Maharashtra Board Class 10 English Chapter 1.4 All the Worlds a Stage Solutions

Class 10 English Chapter 1.4 Question Answer Maharashtra Board

All The World's A Stage Poem 10th Std Question Answer

 

Question 1. Pair work
• Talk to your friend about all the things related to 'Seven.'
• For example Seven wonders of the world.
• Pair up with your partner and name those given below all of the under :
(a) The seven wonders of the world
(b) The seven continents
(c) The seven colours of the rainbow
(d) The seven notes of the music
(e) The seven seas of the world
Answer:
(a) The Seven wonders of the world : The Great Wall of China, Christ the Redeemer Statue, Machu Picchu, Chichen Itza, The Roman Colosseum, The Taj Mahal and Petra.
(b) The Seven continents : Asia, Europe, Australia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica.
(c) The Seven colours of the rainbow : violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red
(d) The Seven notes of the musical scale : sa-re-ga-ma-pa-da-ni./doh-re-me-fa-so-la-ti
(e) The Seven seas of the world : Arctic Ocean, Antarctic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean.
In simple words: This question asks students to recall lists of seven things across various categories, such as wonders, continents, colors, musical notes, and oceans. It's a general knowledge and brainstorming exercise.

🎯 Exam Tip: For such questions, ensure accuracy in listing items and remember common examples. Practice recalling similar categorized lists.

 

Question 2. Life is often compared to many things. Write down 7 things that life can be compared to and justify the comparison. For example,
(a) Life is a keyboard, because if you press the right keys you have typed a good destiny.
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
Answer:
(a) Life is a keyboard; if you press the right keys, you have typed out a good destiny.
(b) Life is a river-always flowing.
(c) Life is like a seed; it will never grow unless planted, nourished and nurtured.
(d) Life is like an elevator, with lots of ups and downs.
(e) Life is like an onion. You peel off layer after layer. Sometimes it makes you weep.
(f) Life is like a jigsaw puzzle. You have all the pieces, but you have to put them together correctly.
(g) Life is like a jack-in-the-box. You never know : when you are going to get a box on your chin.
In simple words: This question explores various metaphorical comparisons for life, associating it with objects or concepts that share similar characteristics or experiences, like a keyboard, river, seed, elevator, onion, jigsaw puzzle, or jack-in-the-box. Each comparison is justified by a brief explanation of the shared quality.

🎯 Exam Tip: When providing comparisons, ensure your justification clearly explains the link between life and the chosen object/concept. Use vivid language to make your analogies impactful.

 

Question 3. Match the approximate ages with the stages.

No.	Age-group		Stages
1	Birth to 2 years	a	teenage/adolescence
2	3 years to 12 years	b	old age/second childhood
3	13 years to 17 years	c	middle-age
4	18 years to about 44 years	d	babyhood/infancy
5	About 45 years to 60 years	e	senior citizen/elderly person
6	65 years up to 75 to 80 years	f	adulthood
7	Above 80 years	g	childhood

Answer:

No.	Age-group	Stages
(1)	Birth to 2 years	(d) babyhood/infancy
(2)	3 years to 12 years	(g) childhood
(3)	13 years to 17 years	(a) teenage/adolescence
(4)	18 years to about 44 years	(f) adulthood
(5)	About 45 years to 60 years	(c) middle-age
(6)	65 years up to 75 to 80 years	(e) senior citizen/ elderly person
(7)	Above 80 years	(b) old age/second childhood

In simple words: This matching exercise helps to categorize different stages of human life with their corresponding approximate age groups, providing a clear framework for understanding human development.

🎯 Exam Tip: Pay close attention to the age ranges and their corresponding stage names to avoid confusion. Memorize the typical age brackets for each life stage.

