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Kerala Plus Two English Board Model Paper 2020 with Answers.
Time : 2 1/2 Hours
Maximum : 80 scores
(Question Nos. 1-4): Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow:
The academic system at Xavier’s was different from the system in the U.S. Here, a far more bookish form of learning replaced the academic rigour and intellecutal simulation, I had received in Massachusetts.
Question 1.
Identify the speaker. (1)
Answer:
Shaheen Mistri
Question 2.
Where is the Xavier’s mentional here situated at? (1)
Answer:
Mumbai
Question 3.
Identify the word which means ‘the quality of being extremely through and careful’. (1)
Answer:
Rigour
Question 4.
Do you like the academic system in your school? Give one reason to Substantiate your answer. (1)
Answer:
Yes, I like it. I like it because it suits the learning capability of the students.
(Question Nos. 5-6): Rewrite as directed.
Question 5.
“A solider will shoot with a gun if he is hit,” said the boy in reply. (1) (Begin with : The boy said in reply that)
Answer:
The boy said in replythat a soldierwould shootwith a gun if he was hit.
Question 6.
The boy’s parents gave him a small pedal motorcar. (1) (Begin with : The boy was)
Answer:
The boy was given a small pedal motor car by his parents.
Question 7.
Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box inspite of, in place of, but, contrary to (3 × 1 = 3)
With a lot of expectations, the poet reached home.
….(a)…. what he saw was ….(b)…. his expectations. He saw rubber plantations ….(c)…. rice cultivation.
Answer:
a) but
b) contrary to.
c) in place of
(Questions Nos. 8-11): Read the lines below and answer the questions that follow:
And your mouth is like a section of road
that is being worked on.
And it is all cluttered up with stone
crushers and concrete mixers and drills
and steam rollers and there isn’t a
nerve in your head that you aren;t being
irked on.
Question 8.
Identify the poem. (1)
Answer:
This is Going to Hurt Just a Little Bit by Ogden Nash
Question 9.
Identify the poetic device used in the first line. (1)
Answer:
simile
Question 10.
Identifythe rhyming words. (1)
Answer:
on-stone
Question 11.
The poem is full of: (1)
(a) personification
(b) alliteration
(c) exaggeration
Answer:
c) exaggeration
(Question Nos. 12-14) : Answer all questions. Each carries 2 scores. (3 × 2 = 6)
Question 12.
‘Something there is, that doesn’t love a wall’, says Robert Frost. What is that ‘something’?
Answer:
That ‘something’ is Nature.
Question 13.
‘Stammer is no handicap It is a mode of speech. What is the idea conveyed here?
Answer:
The idea conveyed here is that people stammer when they are not confident, or when they are not sure of what to say or when they don’t want to commit themselves.
Question 14.
To the teacher’s question, “What is sixteen and three multiplied?”, the boy purposefully gave the wrong answer: “Twentyfour”. Why did the boy say so?
Answer:
He wanted the teacher to stop teaching him as he was bored and so he wanted to irritate him.
(Question Nos. 15-17): Answer all questions in 2 or 3 words/sentences. Each carries 3 scores. (3 × 3 = 9)
Question 15.
Edit the passage:
The third “L” is leadership that enable women to raise and fulfill their innate abilities and talents. Here, there are plenty of room for improvement.
Answer:
The third ‘L’ is leadership that enables women to raise and fulfil their innate abilities and talents. Here, there js plenty of room for improvement. (Note: The word fulfil is also spelt fulfill. Both spellings are correct.) ;
Question 16.
God has given me two ears to listen to others. I hear them out with sympathy and without any judgement”, says Ratna. What qualities of Ratna are revealed in these wods?”
Answer:
These words of Ratna; Jisvsal that she is a sympathetic person who is wjlling to listen to others. She does not pass judgment on others. She patiently listens to what people have to say. Patient listening is a great quality which many people lack
Question 17.
Bring out the satire in the following lines of the poem ‘Rice’ Can we get some husk from the centre too, to make toys with it? I don’t know
Answer:
“Rice” is a satirical poem by Chemmanam Chacko. The son of a rice farmer has seen that there is a lot of husk which is actually wasted. He thinks he can make toys with husk and so he goes to a North Indian University to make research on making toys with husk. After four years of hard work he gets a doctorate and eagerly returns home to pursue his dream of making toys with husk. When he returns what does he see? He sees even his father has stopped cultivating rice and is now cultivating rubber. People are getting their rice ration from the Central Government. The son is wondering whether he can get husk also from the central government to make toys. His dreams are shattered.
