NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Kaleidoscope Poetry Chapter 7 Time and Time Again

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NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Kaleidoscope Poetry Chapter 7 Time and Time Again are provided in this article with the download link. This poem is written by the great poet and scholar of Indian Literature A.K.Ramanujan. As the title of the poem suggests, the central theme of the poem is ‘Time’. This poem also deals with the fact that time is always flowing, once gone it never comes back. 

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NCERT Solutions For Class 12 English Kaleidoscope Poetry Chapter 7


Time and Time Again Summary

This is a short poem of fourteen lines that deals with the central theme of ‘Time’. Time has been a well-discussed theme as it deals with the core concepts of how life is related to it. The poet A.K. Ramanujan beautifully deals with this issue in this poem as well.

  • This poem begins with the poet asking the readers to pay attention to the clock tower in a well-developed area.
  • He also mentions that one moment is always different from the other.
  • Then the poet goes on to describe the bells of the clocktower.
  • In the next part of this poem, the poet describes why the time is different for every clocktower.
  • According to the poet, every clock tower represents a little different timing as they represent those people who had made them with their shaky hands, those people who live in different time zones and belong to different religions.
  • The poet concluded the poem by saying that time and nature know what is best for the human race, hence they are moving forward. Therefore, the bad time will be gone soon and only peace will remain.

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CBSE CLASS XII Related Questions

  • 1.
    Read the passage given below :
    Modern technology plays a vital role in reducing road accidents and improving traffic flow. A study in three major cities — Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai — found that using smart cameras, GPS tracking, and automated traffic lights improved safety significantly. AI-based monitoring systems detect traffic violations and alert authorities instantly. Drivers using navigation apps report fewer delays and accidents. Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), like lane departure warnings and automatic braking, have made vehicles safer.
    Mobile apps now alert drivers about congested routes and road hazards. In India, the introduction of e-challan systems has improved traffic rule enforcement and reduced human error. Moreover, data from surveillance cameras helps authorities identify accident-prone areas for quick intervention. Technology not only saves time but also saves lives by ensuring safer, smarter roads.
    Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below:


      • 2.
        Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:
        ‘I only came to tell you that I dreamed about you last night,’ she said. ‘You must leave right away and not come back to Vienna for five years.’
        Her conviction was so real that I boarded the last train to Rome that same night. As for me, I was so influenced by what she said that from then on I considered myself a survivor of some catastrophe I never experienced. I still have not returned to Vienna.
        (I Sell My Dreams)


          • 3.
            Discuss the 'House of Enlightenment' and what it symbolizes for Balu.


              • 4.
                Why was Margayya's house known as 'Tooth Powder House'?


                  • 5.
                    Why did the long-tailed, black-faced langur advise the tiger to take great care to avoid going near a porcupine?


                      • 6.
                        Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
                        What needs my Shakespear for his honour’d Bones,
                        The labour of an age in piled Stones,
                        Or that his hallow’d reliques should be hid
                        Under a Star-ypointing Pyramid?
                        Dear son of memory, great heir of Fame,
                        What need’st thou such weak witness of thy name?
                        Thou in our wonder and astonishment
                        Hast built thy self a live-long Monument.
                        (On Shakespear. 1630)

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