The Seven Ages

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Then a soldier Full of strange oaths and bearded like the
pard, Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in
quarrel, Seeking in the bubble reputation
Even in the canon's mouth

(a) The pard is a symbol of
(i) humility.
(ii) fierceness.
(iii) jealousy.
(iv) love.

(b) The poetic device used in the second line is

(i) a metaphor.
(ii) a simile.
(iii) an alliteration.
(iv) an irony.

(c) The soldier seeks his moment Of glory

(i) through death on the battlefield.
(ii) through his acts of chivarly.
(iii) by rescuing a maiden in distress.
(iv) making great promises of valour.

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\And then the lover, Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress, eyebrow. Then a soldier.
Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation.

(a) Why does the lover sigh like a furnace ?

(i) it is too hot.
(ii) it is too cold.
(iii) He is angry.
(iv) He is in love.

(b) Explain a woeful ballad.

(i) a love song
(ii) a happy song
(iii) a song of praise
(iv) a sad song

(c) Who is the soldier compared to ?

(i) a lion
(ii) a leopard
(iii) a tiger
(iv) a brave man

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And then the justice, in fair round belly with good capon lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and modern instances
And so plays his part.

(a) The patriarch's belly has been described as

(i) flat.
(ii) round.
(iii) bloated.
(iv) ripped.

(b) His eyes have been described as being
(i) mischievous,
(ii) intense.
(iii) sparkling.
(iv) brooding.

(c) He has been characterised as being

(i) stupid.
(ii) wise.
(iii) opportunist,
(iv) pompous.

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Then a soldier Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking in the bubble reputation Even in the cannon's mouth

(a) To which stage of life does the soldier belong ?

(i) second stage
(ii) third stage
(iii) fourth stage
(iv) fifth stage

(b) The bubble symbolises the

(i) delicate life.
(ii) sophisticated life.
(iii) short life.
(iv) transparent life.

(c) Cannon's mouth means
(i) easy situations.
(ii) favourable situation.
(iii) tough situations.
(iv) deadly situation.

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Then a soldier Full of strange oaths and bearded like the
pard, Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking in the bubble reputation Even in the cannons mouth

(a) Which figure of speech is used in the line bearded like a pard ?

(i) simile
(ii) metaphor
(iii) personification
(iv) hyperbole

(b) The synonym of jealous is

(i) zealous.
(ii) courageous.
(iii) envious.
(iv) suspicious.

(c) What does the man seek at this age ?

(i) beard
(ii) power
(iii) reputation
(iv) jealousy

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And then the justice, in fair round belly with good capon lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and modern instances;

(a) What does capon mean ?

(i) caption
(ii) captain
(iii) a male chicken, very big and fat
(iv) capital

(b) What does beard of formal cut suggest about the person during this
stage ?

(i) A man during that stage follows the fashion of the society.
(ii) A man during that stage is aloof from the society.
(iii) One is very wise.
(iv) One is very unwise.

(c) Describe any two characteristics of this stage.

(i) stern expressions in his eyes
(ii) full of wise sayings
(iii) hollow eyes and hollow sayings (iv) (i)&(ii)