NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Chapter P.5 - The Seven Ages

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Chapter P.5 - The Seven Ages Exercise 80

Solution 1

Please use the following points to frame an answer based on your views and understanding. 

 

Infancy, youth, adulthood, middle age and old age are the main stages of a person's life. Each stage has its own experiences.

Chapter P.5 - The Seven Ages Exercise 81

Solution 1

(iv) life of man that comes to an end. 

Solution 2

(i) birth and death

 

Chapter P.5 - The Seven Ages Exercise 82

Solution 1

(i) chronological age in life

Solution 2

You are recommended to use your imagination to describe the following stages of a person's life.

Stage 

Characteristic feature

Infancy

Crying, helpless

 

Childhood

 

Whining, bright, alert, active

Youth

 

Sighing, mournful, emotional, passionate

 

Adulthood

 

 

Devoted, honorable, aggressive, impulsive, short tempered, fearless, ambitious

 

Middle age

Wise, mature, authoritative, responsible

Old age

 

Weak,  forgetful

*Senility

 

Clueless ,dependent
















*Senile: Deterioration in mind and body often accompanying old age.


Solution 3

This is a group activity. You may refer to your answer for the fourth question to write an answer for this.  

Solution 4

This line is taken from the poem "The Seven Ages of Man" by William Shakespeare.

The poet compares the whole world to a stage and life to a play. All men and women are actors in the play of life.

Every person is born, lives the different stages of life, and exits with death.

Solution 5

This line is taken from the poem "The Seven Ages of Man" by William Shakespeare.

In the above lines, the poet explains that a young man, when in love, is as unpredictable as the flames in a furnace. When man is in love, his passions are aroused for his lover.

 

Solution 6

This line is taken from the poem "The Seven Ages of Man" by William Shakespeare.

The poet has compared a young man to a soldier who takes his responsibilities very seriously and strives relentlessly when dedicated to a cause. In his youth, man seeks instant fame and is ready to take risks. However, when one seeks instant fame, there is a big risk of their reputation getting tainted, just like a bubble that rises and bursts instantly.

 

Solution 7

Item

Metaphor

Simile

world

all the world's a stage 

 

men, women 

Men and women merely actors

 

school-boy 

 

Creeping like a snail

lover 

 

Sighing like a furnace

soldier 

A bearded pard

 

reputation

Bubble reputation

 

voice 

Big manly voice

 

 

For the question 'which comparison do you find the most interesting," the student is recommended to answer it on his/her own based on their views and perspective.

 

Chapter P.5 - The Seven Ages Exercise 83

Solution 1

This is a group activity to be carried out in class.