Brainstorming of poem Nose versus eyes
(A1) (i) State whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the
false statements.
(a) Nose can use spectacles.
(b) Eyes have to be shut when the Nose wears / puts on the spectacles.
(c) The Ear was appointed as a judge.
(d) Eyes cannot use spectacles.
(ii) Discuss with your partner and match the following expressions given
in column A with their interpretations in column 'B'.
Sr.No. A B
1. While Chief Baron Ear sat to balance
the laws.
(a) Eyes are refrained from using
spectacles.
2. They are made with the straddle
as wide as the ridge of the Nose is.
(b) The responsibility of giving
verdict rested on the shoulders
of the hearing organ.
3. That whenever the Nose put his Spectacles
on, by daylight or candlelight Eyes
should be shut!
(c) Spectacles are meant for none
other than the nose.
4. So his lordship decreed with a grave
solemn tone, decisive and clear, without
one if or but.
(d) The judge delivered a firm
verdict without any doubt.
(A2) (i) The tongue justifies the possession of the spectacles on behalf of the
nose. Pick up the expressions from the poem that argue in favour
of the Nose and complete the following web diagram.
Arguments in favour of Nose
(ii) Comment on the following characters depicted in the poem, in a
sentence or a phrase.
On the Nose On the Eyes
(iii) “Lend thy ears to all but few thy tongue”…. is a famous quote by
William Shakespeare. Justify.
(A3) Pick out examples of Inversion from the poem.
(A4) (i) Justify the verdict delivered in the poem.
I can support my answer with the help of the following suitable
arguments:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(ii) Compose two lines of your own on any sensory organ.
(iii) Imagine that you are a lawyer defending the case of the eyes in
court. Present your counter statement in support of your client.
(A5) (i) Write the appreciation of the poem.
(ii) Write the summary of the poem.
Summary of poem Nose vs eyes class 11
(Both appreciation and the summary can be writen with the help of thepoints given in previous poems.)
Ans: There was a dispute between the nose and the eyes about the possession of glasses. The tongue was a lawyer. He raised the issue with professionalism. Chief Baron sat in the Air Court to resolve the dispute. He was known for his wise decisions.
The argument started on the side of the nose. The lawyer argued that the nose always had glasses to wear .He owned the glasses, and so he owned the glasses .Then the width of the nose was so wide that it was designed to rest perfectly on the nose. There was a stick on the horse .He proved again that the glasses are nose.
Another argument was more interesting .The lawyer pointed to the judge's eyes as he had a nose on the lawyer .The face without a nose is never there. Suppose that was the face of the argument .Who can wear glasses then? He concluded that the glasses were clearly made for the nose and the nose was for the glasses.
The same lawyer then shook his side .He started arguing with his eyes .He argued in the best way possible. But no one knew what his arguments were. The court remained unopposed. The arguments on the side of the eye do not seem to favor the nose. So the judge kept his eyes in the direction of the nose or the candle light and told him to close his eyes.
(A6) Project:
Read different stories about intelligent ministers of kings, whose
judgements helped to bring about law and order in society. For
example - Birbal, Tenalirama etc. Write 5 such stories in your
notebook.