NCERT Solutions for Class 12 English (Kaleidoscope Poetry) Chapter 1 A lecture upon the shadow

Ans : The time of noon lasts for a very short span. At 12 pm noon arrives, its neither morning nor evening. Poet compares noon to lovers, as there is no perfect time to fall in love and understand each other. Shadows in morning describe lover’s relationship before they completely understand each other. The shadow in morning is clear while in afternoon is dull and blur. 

Ans : Shadows represent the ups and downs in a relationship. It represents how bonding deepens with time and how gradually it blooms into a beautiful relationship. The length of shadow depicts maturity in the love. But poem tells as at 12 pm the shadow is smaller it represents deeper understanding as compared to early morning shadow. 

Ans : The poet has two ideologies in poem. One depicting the bond of love and understanding between two people. This ideology compares the relationship based on the length of the shadow. In the second ideology, the Poet draws a comparison to love being deeper during the latter and initial stages of the relationship respectively. 

Ans : Poet tells his beloved about different stages of love. Initially love seems to be dreamy and smooth. Everything seems to be perfect and flowery. But as time passes love gradually matures and deepens its roots. He tells her that there may come ups and downs but love gives them the power to fight against all the odds. 

Ans : Love is a universal feeling it is said. The Poet has tried to explain the essence of love by comparing it to shadows as a metaphor for the relationship between two people in love. As in the case of shadows, their length is affected by time and Sun’s position during the day, the same ideology is applied to the relationship of love in the backdrop of intricate factors and circumstances between the two people.