About The Poet
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Zulfikar Ghose
Zulfikar Ghose
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Born – March 13 1935.Sialkot ,India (now in
Pakistan )
Born – March 13 1935.Sialkot ,India (now in
Pakistan )
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He is a Famous Pakistani Poet, Novelist and
essayist .He is well known for his harsh realism.
He is a Famous Pakistani Poet, Novelist and
essayist .He is well known for his harsh realism.
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Notable Works-
Notable Works-
i) The
Native (1972)
Native (1972)
ii) A
different World (1978)
different World (1978)
iii) Figures
of Enchantment (1986)
of Enchantment (1986)
iv) The
Loss of India (1964)
Loss of India (1964)
GEOGRAPHY LESSON
—A Picture of a city
Through the poem “Geography Lesson” the poet
Zulfikar Ghose presented a vivid description of an unplanned city. The city
grew as per its necessity and did not grow as per proper planning .It does not
have any particular style .It even looked six inches from a certain height
revealing its true structure.
Zulfikar Ghose presented a vivid description of an unplanned city. The city
grew as per its necessity and did not grow as per proper planning .It does not
have any particular style .It even looked six inches from a certain height
revealing its true structure.
GEOGRAPHY LESSON
—-Logic Of Geography
When the poet went above ten thousand feet,
he could apprehend the fact that cities grew water resources .Water fulfilled
the necessities like agriculture, transport, business and others .He found that
valleys were populated which met the necessities of the people.
he could apprehend the fact that cities grew water resources .Water fulfilled
the necessities like agriculture, transport, business and others .He found that
valleys were populated which met the necessities of the people.
GEOGRAPHY LESSON
—A Jab to Human Narrow-mindedness
When the jet went above six miles, the poet
could understand that our earth is having more water than land .Then he reflected
that people on earth selfish and narrow for they hate each other .He found the
earth to be one but not the people living on this earth are divided for shallow
reasons.
could understand that our earth is having more water than land .Then he reflected
that people on earth selfish and narrow for they hate each other .He found the
earth to be one but not the people living on this earth are divided for shallow
reasons.
WORKING WITH THE POEM
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1.
Find three or four phrases in stanzas one and two which are
likely to occur in a geography lesson.
Find three or four phrases in stanzas one and two which are
likely to occur in a geography lesson.
Answer- 1) Six inches to the mile
2) Land and water attracted men
3) Valleys were populated
2. Seen from the window of an aeroplane, the city appears
(i) as haphazard as on ground.
(ii) as neat as a map.
(iii) as developed as necessary.
Mark the right answer.
Answer-(iii) as developed as necessary.
3. Which of the following statements are examples of “the
logic of geography”?
logic of geography”?
(i) There are cities where there are rivers.
(ii) Cities appear as they are not from six miles above the
ground.
ground.
(iii) It is easy to understand why valleys are populated.
(iv) It is difficult to understand why humans hate and kill
one another.
one another.
(v) The earth is round, and it has more sea than land.
Answer-(i) There are cities where there are
rivers.
rivers.
(iii) It is easy to understand why valleys
are populated.
are populated.
(iv) It is difficult to understand why humans
hate and kill one another.
hate and kill one another.
4. Mention two things that are
(i) Clear from the height.
Answer- The earth is round .It has more sea
than land.
than land.
(ii) Not clear from the height.
Answer- Why people hate each other, build
walls across the cities and why people kill each other.
walls across the cities and why people kill each other.