 

Maharashtra Board Class 10 English Kumarbharati Unit 1.4 Questions And Answers

 

Question 1. Read the words in given clouds. Match them with what they signify.
ℹ️ चित्र व्याख्या (Diagram Explanation): यह चित्र दो बादलों को दर्शाता है। बाईं ओर के बादल में 'Stage', 'Characters', 'Script', 'Dialogues', 'Entry', 'Exit' शब्द हैं। दाईं ओर के बादल में 'Birth', 'Situations/Incidents', 'Story of Life', 'Death', 'Conversation', 'Roles played by human beings', 'Life' शब्द हैं। चित्र में विभिन्न शब्दों को रेखाओं के माध्यम से उनके सही अर्थों से मिलाया गया है, जैसे 'Stage' को 'Life' से और 'Entry' को 'Birth' से।
Answer:
(1) Stage - Life
(2) Characters – Roles played by human beings
(3) Script - Story of life
(4) Dialogues – Conversation
(5) Entry – Birth
(6) Exit - Death
In simple words: This exercise requires matching theatrical terms like 'Stage' and 'Characters' to their real-life equivalents in the context of the poem, such as 'Life' and 'Roles played by human beings', to understand the central metaphor.

🎯 Exam Tip: Understand the core metaphor of "All the World's a Stage" to correctly associate each theatrical term with its corresponding real-life aspect.

 

Question 2. Read the poem carefully and complete the following table.

Ages of Man	Role	Qualities/Actions
1		1. 2.
2		1. 2.
3		1. 2.
4		1. 2
5		1. 2.
6		1. 2.
7		1. 2.

Answer:

Ages of Man	Role	Qualities/Actions
First	infant	(1) frightened (2) crying, puking
Second	schoolboy	(1) unhappy (2) whining, creeping unwillingly to school
Third	lover	(1) woeful (2) sighing, singing sad ballads
Fourth	soldier	(1) jealous in honor, ambitious (2) quarreling, facing danger

In simple words: This table summarises the first four stages of man as described in the poem, detailing the specific role each age group plays and the distinctive qualities or actions associated with them.

🎯 Exam Tip: Accurately identifying the role and two key qualities for each stage is crucial. Ensure your descriptions directly reflect the poem's portrayal.

 

Question 3. Write down in your own words the differences between the following stages of a man's life.
2nd stage and 4th stage
3rd stage and 5th stage
1 st stage and 7th (last) stage
Answer:
2nd stage and 4th stage:
The second stage is that of a school boy, complaining and crying. He goes to school early in the morning, with a well-scrubbed, shining face. He carries his school bag and creeps slowly, like a snail, unwillingly to school.
'Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel.'
3rd stage and 5th stage:
The third stage is that of a lover, who is' breathless and sighing with passion. He sings sad Songs dedicated to the beauty of his lover.
The fifth stage is that of, a mature middle-aged man with a round belly. He is stern and formal and full of wisdom. He is full of wise sayings and gives modern examples.
1 st stage and 7th (last) stage:
The first stage is that of an infant, crying weakly and throwing up in his nurse's arms. He is unaware of what is happening around him. The baby, at this stage, is without teeth, without vision, without taste and without anything.
The last stage of all, which ends one's eventful life, is when man becomes senile and enters his second childhood. He is again unaware of what is happening around him. This final stage is when he is once more without teeth, without vision, without taste and without anything.
In simple words: This question requires comparing and contrasting different pairs of life stages from the poem, highlighting their unique characteristics, behaviors, and physical attributes as described by Shakespeare.

🎯 Exam Tip: When comparing stages, identify specific descriptive phrases from the poem for each stage and use them to clearly articulate the differences. Focus on key behaviors and physical traits.

