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Poem Name : Off To Outer Space Tomorrow Morning
Author Name : NORMAN NICHOLSON
UNDERSTAND THE POОЕМ
1.Pick out two phrases from line 1 which suggest the final moments for the launch of the rocket.
The two phrases from line I which suggest the final moments for the launch of the rocket are countdown and last look.
2. With what feelings is the speaker flying ont of the earth?
a. despair
b. lack of confidence
c. apprehension ?
d. doubt about his return to the earth?
e. _______________________
Choose your response from the ones given above or give your own Say which line or lines in the first stanza support your response.
The speaker or author of the poem had apprehension about the pring out of the earth
3. State the reason for the poet to say “calendars and clocks” are useless in space (stanza 2)
There is no work, no day and night or seasons. Totally there was no change in atmosphere, so there is no need of calender or clock
4. The expression “winter under lock”, means, that in space.
a. there is no change of seasons.
b. seasons change frequently.
c. weather is chilly always
d. weather is very hot always
The expression “Winter under lock” means, in space weather is chill always.
5. The speaker has the feeling that he is imprisoned. What might have been the reason for him to have such a feeling? (Read lines 9 to 12)
In space there is no communication, no letters, no mail. Nobody visits him. Totally he was alone and he felt that he was in prison and he imprisoned in it.
6. The speaker says, “Tea cups circling round me like the planets round the sun. “Why does it happen only in space and not on the earth?
Earth has gravitational force but in space there is absence of gravitational pull, due to this the tea cup or whatever may be the object, it would revolve round like the planets around the Sun.
7. Read stanza 5, and identify the indirect comparison (meta-phor) in it.
In stanza 5, the indirect comparison or metaphor is “Tracking through your telescope my upward shooting star”.
8. The speaker in the line (19) says “But you needn’t think I’ll give a damn for you”. This is same as saying
a) I don’t think I will have time to think about you.
b) I don’t think I will have no time to think about you.
The speaker in the line 19 says “But you needn’t think I’ll give a damn for you” means (a) I don’t think I will have time to think about you.
Read and appreciate
1.The tone of the poem is one of
a) mourning (x)
b) jubilation (✔)
c) disappointment (x)
d) sadness (x)
e) humour (x)
f) anger (x)
g) protest (x)
You may more think than one is appropriate. Mark if you think so, and mark () if you do not. Justify your choice in your group.
2. Do you think that the repetition of the last line of every stanza is intentional? What might have been the purpose behind it? What does it suggest? Sing it aloud and try to find out the answer.
Yes, the repetition of the last line of every stanza is intenstional. The poet had joyful mood, and he feels more enthusiasm –off to outer space. The purpose was he should say to everybody.
3. The poem is not full of figures of speech. Yet the poem has two similes. Pick them.
The poem had two similes. They are
i) In solitary confinement as complete as any gaol. and
ii) with the tea cups circling round me like the planets round the sun.
4. Pick some instances of daily routine mentioned in the poem. Do you think the speaker doesn’t want to do these things?
The some instances of daily routine mentioned in the poem are
i. pass the helmet from its plastic hook
ii. cross out the name from telephone book
iii. seeing the calendar
iv. seeing the time
v. awaking at day light
vi. sleeping at night
vii. watching the television
viii. writing letters
ix. posting mails
x. visiting friends
5. A group of rhyming words has been given to you. Write down the remaining ones. You may practise them with proper pronunciation with the help of your teacher. Look, hook, book
The remaining rhyming words are
clock mail begun afar
lock hail sun star
knock jail one are
hop
stop
top
6. The rhyme scheme in the poem is a a a b. Do you find any other rhyme scheme in the pattern of the poem? Look at the last line of all the stanzas, and find it out.
The last line is repeated in all the stanzas to stress or emphasise the information to all with pride.
