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Extract 1
"And then --------- victory."
1. Who was the old man? Who else were with him? Where were they?
1. Kaspar was the old man. His grandchildren Peterkin and Wilhelmine were with him. They were sitting in the sun before their cottage door.
2. Why did the old man shake his head and had a natural sigh? Who found the skull?
2. Kaspar shooked his head with a shy to reflect his disappointment as the war took place years ago only to devour innocent lives. Peterkin found the skull.
3. Where was the skull found? Why does the speaker say that the skull was some ‘poor’ fellow?
3. The skull was found beside the small stream where Peterkin was playing. The skull belong to one of the many innocent people who lost their lives in tragic war. The poor fellow became a victim of the war.
4. How common were the skulls there? At which place many of them could be found?
4. The skulls are commonside there. Many of them could be found in the garden or in the field that Kaspar use to plough.
5. Which victory is referred to in the extract? Who was responsible for the victory?
5. The victory of England in war of Spanish succession is referred to here. Duke of Morocco and Prince Eugene where responsible for the victory.
Extract 2
"Now tell --------- other for."
1. Which topic is being discussed in the extract? Who were Peterkin and Wilhelmine? Whom was Peterkin questioning?
1. The cause of war in which many innocent people were killed is being discussed here. Peterkin and Wilhelmine were innocent grandchildren of old Kaspar. Peterkin was questioning his grandfather, Kaspar.
2. In the context of the poem, what special significance do the adjectives young and little have?
2. The adjectives 'young' and 'little'are important to highlight the innocence and purity of Peterkin and Wilhelmine. It is through their innocence that the poet has condemned the war.
3. Give a brief character sketch of Kaspar.
3. Kaspar was a farmer. He was a loving grandfather and as he spend time with his grandchildren and tried to answer their queries. Kaspar was an old man who was disappointment with the outcome of the war. However, he was complacent about the cause of war and excepted the laws of inocent lives as the inevitable prise of war.
4. Who fought the battle? Was Peterkin given a satisfactory reply? What does the reply show about a common man’s attitude towards war?
4. The battle was fought between English and French forces. Peterkin was not given a satisfactory reply. Kaspar did not know the actual cause of the war but still referred three victory as a great victory. It shows that a common man's ignorance and complacency about the cause and purpose of war.
5. What is meant by ‘wonder-waiting eyes’? Which figure of speech is used here? Why did Wilhelmine look up with such eyes?
5. Wonderwaiting eyes is used for Wilhelmine who was expecting to know the cause of the war from the grandfather. The figure of speech used here is 'alliteration'. She looked up with such eyes because she could not comprehend cause of the war. It filled her with wonder. She anticipated to get a favorable answer from Kaspar.
Extract 3
"With fire --------- famous victory"
1. Which country is referred to in the extract? What is meant by ‘was wasted far and wide’?
1. The country referred to is Blenheim which is the English name of German village of Blenheim situated on the left banks of Gania river in Bavaria in the southern Germany. It refers to the death and destruction caused by the war.
2. What did the speaker say about the effects of the battle on his own family?
2. The speaker tells that during the war, his father lived by a stream at Blenheim. As a result of the war, his father's house was burned which forced him to flee with his wife and child Kaspar. They were does rendered homeless.
3. What is meant by ‘a childing mother’? Why do you think the poet specifically points out that ‘many a childing mother….newborn baby died’?
3. Childing mother is used for a mother expecting a baby. The poor especially for to the death of child mothers and newborn baby shoes underline not only the horrors of the war but also ivory of a famous victory.
4. What do the last two lines in the extract tell you about the attitude of the speaker towards the events that he is narrating? What are your feelings for the speaker?
4. The speaker has been conditioned by the perpetrators of war in such a way that he readily excepted the loss of innocent lives as the prize of victory in the war. I pity for the speaker as he shied at the sight of a poor fellow's skull.
5. By referring to the incidents in the poem, state how After Blenheim can be said to be an anti-war poem?
5. After Blenheim has a scathing criticism of the horrors of war. It shows that international diplomacy, politics and war are matters which are cut off from the lives of common men. In an outburst of the praise of the heroes who won the war, Old Kaspar reveals the typical inability of an ordinary citizen to grasp the reason of why the war took place.
Extract 4
"They say --------– famous victory."
1. They referred to those who must have reported to the entire battle scene and its after effects to Kaspar. The sight was shaking even when the battle was won as thousands of dead bodies were lying rotting in the sun.
2. The famous victory referred to here is the victory of English army in the battle of Blenheim. The Duke of Marlbro' Prince Eugene where responsible for the victory.
3. The tone is ironic wants sarcastic. The poet wants to question the utility of waging a war, which causes destruction of both human lives with properties.
4. The poet has created an atmosphere of devastation caused by war in the poem as:- (i) the presence of skulls all over the field. (ii) Kaspar's family rendered homeless when Kaspar's dwelling was heard. (iii) The death of expecting mother and new born babies.
5. Old Kaspar appears to be a farmer by profession. He lived in a cottage in a countryside, where there was a stream nearby and he mentioned the he used to find many skulls while ploughing the field. This indicates his profession.
Extract 5
"Great praise ---------- famous victory."
1. Duke of Marlbro' was English general. He was the commander British forces in the war of Spanish succession. He was praised because he defeated french forces.
2. Prince Eugene was an Austrian general born in France. He is referred to as a good Prince Eugene because with Marlbro' he defeated be The French al Blenheim.
3. Wilhelmine did not approve the praise that Duke and prince Eugene received because she considered their act of killing innocent people in the victory was wicked children who suffered in a war. Modern Politician dismiss the death of innocent people in war by referring to them with the impersonal phrase - collateral damage.
4. The poem disapproves of any war as it brings with itself death, devastation, loss and grief. The poet conveys that great victories are rendered useless when everything else is lost.
5. The poem is relevant as it has an universal appeal. The poet is timeless and can be read irrespective of the time it was written. It is the common man and innocent