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प्रश्न
"And now dear little children, who may this story read,
To idle, silly flattering words, I pray you ne’er give heed:"
Who does ‘I’ refer to?
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उत्तर
I refer to the poet.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Complete the summary of the poem by filling in the blanks.
After a long travel the poet entered a___________. He wondered to whom the wood _______! He realized that the owner of the wood lived in a ________. He thought that the owner would not be able to ___________him stopping in his woods to watch _____________ fill the woods. The poet felt that the horse would think it very _________ to stop near the woods as he had never _____. He was actually standing between the woods and _______. The time was ________. The horse indicated that the poet has made a ________ by shaking its head. The poet felt that the woods are lovely, _______ and ______. He suddenly realized that he had worldly ______which would not allow him to _______ in the woods for a long time.
In which way is the reaction of the speaker different from that of the horse? What does it convey?
Identify the rhyme scheme used in each stanza. One example has been done for you.
| Stanza | Rhyme scheme |
| 1 | aaba |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 |
It takes much time to kill a tree,
Not a simple jab of the knife Will do it.
Can a ‘simple jab of the knife’ kill a tree?
How does the poet bring out the pain of the tree?
"Sweet creature!” said the Spider, “You’re witty and you’re wise,
How handsome are your gauzy wings, how brilliant are your eyes!"
Why does the spider say that the fly is witty?
Tending onward to the ocean,
Just like mortal prime.
What does the poet mean by ‘mortal prime’?
The gladdest people living are the wholesome folks who make
A circle at the fireside that no power but death can break.
Who are the gladdest people living?
The gladdest people living are the wholesome folks who make
A circle at the fireside that no power but death can break.
What can break their unity?
But the gladdest sort of people, when the busy day is done,
Are the brothers and the sisters who together share their fun.
What does 'who' refer to?
