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Critical & Analytical
Think Well Thinking

C. Think and Answer.

1. What emotions or sentiments do you think the speaker is experiencing in the
poem? How do you know? Provide specific examples from the text.
2. How might the ability to introspect and reflect on oneself impact an individual’s
moral and ethical decision-making? Can you think of any situations where this
might be particularly important?

D. Answer these questions with reference to context.

That mirror

Works well in these night hours of ache;
Why in that mirror

Are tincts we never see ourselves once take

When the world is awake?

1. What works well “in these night hours of ache” and why?
2. Why we are not able to see ourselves in the mirrro?

Listening Well Active listening

E. Listen to a short summary of the poem and answer the questions that
follow:

1. What is the central theme of the poem?
2. How does the speaker describe the mirror in the poem?

3. When does the speaker suggest that self-reflection is particularly effective?

4. What is the transformative potential of introspection according to the poem?
5. How does the speaker characterize the power of introspection in revealing true
selves?

Spell Well Debating skills

F. Divide the class into two groups and debate on the topic-”Is introspec-
tion essential for personal growth?”

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