 

Question 4. Pick out lines that contain Imagery (a picture created in the mind by using words) of the following people.
(a) School boy
(2nd stage)
(b) Soldier
(4th stage)
(c) Judge
(5th stage)
(d) Senior citizen
(6th stage)
Answer:
(a) a snail
'The whining schoolboy, with his satchel and shining morning face, creeping like a snail unwillingly to school.'
(b) acts like the pard
'Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel.'
(c) In fair round belly with good capon lined
With eyes "severe and beard of formal cut
(d) His youthful hose, well-saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank
In simple words: This question asks for specific lines from the poem that create vivid mental images of each character in their respective life stages, showcasing Shakespeare's use of imagery.

🎯 Exam Tip: To answer imagery questions, look for descriptive language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, etc.) and paints a clear picture of the subject. Quote the lines exactly as they appear in the poem.

 

Question 5. You will notice that there is no Rhyme-scheme in the poem. It appears similar to the poem 1.1 'Where the Mind is Without Fear by Tagore.
However Tagore's poem has no steady rhythm/meter either it is called Free Verse. Shakespeare uses lines with a steady rhythm of 5 beats in each. It is termed as Blank Verse. (No rhyme-scheme but uniformity in rhythm) Copy the lines from "Ánd all the men and women merely players" to "sudden and quick in quarrel". Put a stress mark on each of the syllables stressed in the lines as for example, And all the men and women merely players;
Answer:
The poem is written in free verse without any rhyme scheme or consistent metre. There are many figures of speech e.g. Repetition. Metaphor, Alliteration, etc. An Important figure of speech is Personification. 'Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection'. Here, we can actually visualize 'tireless striv1ng stretching Its arms to reach its goal.
The poem is a prayer to God. Tagore addresses God as 'my Father' and asks Him to awaken his country Into a heaven of freedom, where there is total freedom of good thoughts, good words and good actions. He wishes for a country where people would be free from fear, where knowledge would be free to all individuals and people from all castes and religions would be united.
In simple words: This section discusses the poetic structure of "All the World's a Stage" (blank verse) in comparison to Tagore's "Where the Mind is Without Fear" (free verse), highlighting the absence of a rhyme scheme but the presence of a steady rhythm in Shakespeare's poem. It also describes a figure of speech in Tagore's poem.

🎯 Exam Tip: Distinguish between 'blank verse' (no rhyme, steady rhythm) and 'free verse' (no rhyme, no steady rhythm). Be able to identify and explain common figures of speech like personification.

 

Question 6. Think and write on your own.
(a) What is the theme/central idea of this poem?
(b) Which two stages of man, described by Shakespeare sound humorous? Say why.
(c) The last (7th) stage of life sounds very sad and miserable. How can you make old age also cheerful and happy?
Answer:
(a) The theme of this poem is the cycle of life.
It tells us how one starts out an infant, helpless and unaware of the surroundings, and ends the same way, i without being aware of what is happening around one.
(b) The second and third stages are humorous. One can just imagine the school boy, complaining and whining, creeping to school slowly with a well-scrubbed and shining face. The third stage, where the lover sighs loudly and sings sad poems and songs, is also humorous.
(c) We can make the last stage joyful by preparing for it beforehand. We know that most of us will reach this stage before our final exit. Hence, we must maintain good health, and keep good relations with our family and the people around us. We must save enough money to get us through this stage without any stress on ourselves or others.
In simple words: This question delves into the poem's central theme of the cyclical nature of life, identifies humorous stages (schoolboy and lover) through their exaggerated portrayals, and proposes practical ways to ensure a happy and cheerful old age.

🎯 Exam Tip: For theme-based questions, identify the main message the poet conveys. When discussing humor or emotion, support your points with specific descriptions from the poem. For subjective questions like "How can you make old age happy?", provide thoughtful, well-reasoned suggestions.