(Question No. 18-22): Answer any 3 questions in about 80 words. Each carries 4 scores. (3 × 4 = 12)
Question 18.
Following are some points of argument in favour of the topic ‘Mobile phones should not be banned in schools:
a) In the hi-tech era, mobile phones are needed in calss-rooms.
b) Mobile phones can promote self-learning.
‘If you are to argue against the topic, what will be’ your points? Write 4 points.
Answer:
a) The argument that mobile phones are needed in the classroom is not at all correct. Overuse of mobile phone impairs one’s memory power.
b) The argument that mobile phones can prorgote self-learning is only correct for just a few self motivated people.
c) Most people use mobile phones to chat, to play- games and to browse the Net. This way they waste a lot of their valuable time.
d) Mobile phones also force the youth to get into bad habits. They see pornographic pictures, and learn a lot of unethical and immoral ways to find pleasure.
Question 19.
Nomita is a simple woman with a turbulent character. That may be the reason for her sudden and impulsive behaviour of burning iier sari during the quarrel with Ajit Do you justify her action? Why?
Answer:
I don’t justify her action. Just because her husband called her a dung picker’s daughter, she should not have burned the sari she was wearing. It could have killed her. It is true that Ajit is not a good man. He has no business to read letters addressed to Nomita and even keep some of them with him without telling her. Calling one’s wife such insulting terms does not befit the behaviour of a gentleman. All the same Nomita should exercise more restraint. Getting overexcited over small matters does not suit a good wife
Question 20.
‘Mending Wall’ by Robert Frost presents a conflict between traditional belief and modern thought. If you are the common neighbour of both the poet and his neighbour, what would be your suggestion to settle the matter? Write four sentences beginning with the expressions like: In my view, In fact, Why don’t you, If were you, etc.
Answer:
‘Mending Wall’ by Robert Frost presents a conflict between traditional belief and modern thought. If I were the poet I would stick to the principle that “Good fences make good neighbours”. I think there should be walls between neighbours so that each person knows his limit. In my view unlimited access to somebody else’s property will create problems. Why don’t you agree with me?
Question 21.
Elaborate the ideas conveyed in the lines below:
I am their wall against all danger
Their door against the wind and snow
Thou whom a woman laid in a manager
Take me not till the children grow
Answer:
These lines are taken from the poem “Any Woman” by Katharine Tynan. In the given lines, a mother is speaking. She Sflys she is the wall protecting her children from all .dangers. She is the door that prevents wind and snow getting into the house and harming her children. In the last two lines she prays Jesus to spare her life till her children grow. (“Thou whom a woman laid is the manger” refers to Jesus whose mother Mary gave him birth in a manger.)
Question 22.
The Literacy Club of your school is going to dramatize the strory ‘Matchbox’. As the announcer, how would you introduce the play to the audience just before its commencement? Prepare the script of the announcement. (Hints : title – playwright-frieme-casting, etc.)
Answer:
Respected Principal, teachers, parents and other guests, and fellow students,
You all are welcome!
Nomita : I spoke to him. I shovyed anger, took offence, tried to shame him and used sarcasm.
We are going to present before you the drama “Matchbox” by the famous Bengali writer Ashapurna Debi. The title matchbox has a figurative meaning. Ashapurna foebi compares women to matchboxes because like matchboxes they too contain enough gun powder to make a hundred Lankas burn. But they sit around meek and innocent in the kitchen, in the pantry, in the bedroom and in fact in any place. But they can explode any moment with the slightest spark.
The main characters in the play are Nomita and her husband Ajit. They live in a joint family consisting of 26 people, in a three storey building. The play begins when a washer-man comes to collect dirty clothes from Nomita. Before handing over Ajit’s dirty clothes, Nomita checks his pockets. She discovers a letter. It was a twisted, crumpled and torn envelope with Nomita’s name on it. Suddenly Nomita is tensed up. She drops the clothes and sits on a bed to read the letter.
It is from her widowed mother asking her to give tier some money. The letter had come at least 3 days ago, as can be seen from the postmark. Ajit comes into the room after his Sunday bath. Nomita asks him angrily when the letter had come. Ajit fumbles for an answer. What happens then? Very exciting scenes will follow. Watch and see!.
