I Cannot Remember My Mother By Rabindranath Tagore

RABINDRANATH TAGORE (1861 - 1941) is one of India's greatest poets. He is the composer of the Indian national anthem Jana Gana Mana. His works are loved for their lyrical beauty and spiritual depth, reflecting a love nature and his homeland. He received the Nobel Prize Literature in for his collections of poems, Gitanjali.

I cannot remember my mother

only sometimes in the midst of my play

a tune seems to hover over my playthings,

the tune of some song that she used to hum

while rocking my cradle.

I cannot remember my mother

but when in the early autumn morning

the smell of shiuli flowers floats in the air

the scent of the morning service in the temple

comes to me as the scent of my mother.

I cannot remember my mother

only when from my bedroom window I send

my eyes into the blue of the distant sky,

I feel that the stillness of my mother's gaze

on my face has spread all over the sky.

1.
Identify the similes in the following sentences and underline them.
1. The sun rose in the sky like a blazing ball of fire.
2. Nina came into the dance hall smelling like a rose.
3. Zoya swam like a fish in the lake.
4. From a distance the lava looked like molten gold.
5. Rustum climbed the tree as deftly as a monkey.
2.
Fill in the blanks with the present continuous tense form of the verbs in brackets.
1. __________________ shiuli flowers for the morning temple service. (gather)
2. Hari _____________ his bags for the tour. (pack)
3. I ____________ Gulliver's Travels as part of a literature project. (read)
4. The children _________________ in the auditorium for the Annual School Day. (rehearse)
5. My grandparents _______________their fiftieth wedding anniversary. (celebrate)
3.
Circle the present perfect tense form of the verb from the options in brackets.
1. My mother (finishes / has finished) her chores and is now reading a book.
2. We (are learning / have learnt) fractions and decimals this term.
3. The tailor (has stitched / stitches) the shirt that I will wear to the party tomorrow.
4. Gautam (is saving / has saved) some money for the house rent.
5. We (have been travelling / have travelled) more than a thousand kilometres to reach Shillong.
4.
Fill in the blanks with the present perfect continuous tense form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Jai ________________ at All India Radio for ten years. (work)
2. The machines ______________ at only half their capacity all day today. (operate)
3. Josh ________________ non-stop for two hours. (drive)
4. Vikas and Haider ______________ their state in the Ranji Trophy for three years. (represent)
5. The Smiths _____________ in Dimapur for our generations now. (live)

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I Cannot Remember My Mother

Rabindranath Tagore

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