 

Question 7. (A) The poem is entirely metaphorical. Pick out the comparisons from the poem.
(a) world
(b) actors
(c) birth and death
(d) school boy
(e) the lover's sigh
(f) spotted leopard
(g) last stage (old age)
Answer:
(a) stage
(b) -
(c) entrances and exits
(d) a snail
(e) a furnace
(f) bearded soldier
(B) Pick out from the poem two examples of each.
(a) Simile
(1)
(2)
(b) Onomatopoeia
(1)
(2)
(c) Alliteration
(1)
(2)
(d) Metaphor
(1)
(2)
(e) Inversion
(1)
(2)
(f) Transferred Epithet
(1)
(2)
Answer:

(a) Simile	(1) Creeping like a snail (2) Soldier bearded like the pard
(b) Onomatopoeia	(1) And then the whining schoolboy (2) Sighing like a furnace
(c) Alliteration	(1) They have -their exits and their entrances (2) His youthful hose, well- saved, a world too wide
(d) Metaphor	(1) They have their exits and their entrances (2) men and women merely players
(e) Inversion	(1) His acts being seven ages. (2) With eyes severe and beard of formal cut
(f) Transferred Epithet	(1) with a woeful ballad (2) Into the lean and slippered pantaloon

In simple words: This two-part question first asks to identify the metaphorical comparisons used for various elements in the poem (e.g., world as a stage), and then requires students to provide two examples each for different poetic devices like Simile, Onomatopoeia, Alliteration, Metaphor, Inversion, and Transferred Epithet.

🎯 Exam Tip: For part (A), ensure you match the elements with their direct metaphorical comparisons from the poem. For part (B), understand the definitions of each poetic device and accurately locate specific examples within the text. Double-check your examples to ensure they fit the device perfectly.

 

Question 8. Read the summary of the play 'As You Like It' by William Shakespeare using the Internet. Find out which character has narrated the above poem and on what occasion. Also, make a list of all the characters of the play.
Answer:
The character who has narrated the above poem in the play 'As You Like It' by William Shakespeare is Jacques. He narrates it in Act II, Scene VII.
Some of the other characters in the play are Celia, Rosalind, Orlando, Oliver, Duke Senior, Duke Frederick, Touchstone, etc.
In simple words: This question asks about the origin of the poem "All the World's a Stage," identifying its narrator (Jacques) and the context (Act II, Scene VII of 'As You Like It'), and also requests a list of other characters from the play.

🎯 Exam Tip: For context-based questions, accurately recall the specific play, character, and scene where the poem is featured. Knowing key characters demonstrates a broader understanding of the literary work.

 

Question 9. Read the poem again and write an appreciation of the poem in a paragraph format. (Refer to page no. 5)
Answer:
Point Format
(for understanding)
The title of the poem : All the World's a Stage'
The poet: William Shakespeare
Rhyme scheme : blank verse I.e. no rhyme scheme, but there is a steady rhythm of five beats In each line.
Figures of speech : Metaphor, Simile, Alliteration, Repetition. etc.
Theme/Central idea : The theme of the poem Is the cycle of life.
Paragraph Format
The poem 'All the World's a Stage' is by William Shakespeare. It is taken from Shakespeare's play 'As you like It'. It is a monologue by one of the characters in the play.
The poem is written in blank verse i.e. there is no rhyme scheme, but there Is a steady rhythm of five beats i.e. iambic pentameter in each line. There are many figures of speech, like Simile. Alliteration and Repetition. but the one that stands out Is Metaphor. In the lines 'All the world's a stage, And all men and women are merely players', there is an implied comparison between two different things.
In this poem, Shakespeare compares life to a stage. He has divided life Into seven stages. each having its own varied qualities and features. The theme of the poem is the cycle of life. It tells us how one starts out as an Infant, helpless. without understanding. and ends the same way, without being aware of what Is happening around one.
In simple words: This appreciation outlines the poem's key elements, including its title, poet, blank verse structure (no rhyme, steady rhythm), dominant figures of speech (especially metaphor), and its central theme of life's cyclical journey through seven distinct stages.

🎯 Exam Tip: When writing a poem appreciation, clearly state the title, poet, and theme. Analyze the rhyme scheme (or lack thereof) and meter. Identify and explain the most prominent figures of speech, supporting your points with examples from the poem.