The lead role of Nomita is done by our +2 student Karma Kuttappan and the role of Ajit is played Mohammed Beeran. The play will last roughly Ihour and 30 minutes. Wish you all happy viewing!
Wish you all happy viewing!
(Question No. 23-28): Answer any 4 questions in 120 words. Eabh carries 6 scores.(4 × 6 = 24)
Question 23.
Imagine Namita happens to meet Ratna, to whom she reveals her troubled mind. Their conversation begins like this:
Namita : Ratna, I have a problem. Would you please hear me?
Rama : Why not? Tell me frankly please.
Namita: _____________
Complete the conversation with minimum six excahanges.
Answer:
Nomita : My husband read my letters before I read them and sometimes does not even give me the letters.
Ratna : Nomita, this is not a problem for you alone. Many husbands do the same.
Nomita : Why do they do that?
Ratna : They are often suspicious of their wives. They think the letters could be love letters from their earlier lovers.
Nomita : How can I stop him from reading my letters?
Ratna : Speak to him frankly that it is not good for him to read another’s person’s letter without her consent.
Ratna : Nomita, what you did was wrong. How can a woman like you think of killing yourself just because your husband insulted you? Promise me that you will not do such things again. Try to win over your husband through love.
Nomita : I will do that Ratna. Thank you, for your counsel.
Ratna : It’s okay!
Question 24.
“The sun is shining, the flowers are in bloom, I know these are signs of a good day, but I don’t feel it in hers”, said a rehabilitated drug addict, pressing his chest.
What do you think, reading this?
Write a blog expressing your thoughts.
(Hints: Drug abuse – highly dangerous-loses sense of being alive-feels dead inside-difficult to retum-etc.)
Answer:
I think his brain is not functioning normally. This is what happens to drug addicts. Our brain is the most complex organ in the body. We need it to drive a car, to enjoy a meal, to breathe, to create something new and to enjoy everyday activities. The brain regulates our body’s basic functions, enables us to interpret and respond to everything we experience, and shapes our behaviour.
In short, our brain is us everything we think arid feel, and who we are. The brain is often likened to an incredibly complex and intricate computer. It is made up of many parts with interconnected circuits that work together as a team. Drugs spoil the smooth working of the brain. Sometimes they give you a feeling Of pleasure for a brief period. But then you become upset, disoriented and depressed.
Your reflexes become weaker and that is why you can’t walk or drive properly when you have taken some drugs. Your behaviour changes and you can do very bad things because you are not aware of their consequences. Your immunity becomes less and you are likely to get all sorts of diseases. Drugs adversely affect the heart rate, breathing, and sleeping. With drugs one loses his sense of being alive. He feels dead inside. Once you get addicted to drugs, a return to normal life is very difficult, So avoed drugs. Drugs are’worse than poison because poison kills a person fast, but drugs kill him inch by inch.
Question 25.
The young Lady Assistant in the play ‘Post Early for Christmas’ shows much tolerance, though she leses temper at the end. What other qulaities does she 30. have? Attempt a character sketch of the Lady Assistant.
Answer:
The young Lady Assistant in the play “Post Early for Christmas” works in the post office. It is Christmas season and she is very busy with her work. In fact when the play starts she is complaining that the previous day was a very busy day for her. She did not have a minute to rest. Sometimes she has fun when people mistake the post office for some other place.
One old man wanted a pint of beer. Many funny people also come to her. Mrs. Smith comes and complains of the cold. She says she does not like show because of her rheumatism. The Lady Assistants wishes that let there be no snow, showing her kind consideration for people. We see Mrs. Jones giving some large parcels to the Assistant and asking the Assistant not to damage them. The Assistant politely says they do their best in the post office not to damage the parcels.
A deaf old man comes to collect his pension. When the Assistant asks if he has brought his “book”, he answers “I did not bring my cook.” When she says something else, again he mishears, confusing word “said” with “bed”. The man gets angry and tells the Assistant, “Don’t you be impudent, young lady!” He again mishears ‘said’ as ‘Ted’ and he says he is not Ted but his name Sam. He accuses the Assistant of deafness. She is only amused and it shows her good nature and patience.
An old lady rushes to the Assistant to solve a problem. The problem is her cat does not eat food and its paw is wounded. The Assistant tells her to get some antiseptic from a chemist and apply it on to the paw Of the cat. A foreign tourist comes with a parcel. There is a bomb scare.
