Read the following passage and answer the questions
William Blake, poet and artist, was born in London in 1757. During his early years he showed himself a dreamer and visionary. Beyond learning to read and write, he received no education, but began to copy prints and write verses at the age of ten. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to an engraver. He married Catherine Boucher at the age of twenty five and shortly afterwards set up a print shop. A patron of him provided him a cottage on the Sussex coast. He spent all his life in London. "The Poet Sketches", a collection of his early poems, was published in 1783. With the help of his wife he published "Songs of Innocence" in 1789. "Songs of experiences" was published five years later. His only book in prose named "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" was published in 1790. His other books Milton was written in 1804. He died at his sixty ninth years.
Complete the table below with information from the passage. 1 x 5 = 5
Life of William Blake | |||||
Known as | Dreamer and visionary | ||||
Book in prose | Named (i) .. | ||||
Who/what | Event | When | Place | Whom/By whom | Specialty |
William Blake | was born | in 1757
| London |
| Artist |
He | Wrote verses | (ii)..... |
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| although he received no education |
He | (iii)….. | In1782
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| Catherine Boucher | (v) ... |
(iv)….. | publication | In1783
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Songs of Experience
| publication | (v)….. |
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Extra Question:
Who/what | Event/Activity | When |
William Blake | (i))...... | in 1757 |
He | wrote verses | (ii) ....... |
He | (iii) .......... | in 1782 |
(iv) ........ | publication | in 1783 |
Songs of Experience | publication | (v) ........ |
Answer: (i) The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (ii) in 1767 (iii) married (iv) The Poet Sketches (v) in 1794
Extra Solution answer:
(i) born (ii) in 1767 (iii) married (iv) The Poet Sketches (v) in 1794
বাংলা অনুবাদ:
উইলিয়াম ব্লেক, কবি এবং শিল্পী, ১৭৫৭ সালে লন্ডনে জন্মগ্রহণ করেন। তার শৈশবে, তিনি একজন স্বপ্নদ্রষ্টা ও দূরদর্শী হিসাবে নিজেকে প্রমাণ করেছিলেন। পড়া ও লেখা শেখার অতিরিক্ত, তিনি কোনো আনুষ্ঠানিক শিক্ষা লাভ করেননি, কিন্তু ১০ বছর বয়সে ছাপাখানি অনুকরণ এবং কবিতা লেখা শুরু করেন। ১৪ বছর বয়সে তিনি একজন খোদাইয়ের কাছে শিষ্য হিসেবে নিযুক্ত হন। ২৫ বছর বয়সে তিনি ক্যাথারিন বুশার সাথে বিবাহ বন্ধনে আবদ্ধ হন এবং তৎপরবর্তী সময়ে একটি প্রিন্ট শপ প্রতিষ্ঠা করেন। একজন পৃষ্ঠপোষক তাঁকে সাসেক্স উপকূলে একটি কটেজ প্রদান করেন। তিনি সারা জীবন লন্ডনে কাটান। তার শৈশবের কবিতার সংকলন "The Poet Sketches" ১৭৮৩ সালে প্রকাশিত হয়। তার স্ত্রীর সহায়তায় ১৭৮৯ সালে "Songs of Innocence" প্রকাশিত হয় এবং পাঁচ বছর পর "Songs of experiences" প্রকাশিত হয়। তাঁর একমাত্র গদ্যগ্রন্থ "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" ১৭৯০ সালে প্রকাশিত হয়। তাঁর অন্যান্য গ্রন্থ, Milton, ১৮০৪ সালে রচিত হয়। তিনি ৬৯ বছর বয়সে মৃত্যুবরণ করেন।
Gap Filling Exercise (Based on the Text)
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the text:
William Blake, a ________ (a) __________ and ________ (b) __________, was born in London in 1757. At the age of ________ (c) __________, he began copying prints and writing verses. He married ________ (d) __________ at the age of twenty-five and soon after established a ________ (e) __________.
Answers:
(a) poet
(b) artist
(c) ten
(d) Catherine Boucher
(e) print shop
Summary
William Blake, born in London in 1757, was a visionary poet and artist who began copying prints and writing verses at age ten. Apprenticed to an engraver at fourteen, he later married Catherine Boucher and set up a print shop with her support. He published several notable works—including The Poet Sketches, Songs of Innocence, and The Marriage of Heaven and Hell—and died at 69.
Flow Chart Completion Exercise (Based on the Text)
William Blake was born in London in 1757. →
He showed himself as a dreamer and visionary during his early years. →
At the age of ten, he began to copy prints and write verses. →
At fourteen, he was apprenticed to an engraver. →
At twenty-five, he married Catherine Boucher and shortly set up a print shop. →
A patron provided him a cottage on the Sussex coast. →
He spent his entire life in London. →
"The Poet Sketches" was published in 1783. →
With his wife’s help, "Songs of Innocence" was published in 1789. →
"Songs of experiences" was published five years later. →
His only prose book, "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell", was published in 1790. →
His other book, "Milton", was written in 1804. →
He died at the age of 69.
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