Extra Multiple Choice Questions
1. You can start the __________
a. television
b. space travel
c. count down
d. writing
2. Off to outer space tomorrow morning was the poem written by ________
a. Leonore Marshall
b. Rock Saumure
c. George Bernard Shaw
d. Norman Nicholson
3. You can pass me my ________
a. book
b. hook
c. helmet
d. telephone book
4. You can take a _______
a. last look
b. plastic look
c. book
d. helmet
5. I’m off to outer space tomorrow ________
a. night
b. morning
c. evening
d. noon
6. You can cross out ________
a. my name
b. wishes
c. my book
d. writing
7. There won’t be any _______
a. switch
b. lock
c. knock
d. clock
8. There won’t by any ______
a. hotels
b. houses
c. calendar
d. friends
9. I’ll doze when I’m ______
a. sleepy
b. tired
c. happy
d. sad
10. Day light will be on the _______
a. sky
b. switch
c. head
d. floor
11. I’ll be writing no ______
a. lessons
b. letters
c. poems
d. mail
12. Nobody visit me and not a _______ in hail
a. friend
b. guest
c. relatives
d. person
13. I’ll wake without a ______
a. alarm
b. call
c. knock
d. round
14. When my __________ door is sealed
a. wooden
b. iron
c. capsule
d. new
15. In solit’ry _________ as complete as any gaol
a. prison
b. confinement
c. goal
d. space
16. I’ll be centre of my ______ a universe of one
a. place
b. home
c. space
d. gravity
17. With the tea cups circling _______ me like the planets
a. round
b. back
c. turned
d. around
18. Tracking through your ______
a. line
b. way
c. path
d. telescope
19. You can Watch on ______
a. movies
b. the play
c. television
d. dance
20. When the rockets ______ me on my trans galactic hop
a. follow
b. move
c. pull
d. thrust
21. You needn’t think I” give a ________
a. damn
b. helmet
c. gift
d. surprise
22. Every _______ on the earth can go and blow your top
a. one
b. soul
c. body
d. person
23. Day light will be on the switch and _______ under lock.
a. summer
b. rainy
c. winter
d. daily
24. With twenty hundred _______ before the first stop
a. light – years
b. million
c. dollars
d. rupees
II. Match the following:
| A | B | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1. doze | a. prison | f |
| 2. gaol | b. imprisonment | a |
| 3. solitary | c. following | e |
| 4. confinement | d. far away | b |
| 5. tracking | e. alone | c |
| 6. afar | f. sleep | d |
B.
| A | B | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1. tracking | a. flying in space | e |
| 2. setting off to outer space | b. across galaxies | a |
| 3. blow up your top | c. I don’t care | d |
| 4. trans-galactic | d. explode in anger | b |
| 5. I will give a damn | e. following | c |
III. Give one word/phrase for the following:
- A vehicle used for travelling or carrying things into space.
- Part of the spacecraft separated from the main.
- Weight due to the force of gravity or attraction.
- The author of the poem ‘Off to Outer Space Tomorrow Morning’.
Answers:
- rocket
- capsule
- centre of gravity
- Norman Nicholson
About the Author:
Norman Cornthwaite Nicholson (8th January 1914 – 30th May 1987) was an English poet, known for his association with the Cumbrian town of Millom. His poetry is noted for its local concerns, straight forwardness of language and inclusion of elements of common speech. Although chiefly known for poetry, he also wrote many works in other forms: novels, plays, essays, topography and criticism.
His writing career stretched from the 1930’s up until his death in 1987. The work of Norman Nicholson is characterised by the simplicity and directness of his language. He attempted to write in the vernacular of the common people in his native town.
SUMMARY
This poem was written by Norman Nicholson. In this poem the poet described the situation and emotions that one who feel before his adventurous work i.e., space travelling. Everything was ready for his space voyage. If we had lost look at him, After the count down, he request his friends to strike his name from telephone book. There wont be any difference of day and night in space. So, Calenders and clocks are useless there. There will not be any change of seasons. The poet would sleep when he feel sleepy. The poet won’t be writing any letter. There is none to visit in space. It will be like an imprisonment for him. In space, there is no gravitational pull. Tea cups will circle round him like planets around the sun. The people on earth can watch him through telescope or cameras. But he doesn’t have time to think about us. When the rockets move across galaxies by the power of propeller, every one on earth would be angry as they didn’t get a chance.
ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾರಾಂಶ:
ಈ ಪದ್ಯವನ್ನು ನಾರ್ಮನ್ ನಿಕೋಲ್ಸನ್ರವರು ಬರೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ.ಈ ಪದ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕವಿಯು ಸಾಹಸದ ಕೆಲಸಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವ ಮುಂಚೆ, ಅವರ ಭಾವನೆಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ಅವರ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಲೇಖಕರು ಗಗನಯಾತ್ರೆ ಮಾಡಲು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಸಿದ್ಧತೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ.ಅಂತಹ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರ ಕಡೆ ನೋಡಿದಾಗ ಅವರ ವೋಮಯಾತ್ರೆ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭವಾಗುವ ಮೊದಲಿನ ಕ್ಷಣಗಣನೆ ಆರಂಭವಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ. ಆಗ ಲೇಖಕರು ತಮ್ಮ ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರನ್ನು ಅವರವರ ಟೆಲಿಫೋನ್ (ಪುಕ್) ಪುಸ್ತಕದಿಂದ ತಮ್ಮ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯನ್ನು ಹೆಸರನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದು ಹಾಕುವಂತೆ ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಬಾಹ್ಯಾಕಾಶದಲ್ಲಿ ರಾತ್ರಿ ಹಗಲುಗಳ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸವಿರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಯಾಲೆಂಡರ್ ಮತ್ತು ಗಡಿಯಾರಗಳ ಅವಶ್ಯಕತೆಯಿರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಋತುಮಾನಗಳ ಬದಲಾವಣೆಯೂ ಇರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಲೇಖಕರು ಯಾವಾಗ ಬೇಕಾದರೂ, ನಿದ್ರೆ ಬಂದಾಗ ನಿದ್ರೆ ಮಾಡಬಹುದು. ಲೇಖಕರು ಯಾರಿಗೂ ಪತ್ರ ಬರೆಯುವಂತಿಲ್ಲ. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಹೋಗಿ ಅವರನ್ನು ಯಾರೂ ಭೇಟಿ ಮಾಡುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಇದು ಅವರಿಗೆ ಬಂಧೀಖಾನೆಯಂತಿರುತ್ತದೆ. ಬಾಹ್ಯಾಕಾಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಗುರುತ್ವಾಕರ್ಷಣೆಯ ಬಲವಿರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.
ಆದುದರಿಂದ ಚಹಾ ಕಪ್ಪುಗಳು ಅವರ ಸುತ್ತ, ಸೂರ್ಯನ ಸುತ್ತ ತಿರುಗುವ ಗ್ರಹಗಳಂತೆ ತಿರುಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಭೂಮಿಯ ಮೇಲಿರುವ ಜನರು ತಮ್ಮ ಟೆಲಿಸ್ಕೋಪ್ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ಯಾಮರಾಗಳಿಂದ ಅವರನ್ನು ವೀಕ್ಷಿಸಬಹುದು. ಆದರೆ ಲೇಖಕರಿಗೆ ಇದನ್ನೆಲ್ಲಾ ಮತ್ತು ಇವರೆಲ್ಲರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಸಮಯವಿರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ರಾಕೆಟ್ ಗಳು ಎರಡು ಸಾವಿರ ಬೆಳಕಿನ ವರ್ಷಗಳಷ್ಟು ದೂರ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ ಮಾಡಿ ಗ್ಯಾಲಕ್ಸಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಹಾರಿಸುತ್ತವೆ. ಆಗ ಭೂಮಿಯ ಜನ ತಮಗೆ ಇಂತಹ ಅವಕಾಶ ಸಿಗಲಿಲ್ಲವೆಂದು ಕೋಪದಿಂದ ಕಿಡಿ ಕಾರಿದರೂ, ಇದನ್ನೆಲ್ಲಾ ಲೇಖಕರು ಲೆಕ್ಕಕ್ಕೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಬಾಹ್ಯಾಕಾಶಕ್ಕೆ ನಾಳೆ ನಾನು ಹೋಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ ಎಂದು ಲೇಖಕರು ಸಂತೋಷದಿಂದ ಹೇಳಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆ.
GLOSSARY:
Difficult Words Meaning :
doze = sleep = ನಿದ್ರೆ
hail = frozen particle of ice = ಮಂಜುಗಡ್ಡೆಯ ತುಣುಕುಗಳು
solitary = alone = ಒಬ್ಬಂಟಿ
confinement = imprisonment = ಬಂಧನ
gaol = prison ಬಂದೀಖಾನೆ, ಜೈಲು
capsule = part of the space craft separated from the main centre of gravity weight due to the force of gravity or attraction = ಭೂಮಿಯ ಗುರುತ್ವಾಕರ್ಷಣ ಶಕ್ತಿ
afar = far away = ಬಹಳ ದೂರದ
tracking = following = ಹಿಂಬಾಲಿಸು, ಅನುಸರಿಸು
I’ give a damn = I don’t care = ನಾನು ಯಾರನ್ನೂ ಲೆಕ್ಕಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ
thrust = push = ದೂಡು, ನೂಕು
trans- galactic = across galaxies- ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಗಳ ಸಮೂಹದ ಮೂಲಕ
blow up your top = explode in anger = ಕೋಪದಿಂದ ಉರಿದು ಬೀಳು
rockets = a vehicle used for travelling or carrying things into space
setting = surroundings of any object = ಒಂದು ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ಸುತ್ತಲಿನ ಪರಿಸರ
