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Kaveri

Believe in Yourself

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1
Easy

According to the poem 'Believe in Yourself', the greatest obstacle a person faces is:

APoverty
BLack of education
CThe self-doubt within oneself
DCompetition from others
2
Easy

The poem 'Believe in Yourself' uses which mood throughout?

ASad and despairing
BAngry and defiant
CMotivational and encouraging
DNostalgic and wistful
3
Easy

The use of 'you' and 'your' throughout 'Believe in Yourself' creates a sense of:

ADistance from the reader
BPersonal, direct connection with every reader
CFormal academic tone
DConfusion about the speaker
4
Medium

The poet's use of the word "persevere" implies that success is:

Ainstantaneous for those with talent
Ba product of luck and opportunity
Cachieved through sustained effort despite obstacles
Donly possible with external support
5
Hard

Read the following extract from 'The Snake Trying' and answer the questions: 'The snake trying to escape the pursuing stick, glides through the water, graceful and beautiful, the curves of its body jewelled with the water... O let him go over the water into the reeds to hide without hurt.' The snake is described as 'graceful and beautiful'. Why is this unusual in Imagist poetry?

AImagist poetry never describes living things
BImagist poetry values concrete images, not direct emotional judgments — Ross breaks his own rule here
CThe words are borrowed from French poetry
DRoss uses these words ironically to suggest the snake is ugly

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