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Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following line and answer the question given below.

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Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following line and answer the question given below.

‘‘ Not I!
My heart was so light
That I sang day and night,
For all nature looked gay.”

Who does ‘I’ refer to?

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I refers to cricket.

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अध्याय 4.2: The Ant and the Cricket - Exercise [पृष्ठ ११८]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 10 SSLC TN Board
अध्याय 4.2 The Ant and the Cricket
Exercise | Q A. 7. a) | पृष्ठ ११८

संबंधित प्रश्न

The summer of life she's ready to see in spring.
She says, "Spring will come again, my dear
Let me care for the ones who're near.”

How does she take life?


Fill in with a word in each blanks to complete the summary of the poem. Use the help box given below.

dignified healthier today's persistent care symbol innate
fake adversity hope life disgrace prankster woman
near faith optimistic quitter thaw respect lioness
fear beliefs self-respect saw strength    

Every woman is beautiful ______ She is the ______ of power and ______ She is prone to put her ______ at risk. Every woman is true in expressing her love and she is never ______. She is very ______ in her approach even at times of ______ she finds a ray of ______ and she continues to ______ for her ______ ones. She is the ______ and she has no _______. She is forceful in her ______ and ______ She is never a ______ and she is ______ She is ferocious like a ______ it's better for the ______ to stay away from her. Never should one try to bring ______ to her pride and ______ for she knows how to ______ and ______ them. She is ______ woman. It is ______ to love her______ her and to keep her ______.


She's a lioness; don't mess with her.
She'll not spare you if you're a prankster.

Give your examples of metaphor to describe the qualities of a woman.


Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following line and answer the question given below.

He wished only to borrow,
He’d repay it tomorrow.

Pick out the rhyming words in the above lines.


Based on your understanding of the poem, complete the summary using the phrases given below.

In this narrative poem, the poet brings out the idea that is essential for every creature. He conveys this message to the readers through a story of __________ The ant spends all its summer saving __________. The cricket __________ happily in the summer. He __________ anything for the winter. When winter comes, he is worried that his __________ is empty. So, he seeks the help of the ant to have __________ and a __________ to stay. The cricket was even prepared to repay it in the future. The ant made it clear that ants __________. He also enquired the cricket if it had saved anything when the weather was fine. The cricket answered that it had sung day and night enjoying__________. The ant threw the

cricket out and stated in a stern voice it should dance in the winter season too. In his concluding lines, the poet affirms that this is not __________ but it is true and applicable to __________ also.


‘Some crickets have four legs and some have two’. Elucidate this statement from the poet’s point of view.


What is the central theme of the poem ‘No men are foreign’?


Read the given lines and answer the questions given below.

It sat alone.
What happened there is still today unknown.
It is a very mysterious place,
And inside you can tell it has a ton of space,
But at the same time, it is bare to the bone.

  1. What does ‘It’ refer to?
  2. Pick out the line that indicates the size of the house?

Read the given lines and answer the questions given below.

I drive past the house almost every day.
The house seems to be a bit brighter.
On this warm summer day in May.
It plays with your mind.

  1. To whom does ‘I’ refer to?
  2. Pick out the alliterated words in the 2nd line.

Read the given lines and answer the questions given below.

What happened inside that house?
I really don’t know.
I guess it will always be a mystery.

  1. Does the poet know what happened in the house?
  2. What is the mystery about the house?

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