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प्रश्न
Does the poet expect anything in return? What is the poet’s reward?
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उत्तर
No, the poet does not expect anything in return. The poet's reward is the feeling of peace and satisfaction that she will get when she helps someone.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Aunt Jennifer's tigers prance across a screen,
Bright topaz denizens of a world of green.
They do not fear the men beneath the tree;
They pace in sleek chivalric certainty.
(a) Why are the tigers called Aunt Jennifer's tigers?
(b) How are they described here?
(c) How are they different from Aunt Jennifer?
(d) What does the word, 'chivalric' mean?
Discuss in groups of four.
The sensitive behaviour of hill-folk.
Sue and Johnsy were very close friends.
‘Dull would he be of soul who could pass by.’
This line of the poem can be rewritten as:
'He would be of a dull soul.'
The figure of speech is known as ‘Inversion’.
Find out one more example of Inversion from the poem.
Read the incident again and answer the following question.
Why were the other passengers in the flight gazing at the writer?
Take a stanza from the poem. Write it in the blanks and find the rhyme scheme.
| Lines from the poem | Rhyme scheme (a/b/c/d) |
Give an example for dazzling light.
Which planet has rings around it?
Match their hobbies.
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swimming |
 |
cycling |
 |
gardening |
The bird catcher’s clothes were dry.