The parcel consists of a clock. The ticking noise from the clock terrifies everyone. A policeman is called and he asks the Assistant to bring a bucket of water. The Parcel is thrown into it. Then they realize the folly. It was just a clock and not a bomb. The Lady is a lively character, hardworking, patient, polite, helpful and humorous
Question 26.
With regard to his relationship with nature, man acts as a hero-villain. He takes the roles of both a preserver and destroyer. But unfortunately, his selfishness prompts him to be more a destroyer than a preserver, Inspite of being aware of the consequences, he continues. Write a letter to the editor of a popular daily, expressing your concern over the issue.
Answer:
St Mary’s H.S.S.
Irinjalakuda
29 July 2020
The Editor
Indian Express
Kochi
Dear Sir,
DESTRUCTION OF ENVIRONMENT:
I am writing this letter to show my concern over the destruction of the environment that has been going on for long. We destroy the environment in so many ways and that is why we have disasters year after year. Adeluge ravaged our Stateln August 2018, in which over 470 people died and properties worth 40,000 crore were destroyed. We were still trying to overcome the problems caused by that deluge, when on 8 August 2019, due to heavy rainfall in the Monsoon season, severe flood affected Kerala causing landslides.
There were different types of alertred, orange and yellow, in different districts. Thousands of people were evacuated to safer places and relief camps. A total of 101 people died due to rain-related incidents. The camps had more than 2 lakh people from various parts of the state.
Why these floods and landslides? They are actqally caused by man! Biodiversity is destroyed. Resources are mismanaged. The are as which would hold the water are filled up and townships are constructed in the name of urbanization. The outlets to the sea are partially blocked and the rivers can’t easily drain into the seas. Once in a while we speak of conservation and plant a tree here Or there. But we continue with our deforestation, sand-mining and overexploiting our minerals.
We continue polluting our environment with vehicles and factories arid spraying poisons over our fields. If we destroy the environment, it will definitely destroy us through floods, droughtSiand pandemics like Covid-19 which ‘ we are still fighting with. Disrupt the environment and it will disrupt us in more than one way. So let us be preservers of our environment and not its destroyers. Mehboob Saithu, lrinjalakuda
Question 27.
Prepare a detailed report of the following programme held in your school as prt of the activities of Souhrida Club:
Government HSS Peruvannapuram
Senior on ‘Need for Strengthening Human Relations’
Prayer : Members of Souhrida Club
Welcome : Smt. Vimala Kuriyan, Principal
Chairperson : Smt. Suhara K, Ward Member
Inaguration : Sri. Bahuleyan K.P. President, Peruvannapuram Grama Panchayath
Felicitation : Sri. Jose Philip, Headmaster Sri. Baiju, Staff Secretary Paper
Presentation : Kum. Meenu K, Leader, Soubrida Club Sri. Sherif M.Discussion
Vote of Thanks : Smt. Simi B, Convenor, Souhrida
Club
National Anthem
Answer:
Government HSS Peruvanpapuram
Souhrida Club
The Souhrida Club organized a seminar on ’‘Need for Strengthening Human Relations”. The seminar started with an inaugural meeting which started at 10.00 am in the School Auditorium on Monday, 22 June 2020.
The chairperson was Smt. Suhara K., Ward Member of the Peruvannapuram Grama Panchayat. The programmes began with a prayer by some members of the Souhrida Club. Smt. Vimala Kurian, Principal, made the welcome address. She especially welcomed he chairperson who agreed to preside over the function in spite of her busy schedule. She also welcomed the guest speaker and those who were to offer Felicitations and the parents of the students who came to attend the seminar.
The chairperson spokeof the need for strengthening human relations. The modem gadgets like the mobile phone and tablets are adversely affecting human relations as people meet and talk less often.
The inaugural speech was by Sri Bahuleyan K.P., President of the Peruvannapuram Grama Panchayat. He reminded the audience to find time to renew friendships. In his opinion it is not a person with a lot of money that is rich, but a person with a lot of good friends.
There were felicitations by Sri Jose Philip, the headmaster and Sri Baiju, the Staff Secretary. They congratulated the Club for organizing the seminar. Two Papers on the topic were presented. One was by Kum. Meenu M., the leader of the Souhrida Club. The otheirrwas: by Sri Sherif M., a member of the
A discussion followed where different people expressed views and clarified their doubts. Vote of Thanks was by Smt. Simi B, Convenor of the Souhrida Club. It was followed by the National Anthem indicating the end of the seminar. All those who participated in the seminar felt that it was a fine venture and such seminars should be conducted more frequently.
