CLASS 10
AMANDA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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sulking
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obedient
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moody
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both A and C
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Detailed explanation-1: -moody. She is simply longs for her freedom. She wants to go out and play where she likes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The speaker of the stanzas 2, 4 and 6 is the child, Amanda herself. No, she is not listening or paying heed to her mother’s words in stanzas 1, 3 and 5 as she is lost in her own dream world. Her imagination lets her escape from reality as she is lost in her own world.
Detailed explanation-3: -(iv) the speaker was nagging Amanda continuously and yet said ‘Anyone would think I nagged you. ‘ Question 3: Why is the name Amanda repeated again and again? (i) it is the title of the peom.
Detailed explanation-4: -Speaker of the stanzas 2, 4 and 6 is the child, Amanda. No, she is not paying any attention to the speaker of stanzas 1, 3 and 5 as she is lost in a world of her own. Her imagination provides her to be free from all the expectations that are put on her. Was this answer helpful?
Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: (a) Amanda is lost in her own thoughts and is paying no attention to instructions being given Page 2 to her. That is why she is not looking at the speaker.