Practice Critical Appreciation (8.7) - ICSE Class 12 English Elective - Unit 5

Practice: Critical Appreciation

Lesson 8.7ICSE Class 12 English Elective - Unit 5

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Question 1.
What is a critical appreciation, and how does it differ from a summary?
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Think of the difference between telling a story and assessing it.
Question 2.
Name the tone of 'Refugee Blues' and give one stanza that shows it.
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Choose a stanza in which something terrible is described calmly.
3Question 3.
What does the first C in the C.R.I.T.I.C. framework stand for?
- Context
- Conclusion
- Character
- Contrast
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It is the first step of the plan.
4Question 4.
Which sentence is the most balanced evaluation of the poem?
- The tidy rhymes may seem too neat for the subject but they also imitate the sameness of a refugee's days
- The poem is bad because it has rhymes
- The poem is perfect and has no weaknesses
- The poem is about a topic that nobody cares about
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Look for the option that gives both a criticism and an answer to it.
Question 5.
Write a complete critical appreciation of 'Refugee Blues' of about 185 words, using the six steps of C.R.I.T.I.C. as your plan.
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Give each step of the framework two or three sentences, and write in continuous prose.
Question 6.
A critic claims that 'Refugee Blues' is too simple to be great poetry. Write a reasoned reply of about 120 words.
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Turn the criticism around: show that the simplicity is chosen and produces effects.

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