Question 28.
As the Leader of Team ASAP, you would like to invite Irfan Alam to your school for inaugurating a seminar on ‘Entrepreneurship : An Effective Tool to Tackle Unemployment’. Prepare an email for the same.
Answer:
irfanalam@amail.com
Dear Mr. Irfan.
First of all let me say Hi to you. I am the leader of Team ASAP (Additional Skill Acquisition Programme) in our school – Christ Vidyaniketan, Irinjalakuda, District Thrissur, Kerala. We were greatly impressed by your work with SammaN which had brought the three-wheeled revolution in the country. Our school is planning to organize a seminar on “Entrepreneurship: An Effective Tool to Tackle
the one to inaugurate this seminar.
The seminar is planned for August. The date will be fixed according to your convenience. You may let us know the date that is suitable for you. We will make arrangements to pick you up from Nedumbassery airport. We also will make arrangements for your stay when you give us the date.
We know you are a busy person. But do find time to ‘ come and talk to us. We all are eager to see you and hear from you. Thanking you and hoping to receive an early positive reply,
Yours sincerely,
Riya Binoy,
Leader, ASAP.
(Question Nos. 29-32): Answer any 2 questions in 180 words. Each carries 8 scores. (2 × 8 = 16)
Question 29.
‘Honest is the best policy.’ But unfortunately, persons uploading this policy are rare nowadays. And, honest persons like Mahatma Gandhi and Robert Baldwin are the rarest. As a member of Gandhi Darsan Club, prepare a speech on the importance of honesty in public life, to be delivered in a function in connection with Gandhi Jayanthi celebration.
Answer:
Respected Principal, teachers and fellow students, Today we are celebrating Gandhi Jayanthi. Gandhiji, the Father of our beloved Nation, was ah epitome of honesty. Even as a small boy he was honest in his dealings. He has mentioned an incident that happened during his school days in his autobiography. A school inspector had come to his class to make inspection. The students were asked to write down some English words.
The intention of the inspector was to check the spelling ability of the students. The teacher was going round and found that one word was misspelt by Gandhi. The teacher touched him on the shoulder indicating that his spelling is wrong and he should copy the right spelling from his neighbour’s notebook. But Gandhi refused to do it. Later the teacher scolded him for not copying the right spelling. But Gandhi said if was immoral and he would not do it.
You may have heard the story of Robert Baldwin.He was the governor of a bank which was owned by John Gresham. John Gresham misappropriated a huge amount of money that belonged to the depositors. He was arrested and was in jail. Only Baldwin was the witness to the crime. So Gresham offered him 100,000 dollars just to say, “I don’t remember” in the court.
If he said that there would be no evidence against Gresham and he would be left free. But Baldwin refused to sell his conscience v even for such a huge sum of 100,000 dollars. Even Gresham was so impressed by the honesty of Baldwin that he strongly recommended him for a big job to the President of the Third International.
Honesty is certainly the best policy. Dishonesty might bring us some temporary gains, but our conscience will be troubling us with the sense of guilt. We should follow the footsteps of Gandhiji and Robert Baldwin.
Question 30.
The unprecedented flood in 2018 and the unexpected landslides in 2019 point towards the need for taking immediate steps to prevent all sorts of exploitation of nature. Prepare an article on the importance of preserving nature and natural resources, to be published in your school magazine.
(Hints: Exploitation of Nture-Man’s selfish motives- earning quick cash-repeated targedies-need for change in attitude, etc.)
Answer:
THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING NATURE & NATURAL RESOURCES:
Kerala has been having disastrous tragedies one after the other. A deluge ravaged our State in August 2018, in which over 470 people died and properties worth 40,000 crore were destroyed. We were still trying to overcome the problems caused by that deluge, when on 8 August 2019, due to heavy rainfall in the Monsoon season, severe flood affected Kerala causing landslides. There were different types of alert – red, orange and yellow, in different districts. Thousands of people were evacuated to safer places and relief camps. A total of 101 people died due to rain-related incidents. The camps had more than 2 lakh people from various parts of the state.
Why these floods and landslides? They are actually caused by man! Biodiversity is destroyed. Resources are mismanaged. The areas which would hold the water are filled up and townships are constructed in the name of urbanization. The outlets to the sea are partially blocked and the rivers can’t easily drain into the seas. Once in a while we speak of conservation and plant a tree here or there. But continue with our deforestation, sand-mining and overexploiting our minerals.
