FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH - KSEEB - CLASS 10 - COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - LOCHINVAR

 

Poem – 4

LOCHINVAR

Sir Walter Scott

Comprehension Questions

I. Answer briefly the following questions.

1) Who was Lochinvar? Why did he ride to Netherby Hall?

Ans: Lochinvar was a brave knight of Scotland. He rode to Netherby Hall because Ellen was getting married to another person.

 

2) What qualities of Lochinvar are highlighted in the first stanza?

Ans: Lochinvar was not afraid to fight and he was brave and faithful in his love for Ellen.

 

3) Lochinvar rode the horse passionately to meet Ellen. What actions in lines 7 and 8 reveal his hurried movements?

Ans: Lochinvar did not stop and rode his horse passionately and he swam the Eske river where there was no shallow point and he reached Netherby Hall to meet his Ellen.

 

4) What qualities of the bridegroom are listed in stanza 2?

Ans: The qualities of the bridegroom listed in stanza 2 are: he was laggard in love and dastard in war. He was a very timid and coward person.

 

5) What evidence is there in stanza 3; to show that the bridegroom was a coward?

Ans: The most important evidence in there in stanza 3 was that bridegroom did not speak a single word in front of Lochinvar; this showed that the bridegroom was a coward person.

 

6) How did the bride’s father receive Lochinvar? And what did he ask him?

Ans: The bride’s father when he saw Lochinvar, he asked him if he came to attend the wedding or to have a war with him and he received him with his hand on the sword to fight Lochinvar.

 

7) What answer did Lochinvar give the bride’s father?

Ans: Lochinvar said his love for Ellen swelled like Solway but ebbed like its tide. He had come with his lost love for her, to attend the wedding dance with her once and drink one cup of wine.

 

8) What quality of love is highlighted by Lochinvar when he says,

a) “Love swells like the Solway, but ebbs like its tide.”

b) Does this truly reflect Lochinvar’s love for Ellen?

c) If not, why does Lochinvar tell him what is not true?

 Ans: a) Lochinvar says that his love for Ellen is not true and he didn’t love her any more.

b) No, Lochinvar’s love for Ellen was true.

c) Lochinvar was aware of Ellen’s father and bride’s father men were surrounded him. So, he lied everyone that his love was not true and he understood that if would tell truth then it would be difficult for him handle the situation alone.

 

9) What other lies does Lochinvar tell Ellen’s father?

Ans: Lochinvar said that there were more beautiful maidens who had shown interest in him and he represented himself that he was so happy that his Ellen was marrying someone.

 

10) How did Ellen express her love towards Lochinvar?

Ans: Ellen expressed her love towards Lochinvar by kissing the goblet of wine that Lochinvar drank and she looked down to blush and looked up to sigh with a smile on her lips.

 

11) What was the impression of the bride-maidens about the pair- Lochinvar and Ellen?

Ans: The bride-maidens after seeing the pair of Lochinvar and Ellen were whispered that it would have been immensely better if their pretty cousin had married Lochinvar.  

 

12) What mixed feelings are brought out in stanza 5?

Ans: Ellen was sad when she had to marry someone but when she had seen Lochinvar in the hall he was excited and she was very happy by seeing him.

 

13) What clues of his plan does Lochinvar give Ellen?

Ans: Lochinvar and Ellen were dancing and they reached the door, he uttered something in her ear and he carried her lightly onto the saddle and jumped and rode quickly from there.

 

14)    a) What brings a smile on Ellen’s face?

b) Why does she shed a tear?

Ans:  a) Lochinvar’s presence in the hall had brought a smile on Ellen’s face.

          b) She shed a tear because she was sad to marry someone.

 

15) Pick out all the adjectives that describe Lochinvar.

Ans: The adjectives that describe Lochinvar are: young, faithful, dauntless, gallant, brave, daring, and stately.

 

II. Close Study:

Read the following extracts carefully. Discuss in pairs and then answer the questions given below them.

 1) Love swells like the Solway but ebbs like its tide.

a) What is Solway?

b) Who does, Lochinvar speak this line to?

c) What is the figure of speech used here?

