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प्रश्न
Discuss with your partner the different stages in the growth of man from a new born to an adult

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उत्तर
An infant pukes in the mother’s arms. As he is unable to articulate his needs, he keeps on crying like a kitten. Then he goes to school giving up his freedom. He is made to learn things he doesn’t want to learn. Then he becomes an adult hopelessly in love. He wastes his purple youth writing love letters or songs admiring the beauty of his love. Some join the army or police force to serve the nation. At the peak of adulthood, they are quite touchy about honor and believe it to be more important than life itself.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
How long had the soldiers been in the castle?
Why does the narrator say that the enemy was no threat at all?
How did the enemies enter the castle?
Bring out the contrasting picture of the castle as depicted in stanzas 3 and 5.
Human greed led to the mighty fall of the citadel. Explain.
Name the bird that sings in the poet’s garden.
What has Wordsworth sanctified in his poem?
What is the world compared to?
How does a man play a lover’s role?
Explain the following line briefly with reference to the context.
“Is second childishness and mere oblivion;
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.”
Pick out the word in ‘alliteration’ in the following line.
“Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel.”
Shakespeare has skilfully brought out the parallels between the life of man and actors on stage. Elaborate this statement with reference to the poem.
Complete the summary of the poem, choosing words from the list given below. Lines 33 to 42
Ulysses desires to hand over his (1) ______to his son Telemachus, who would fulfil his duties towards his subjects with care and (2) ______. Telemachus possesses patience and has the will to civilise the citizens of Ithaca in a (3) ______way. Ulysses is happy that his son would do his work blamelessly and he would pursue his (4) ______for travel and knowledge.
| prudence, kingdom, quest, tender |
How would Telemachus transform the subjects?
Identify the figure of speech employed in the following line.
Thro’ scudding drifts the rainy Hyades Vext the dim sea...
Identify the figure of speech employed in the following line.
And drunk delight of battle with my peers;
Explain with reference to the context the following line.
I am become a name; For always roaming with a hungry heart
Explain with reference to the context the following line.
....you and I are old;
Old age hath yet his honour and his toil;
Explain with reference to the context the following line.
It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,
And see the great Achilles, whom we knew.
What happened to the people who wanted too much money?
Where are the final decisions taken?
What are the poet’s thoughts on ‘being different’?
Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.
Tell him solitude is creative if he is strong and the final decisions are made in silent rooms.
- Can being in solitude help a strong human being? How?
- Identify the figure of speech in the above line.
Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.
Tell him to be a fool ever so often
and to have no shame over having been a fool
yet learning something out of every folly
hoping to repeat none of the cheap follies
- Is it a shame to be a fool at times?
- What does one learn from every folly?
Have you played chess or watched the game carefully?
Now identify the chess pieces and complete the table below. Discuss the role of each piece in the game.
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Who took the city of Ratisbon by storm?
Where was Napoleon standing on the day of attack on the city of Ratisbon?
Explain the following line with reference to the context.
‘I’m killed, Sire!’ And, his Chief beside, Smiling, the boy fell dead.
The young soldier matched his emperor in courage and patriotism. Elucidate your answer.