We continue our exploitation of the Nature and polluting our environment with vehicles and factories and spraying poisons over our fields. If we destroy the environment, it will definitely destroy us through floods, droughts and pandemics like Covid-19 which we are,still fighting with. Disrupt the environment and it will disrupt us in more than one way. So let us change bur attitude. Let us be preservers of our environment and not its destroyers for our own sake.
Question 31.
As per the NITI Aayog, a policy think tank of the Government of India, Kerala is ranked first in the quality of school eduation offered in the country. Reading the above news, attempt an article on ‘Education ” Kerla Model’, critically evaluating the school education system in Kerala. (Hints: Present educational system – merits – model for other states – demerits – suggestions for improvement, etc.)
Answer:
EDUCATION: KERALA MODEL
The Niti Aayog’s recent School Education Quality Index saw Kerala topping the category of large states with 82.2 percentage points followed by Tamil Nadu with 73.4 percentage points. The state ranks first in literacy rate too. The National Literacy Mission had declared Kerala a 100 per cent literate state way back in 1991. A literate person is identified as one who can read, write and count. Kerala has always had a successful story to tell in the education sector.
The Total Literacy Movement, “A Leave-No-Person-Behind” policy pioneered in 1989, took it a step further. Many organisations played a big role in making the programme a success. The effort still continues today to include the, vulnerable sections like the coastal fishermen community and the tribal population in the hills.
Kerala became a role model for other states because of the good governance models in the past. A cornerstone was the government schools in the villages which imparted free education and encouraged everyone to join. The Gulf boom of the 1970s in the state also coincided with the mushrooming of ‘English medium’ private schools.
State-run schools slowly started losing their sheen but successive governments have been trying their best to bring the government schools back to their old glory. Kerala is so successful because the people here realize that education is the key for progress. That is why we are 100% literate and all the other Indian States want to make Kerala their role model in education.
Question 32.
Read the poem given below. Compare and contrast it with ‘Stammer’ and attempt a critical appreciation.
Speech Impediment
I have a speech impediment
I can’t say my “r”s
I can’t say “railroad”
It sounds like wailwoad
I have a hard timeipronouncing the letter “r”
I have a hard time saying “Ronald Regan rides on railroad rails”.
It comes out “Ronald Regan wides on
wailwoad walls”.
I get embarrassed sometimes
When I try to pronounce certain words
I get embarrased sometimes
When I can’t pronounce some words and
people have a hard time understanding
what I say.
Let’s just face it,
i probably will never be able to pronounce
the letter “r”
So ….. I will probably never be able to pronounce
“Ronald Regan rides on railroad rails”
-Anonymous
Answer:
“Speech Impediment” is a funny poem. The poet admits that he can’t pronounce the letter ‘r’. For ‘railroad’, he will say ‘wailroad’. If he wants to say Ronald Reagan rides on railroad rails it will come out as if the President “wides on wailroad wails”. He gets embarrassed at times when he tries to pronounce certain words. Sometimes people find it hard to understand him because of his speech impediment. But he accepts his defect and is ready to go forward.
The poem is by an anonymous writer and it was intended to make fun of Ronald Regan who was the 40th President of America. He was President from 1981 to 1989 and became a highly influential voice of modem conservatism. He died in 2004. There is a lot of repetition in the poem and it is intended for pure fun. It does not have any profound thought but it brings out the problem of some people who can’t- produce certain sounds. The public often ridicules and laughs at those who have speech impediments.
The poem “Stammer” is by K. Satchidanandan. It is not an easy poem because of its highly complex imagery. The poet asserts that sta^ijiper itself is a language. The poet does not seemgtp give much respect to God because he has said thateven God stammered when he created man. The poet thinks that man is so imperfect and full of vile maybe because God stammered while creating man. The insight and imagery of the poem “Stammer” are extraordinary. People stammer when they are tense or afraid. On many social issues we stammer because we are afraid to speak openly. The poem opens our eyes and we start seeing ‘stammer’ in a different perspective.
Comparing the two poems is a difficult task. The poem “Speech Impediment” is for pure fun but “Stammer” contains profound thoughts that will make us think. I prefer the straightforward poem “Speech Impediment” to the highly complex “Stammer”.