Casabianca
Exercise
1. What were the main themes of Felicia Hemans’ poetry ?
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2. Where was Casabianca standing ?
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3. Why could his father not hear his voice ?
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4. What did the people in the ship do when it caught fire? What did Casabianca do then ?
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5. What does the poet describe Casabianca standing in the fire ?
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6. Why does the poet call the young heart the ‘noblest thing’?
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7.Describe the scene of the burning ship.
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8. Explain with reference to the context.
“Upon his brow he felt their breath,
And in his waving hair; And looked from that lone post of death, In still, yet brave despair.”
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9. Give rhyming words for the following.
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