere amongst the “rushes” and “oozing
    lichens” it can find its home.

    Q4. Which words from the poem tell us how big the crane is and how fast it
    is flying?
    Ans. The word, “heavy wing” tells us that the crane is quite big. Its flight
    has been described as “lazy”. This means that the crane was probably
    not flying very fast.

    Q5. How is the fog that comes over the marshes described? Do we know
    what time of day it is when the fog arrives?
    Ans. The fog that comes over the marshes has been described as “thick, grey
    and humid.”
    It is almost night when the fog creeps up around the marshes. We can
    deduce this from the phrase, “while the marshes sleep”.

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    Q6. The poem describes what the marshlands are like during a shift in time
    in the day? What shift is this?
    Ans. The poem describes the appearance of the marshlands during sunset.

    Q7. What breaks the silence of the marshlands? What do you think is the
    effect of one lone sound in the expanding stillness of the marshes?
    Ans. In a nagging monotony, the lizard shrills his tune from among the
    marshlands. This tune breaks the silence of the swamps.
    The effect of one lone sound in the infinity of stillness makes the impact
    of silence profound. It in fact, magnifies the silence and eventually gets
    engulfed by it.

    Q8. Have the marshlands changed from the first stanza to the last?
    Compare how different they look and feel.
    Ans. The transformation of the marshlands takes place in a short time-span,
    between sunset and nightfall. The poet has experimented with the
    colours of the marshlands which turn from yellow to golden and finally
    to shadowy grey when fog enshrouds the wetlands at night.

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