KSEEB Class 10 · English (1st language) · KTBS Revised 2024-25
Lochinvar
Chapter summary, hard words and model exam answers for Karnataka Board Class 10 English.
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About the author
Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832), Scottish novelist and poet. "Lochinvar" from Marmion is a ballad of daring romance - a knight rides uninvited into a wedding and carries away his beloved Ellen.
Summary
Fair Ellen is about to marry a "laggard in love." Guests feast at Netherby Hall while the bride seems unhappy.
Fair Ellen is about to marry a "laggard in love." Guests feast at Netherby Hall while the bride seems unhappy.
Young Lochinvar arrives from the west, unarmed but fearless. He asks only to dance with the bride - no weapon, no grudge.
Young Lochinvar arrives from the west, unarmed but fearless. He asks only to dance with the bride - no weapon, no grudge.
He leads Ellen through the hall. One whisper, one smile - they understand. The bridegroom watches helplessly.
He leads Ellen through the hall. One whisper, one smile - they understand. The bridegroom watches helplessly.
Lochinvar swings Ellen onto his horse. They dash across the courtyard; stream and stone cannot stop them.
Lochinvar swings Ellen onto his horse. They dash across the courtyard; stream and stone cannot stop them.
Bridesmen and kinsmen chase but he rides faster. Scott's ballad celebrates speed, nerve and decisive love.
Bridesmen and kinsmen chase but he rides faster. Scott's ballad celebrates speed, nerve and decisive love.
The poem admires bold devotion and action. Ellen chooses the knight who risks everything rather than the timid suitor.
The poem admires bold devotion and action. Ellen chooses the knight who risks everything rather than the timid suitor.
Hard words & meanings
| ballad | narrative poem meant to be sung or recited |
| bridegroom | man who is getting married |
| courtyard | enclosed yard outside a castle or hall |
| dauntless | showing fearlessness and determination |
| gallant | brave, especially toward women; chivalrous |
| steed | literary word for horse |
| laggard | one who falls behind; here, slow in love |
| pursuit | act of following to catch someone |
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