 

Question 10. Complete the following diagram:
ℹ️ चित्र व्याख्या (Diagram Explanation): यह चित्र एक प्रवाह चार्ट है जो एक व्यक्ति के जीवन के पहले चार चरणों को दर्शाता है। इसमें प्रत्येक चरण के नाम के साथ-साथ उस चरण में व्यक्ति की भूमिका भी बताई गई है। यह दर्शाता है कि '1st stage' एक 'an infant' है, '2nd stage' एक 'a school boy' है, '3rd stage' एक 'a lover' है, और '4th stage' एक 'a soldier' है।
Answer:
The first four stages in a person's life
1st stage
an infant
2nd stage
a school boy
3rd stage
a lover
4th stage
a soldier
In simple words: This diagram completion task asks students to identify and label the first four stages of a person's life as described in the poem, associating each stage with its characteristic role (e.g., infant, schoolboy, lover, soldier).

🎯 Exam Tip: Be able to correctly recall and sequence the first four stages of life and their associated roles from the poem. Visual aids like diagrams help reinforce memory.

 

Question 11. Match the following :

(3) Lover

A	B
(1) Infant	(a) acts like the pard
(2) School boy	(b) mewling and puking
(c) whining,
(4) Soldier'	(d) sighing like furnace

Answer:

(1) Infant	(b) mewling arjd puking
(2) School boy	(c) whining
(3) Lover	(d) sighing like furnace
(4) Soldier	(a) acts like the pard

In simple words: This matching exercise connects characters from the poem's life stages (Infant, Schoolboy, Lover, Soldier) with their distinctive actions or qualities as described by Shakespeare.

🎯 Exam Tip: Memorize the specific descriptions associated with each stage of man in the poem. Accuracy in matching is key for scoring full marks.

 

Question 12. Complete the following: (The answers are given directly and underlined.)
Answer:
(1) 'Exits' and 'entrances' refer to deaths and births.
(2) Reputation is like a bubble because one does useless things for one's reputation, which can burst like a bubble in one instant.
In simple words: This question asks to complete two statements based on the poem's themes: defining 'exits' and 'entrances' and explaining the fragility of reputation.

🎯 Exam Tip: For completion questions, ensure your answers directly align with the poem's context and meaning. Pay attention to key metaphors and symbolic representations.

 

Question 13. Name and explain the poetic devices used in the following lines:
(a) Soldier bearded like the pard
Answer:
Simile. Two dissimilar objects are compared using the word 'like',
(b) Sighing like a furnace
Answer:
Simile. Two dissimilar objects are compared using the word 'like'.
(c) men and women merely players
Answer:
Metaphor. Implicit comparison between two different things.
(d) They have their exits and their entrances
Answer:
Alliteration. Repetition of the sound of 't' and 'e'.
Metaphor. Implicit comparison between two different things.
(f) With a woeful ballad
Answer:
Alliteration. Repetition of the sound of 'w'.
Transferred Epithet. It is not the ballad that is woeful but the lover.
In simple words: This question requires identifying and explaining various poetic devices, such as simile, metaphor, alliteration, and transferred epithet, used in specific lines from the poem.

🎯 Exam Tip: Accurately define each poetic device and clearly explain how it is used in the given line. For alliteration, specify the repeated sound. For transferred epithet, clarify what the epithet truly describes.

 

Question 14. Complete the following diagram :
ℹ️ चित्र व्याख्या (Diagram Explanation): यह चित्र एक प्रवाह चार्ट है जो एक व्यक्ति के जीवन के अंतिम तीन चरणों को दर्शाता है। इसमें प्रत्येक चरण के नाम के साथ-साथ उस चरण में व्यक्ति की भूमिका भी बताई गई है। यह दर्शाता है कि '5th stage' एक 'an adult' है, '6th stage' एक 'an old man' है, और '7th stage' एक 'a very old man' है।
Answer:
The last three stages in a person's life
5th stage
an adult
6th stage
an old man
7th stage
a very old man
In simple words: This diagram completion task asks students to identify and label the last three stages of a person's life as described in the poem, associating each stage with its characteristic role (e.g., adult, old man, very old man).

