The Inchcape Rock Question Answers
THE INCHCAPE ROCK
UNIT-1
1.
What does the poet describe the
Inchcape rock?
Ans.
The poet states that the Inchcape rock was few inches high above the rock the surface of the sea in low ride and was completely covered by the sea in high
tide or when the sea was rough.
2.
Was the Inchcape Rock dangerous? Give
your reasons?
Ans.
The Inchcape Rock dangerous, because during sunny days the huge stone
could be easily noticed, but it was completely covered by the sea in a high
tide or when the sea swelled. As a result, many ships had been wrecked.
3.
Why did the abbot place a bell on the
Inchcape Rock?
Ans.
The Abbot placed a bell on the Inchcape Rock to warn the sailors of the
presence of this fatal rock nearby.
4.
When did the Inchcape bell ring?
Ans.
The Inchcape bell rang during a storm or when the sea swelled.
5.
Why did mariners bless the Abbot?
Ans.
Mariners blessed the Abbot because he saved many imminent ship-wrecks during
the storm by placing a bell on the perilous Inchcape Rock. In other words,
humanitarian deed gave them strength where nature was inhospitable.
UNIT-2
1.
How does the poet express ‘the
cheering power of spring’?
Ans.
The poet express ‘the cheering power of spring in terms of bright sun,
screening birds and joy in their sounds. Merriment was in the air.
2.
How did Ralph come across the
Inchcape Bell?
Ans. Ralph came across the Inchcape Bell by
walking his deck and focusing his attention on it when spring set in and it
surfaced on the calm sea.
3.
What was effect of 'the cheering
power of spring' on Ralph?
Ans.
The cheering power of spring made Ralph whistle and sing, and filled his heart
with great delight.
4.
What kind of a person was Ralph?
Which line tells you so?
Ans.
Ralph was a wicked person to the backbone. The line 'His heart was mirthful to
excess’ tells us so.
5.
What act of wickedness did he do?
Ans.
He committed a wicked deed by cutting the bell that the Abbot of Aberbrothok
had placed on the dangerous Inchcape Rock.
6.
Why did he do the wicked act?
Ans.
He did the wicked act because the sailors would not bless the Abbot of
Aberbrothok.
UNIT-3
1. How did Ralph
become rich?
Ans. Ralph became
rich by plundering the ships that met with wrecks.
2. Why did the ship
lose its way in the sea while it was heading towards Scotland?
Ans. The ship lost
its way in the sea while it was heading towards Scotland because of a dense fog
and a strong gale. Besides, it was nearing night time.
3. Why did a mariner
think that they were near the shore?
Ans. A mariner
thought that they were near the shore.
4. ‘Oh Christ! it is
the Inchcape Rock’ - why did the mariners exclaim so ?
Ans. The mariners
exclaimed so in their stale hopelessness. To their stunned disbelief, they feel
the presence of the dangerous Inchcape Rock and consequently was think of their
imminent death. In Christ, they see their saviour.
5. Why did Sir Ralph
curse himself?
Ans. Sir Ralph
cursed himself, because he realized that his notorious act of cutting the bell
to tarnish the image of the Abbot of Aberbrothok paved the way for the sinking
of his own ship in the roaring waves of the sea.
6. ‘The Devil below
was ringing his knell.' - What does this expression mean?
Ans. The expression
‘The Devil below was ringing his knell’ means the death of the notorious Ralph
the Rover. Even as he was dying, he could hear one fearful sound as if it was
the warning sound of the Inchcape bell. It was as if the Devil was ringing the
sound of his disaster.
7. Do you find this
poem musical? The rhyme scheme of the first stanza is AABB (sea-A, be-A,
motion-B, ocean-B). Is the rhyme scheme same for all the stanzas?
Ans. We find this
poem completely musical. The poet's profuse use of alliteration ‘S’ sea/ship/still
and so on justifies this fact. The rhyme scheme is the same for all the
stanzas.
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