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AMANDA!


 COMPETENCY BASED QUESTIONS

1. How would you characterise the speaker and her daughter in the poem ‘Amanda!’? List any two qualities of both, supporting the reason for your choice, with evidence from the poem.

2.‘Amanda is alone but not lonely in the world she envisions.’ Justify the statement with reference to any one image she pictures in her mind.

3.If Amanda gets a chance to talk to a group of parents on children’s day, what do you think she would be highlighting? Do you think she would appreciate the celebration of Children’s day? Why/ why not? Give reasons.

4.What advice might “chatterbox” Anne (Frank) have for the quietly imaginative Amanda? Present this as a conversation between the two. You may begin this way:

Anne: Gosh! You do run off into some strange worlds, don’t you?

Amanda: (nods) Well…

5.Colin Wilson, an English author, said, “Your imagination should be used not to escape reality but to create it.” Compare/contrast Anne and Amanda in light of this author’s opinion

6. What do you understand about the parenting style as seen in the poem, Amanda? Do you think parents should be so? Why? Why not?

7.Today’s youngsters are adamant, stubborn, lazy, dependent and rude. Do you think the poem, Amanda, substantiates this statement? Give a strong perspective with suitable reasons.

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