🎯 Exam Tip: Be able to correctly recall and sequence the last three stages of life and their associated roles from the poem. Understanding the progression of life stages is key.

 

Question 15. Write if the following statements are True or False :
Answer:
• Man in the fifth stage of life is full of wisdom. (True)
• Man in the sixth stage has a fair, round belly. (False)
• The last few lines are full of melancholy. (True)
• In the last stage, man is unaware of his surroundings. (True)
In simple words: This question tests understanding of the poem's descriptions of various life stages by asking to determine the truthfulness of given statements.

🎯 Exam Tip: Carefully read each statement and refer back to the poem's description of each stage to verify its accuracy. Pay attention to details for correct True/False classification.

 

Question 16. Write down in your own words the differences between the following stages of a man's life :
(a) 5th and 6th stage :
Answer:
The fifth stage is that of a mature middle-aged man with a round belly. He is stern and formal and full of wisdom. He is full of wise sayings and gives modern examples.
In the sixth stage, man has become old, with thin legs in slippers and loose pants. He has spectacles on his nose and a pouch by his side. The close-fitting stockings, which he had saved from his younger days, are now too big for his thin legs, which have shrunk with age. His loud voice, which was once manly, has now become childish and shrill. There are whistling sounds when he talks.
In simple words: This question asks for a comparison between the fifth (mature adult) and sixth (old man) stages of life, highlighting the physical and behavioral changes, from wisdom and formality to physical decline and a change in voice.

🎯 Exam Tip: When differentiating stages, focus on distinct physical appearances, personality traits, and actions. Use descriptive language to clearly articulate the contrast between the two stages.

 

Question 17. Complete the following table based on the extract. (The answers are given directly.)
Answer:
In simple words: This task requires students to complete a table by identifying the role and two key qualities or actions for each of the remaining stages of man (Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh) as depicted in the poem.

🎯 Exam Tip: For table completion, ensure you extract the most salient features and roles for each stage directly from the poem. Accuracy and conciseness are important.

Question 18. The poem is entirely metaphorical. Pick out the comparison from the extract: last stage (old age)
Answer: last scene
In simple words: The poem uses metaphors to compare life stages to different things; for the last stage of old age, the comparison is to the 'last scene' of a play.

🎯 Exam Tip: Understanding the metaphorical comparisons in the poem helps in analyzing the poet's message about life's stages.

Question 19. Name and explain the figures of speech used in the following lines :
(a) His youthful hose, well-saved, a world too wide
Answer: Alliteration. Repetition of the sound of 'w'.
In simple words: This line uses alliteration because the 'w' sound is repeated at the beginning of "well-saved" and "world too wide."

🎯 Exam Tip: Identifying alliteration requires recognizing the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words.

(b) For his shrunk shank
Answer: Alliteration. Repetition of the sound of 's'.
In simple words: This line shows alliteration with the repeated 's' sound in "shrunk shank."

🎯 Exam Tip: Alliteration adds musicality and emphasis to a line, making it more memorable.

(c) Turning again towards childish treble
Answer: Alliteration. Repetition of the sound of 't'.
In simple words: Alliteration is present here with the repeated 't' sound in "towards" and "treble."

🎯 Exam Tip: Be careful to identify the sound repetition, not just letter repetition, for alliteration.

(d) Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
Answer: Repetition. The word 'sans' is repeated for emphasis.
In simple words: This is an example of repetition, where the word "sans" is used multiple times to emphasize the absence of things in the last stage of life.

🎯 Exam Tip: Repetition is used to create rhythm, build suspense, or highlight important ideas in a poem.