NCERT Solutions Kaveri Chapter 3 Canvas of Soil — Critical Reflection

Read the given extracts from the poem and answer the Brushstrokes of seeds, planted true, Awaiting spring’s vibrant hue. (i) The poet has used a metaphor in ‘Brushstrokes of seeds’. Which option from those given below uses a metaphor? A. Her mother’s heart heard her heartfelt request with kindness. B. She has a heart of gold. C. Her heart did a dance of joy on seeing the new doll. D. She has a very kind heart. (ii) Complete the sentence appropriately. The phrase ‘planted true’ is significant because it implies __________. (iii) Why has the poet used the word ‘hue’ instead of ‘colours’ in the extract? (iv) Complete the following analogy correctly with a word from the extract. Summer: hot :: Spring : _________ (v) Read the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) and select the option that is correctly suited. (A): Gardeners wait for Spring. (R): Gardens are worth painting in Spring. A.  Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). B. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). C.  (A) is true but (R) is false. D. (A) is false but (R) is true.

Each plot, a canvas wide, Where art and life coincide. (i) What does ‘Each plot’ refer to in this extract? (ii) Select which option imitates the rhyme scheme of the extract. A. beautiful and clear laughter and cheer B. beautiful and clear laughter and tears (iii) Select the line from the extract that conveys that gardening blends aesthetic beauty with natural growth. (iv) Complete the following sentence appropriately. The plot is likened to a canvas suggesting that _____________. (v) Why has the poet most likely used the word ‘wide’ instead of ‘long’ in ‘canvas wide’?

Give reasons for the comparisons made by the poet in A painter is compared to a gardener because ______________.

A palette is like earth as __________________.

The brushstrokes are like seeds because _________________.

A canvas is similar to a garden plot as __________________.

Answer the following questions. How does the metaphor ‘Brushstrokes of seeds’, enhance the understanding of gardening as an art form?

What can you infer about the poet’s perspective on the relationship between nature and creativity from the following lines? ‘Each plot, a canvas wide,/Where art and life coincide.’

Do you think the imagery in the poem successfully paints a vivid picture in the reader’s mind? If yes, why? If no, why not?

Support the view that the poet’s mention of the colour yellow, besides red, blue and green, would have lent effectively to the imagery.

Considering the line ‘Gardens become paintings still’, what can you interpret about the poet’s view on the timelessness of nature’s beauty?

Justify the title of the poem, ‘ ’.