“English” Question Answers Chapter 4.3 Silver Class 9 Maharashtra Board

ENGLISH WORKSHOP

1. If you were asked to draw a detailed picture of the scene described in the poem, what object, animals, natural features, etc. will you show in the picture? Make a list.

Answers :

The drawing should include:

• A bright full moon in the night sky.
• Silver trees with silver fruits shining under the moonlight.
• A dog sleeping in its kennel, with silver paws.
• Doves resting in their cote (small shelter).
• A mouse running with silver claws and eyes.
• Fish staying still in a silver-colored stream.

2. Write the rhyming words and the rhyme scheme of the poem.

✅ Rhyming Words:

• Moon – shoon
• Sees – trees
• Catch – thatch
• Log – dog
• Peep – sleep
• By – eye
• Gleam – stream

✅ Rhyme Scheme:

• The poem follows the AABB rhyme scheme (each pair of lines rhyme).

3. Underline the word silver/silvery in the poem. In which lines does it occur? What pattern does it show?

✅ The word “silver/silvery” appears in the following lines:

1. “Walks the night in her silver shoon;”
2. “Silver fruit upon silver trees;”
3. “Her beams beneath the silvery thatch;”
4. “With paws of silver sleeps the dog;”
5. “Of doves in silver feathered sleep;”
6. “With silver claws, and silver eye;”
7. “By silver reeds in a silver stream.”

✅ Pattern it shows:

• The word “silver” is repeated in almost every line.
• It creates a dreamlike and magical feeling.
• It emphasizes the moonlight’s effect on everything.

4. Can you think of a parallel scene of dawn/evening when everything is steeped in golden light?

✅ A similar scene can be:

At sunrise (dawn):

• The sky turns golden-orange.
• The sunlight shines on trees and fields, making them glow in golden light.
• The birds wake up and start chirping.
• The dew on grass sparkles like gold.

At sunset (evening):

• The setting sun colors the sky in golden-red hues.
• The rivers and lakes reflect golden light.
• The clouds appear orange and golden.
• The houses and trees look warm under the golden glow.

✅ Message:

• Just like the moon turns everything silver, the sunlight turns everything golden.
• It shows how nature changes beautifully at different times of the day.

5. The same landscape appears different at different times. What message can we draw from this?

✅ Message:

• Nature changes its appearance depending on the time of day.
• Morning brings brightness and energy, while night brings peace and calmness.
• Everything in life has different perspectives – just like the same place looks different under the sun and the moon.
• It teaches us to appreciate nature in all its forms.