CBSE Class 8 · English · Honeydew
Geography Lesson
Chapter summary, hard words and model exam answers for Class 8 English.
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About the author
Zulfikar Ghose (1935–2022) was a poet born in India. This poem shows how aerial views change our understanding of cities, nations and humanity.
Summary
The city logically planned looked haphazard from ground.
The city logically planned looked haphazard from ground.
From six miles the city seemed part of country and continent - why borders?
From six miles cities and countries seem arbitrary.
Earth looked round with vast ocean and endless sky - geography clear.
Earth round, vast ocean, endless sky - geography clear.
Why do people build walls and hate when earth is one?
Poet questions hatred despite shared planet.
Height gives logical understanding geography lacked on ground.
Height gives logical understanding geography lacked on ground.
Science sees unity; politics divides.
Science sees unity; politics divides.
We need mental 'height' to see one human family.
We need mental 'height' to see one human family.
Hard words & meanings
| jetliner | passenger jet plane |
| stanza | group of lines in a poem |
| rhyme | words ending with similar sounds |
| imagery | word pictures |
| metaphor | comparison without like/as |
| refrain | repeated line |
| logically | see chapter context |
| planned | see chapter context |
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