 Ans: a) Solway is a river that separates England from Scotland.

b) Lochinvar says this line to Ellen’s father.

c) Simile.

 

2) Then spoke the bride’s father, his hand on his sword

    (For the poor craven bridegroom, said never a word).

a)What did the bride’s father speak?

b) Why did he keep his hand on the sword?

c) Why didn’t the bridegroom say even a word?

Ans: a) The bride’s father when he saw Lochinvar, he asked him if he came to attend the wedding or to have a war with him and he received him with his hand on the sword to fight Lochinvar.

b) The bride’s father wanted to attack and kill him.

c) Bridegroom was scared of Lochinvar and didn’t say a single word.

 

III. Paragraph Writing:

Discuss in pairs/groups of four each the answers to the following questions. Note down the important points for each question and then develop the points into one-paragraph answers.

 1) Pick out all the details from the poem which help Lochinvar to hide his real intentions.

Ans: Lochinvar was a brave young knight. He was deep in love with Ellen. He came to know about Ellen’s wedding. Lochinvar rode very fast and he even swam the Eske River in which where there was no shallow point. He hurried to reach the hall. The bride’s father when he saw Lochinvar, he asked him if he came to attend the wedding or to have a war with him and he received him with his hand on the sword to fight Lochinvar. Lochinvar assured everyone that he didn’t come to marry Ellen and he said that his love was fickle and Lochinvar said his love for Ellen swelled like Solway but ebbed like its tide. He had come with his lost love for her, to attend the wedding dance with her once and drink one cup of wine. Lochinvar said that there were more beautiful maidens who had shown interest in him and he represented himself that he was so happy that his Ellen was marrying someone.

 

2) How did Lochinvar finally win Ellen for himself?

Ans: Ellen was sad when she had to marry someone but when she had seen Lochinvar in the hall he was excited and she was very happy by seeing him. Ellen expressed her love towards Lochinvar by kissing the goblet of wine that Lochinvar drank and she looked down to blush and looked up to sigh with a smile on her lips. Lochinvar and Ellen were dancing and they reached the door, he uttered something in her ear and he carried her lightly onto the saddle and jumped and rode quickly from there.

  

3) “Only the brave deserve the fair.” Justify the statement with reference to the poem.

Ans: As the poet represented that there was no one like Lochinvar and he was dauntless in war and he was so faithful in love. Lochinvar was a brave young knight. He was deep in love with Ellen. He came to know about Ellen’s wedding. Lochinvar rode very fast and he even swam the Eske River in which where there was no shallow point. He hurried to reach the hall without any weapon. His delighting appearance had brought charm to that hall even spoke without hesitation with bride’s father. Even Lochinvar chose to dance with her; the bride was speechless when he saw Lochinvar. Lochinvar and Ellen were dancing and they reached the door, he uttered something in her ear and he carried her lightly onto the saddle and jumped and rode quickly from there.

 (memorization)

 O young Lochinvar is come out of the west,

Through all the wide Border his steed was the best;

And save his good broadsword he weapons had none,

He rode all unarm’d, and he rode all alone.

So faithful in love, and so dauntless in war,

There never was knight like the young Lochinvar.

 

He staid not for brake, and he stopp’d not for stone,

He swam the Eske river where ford there was none;

But ere he alighted at Netherby gate,

The bride had consented, the gallant came late:

For a laggard in love, and a dastard in war,

Was to wed the fair Ellen of brave Lochinvar.

 

So boldly he enter’d the Netherby Hall,

Among bride’s-men, and kinsmen, and brothers and all:

Then spoke the bride’s father, his hand on his sword,

(For the poor craven bridegroom said never a word,)

“O come ye in peace here, or come ye in war,

Or to dance at our bridal, young Lord Lochinvar?”

 

“I long woo’d your daughter, my suit you denied;

Love swells like the Solway, but ebbs like its tide

And now I am come, with this lost love of mine,

To lead but one measure, drink one cup of wine.

There are maidens in Scotland more lovely by far,

That would gladly be bride to the young Lochinvar.”