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Fill in the blank with appropriate word from the box and complete the statement suitably: The spectators died laughing at the ______of the clown.

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प्रश्न

Fill in the blank with appropriate word from the box and complete the statement suitably:

The spectators died laughing at the ______of the clown.

विकल्प

  • bequeath

  • antics

  • monarchise

  • impregnable

  • hollow

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उत्तर

The spectators died laughing at the antics of the clown.

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अध्याय 6.2: The Hollow Crown - Exercises [पृष्ठ १८६]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 11 TN Board
अध्याय 6.2 The Hollow Crown
Exercises | Q B. a. 2. | पृष्ठ १८६

संबंधित प्रश्न

What happens to the poet when he visits someone for the third time?


What does the poet mean when he says ‘good bye’?


Interpret each of the following expression used in the poem, in one or two line.

like a fixed portrait smile


Interpret each of the following expression used in the poem, in one or two line.

hands search my empty pockets


Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.

‘Most of all, I want to relearn How to laugh, for my laugh in the mirror Shows only my teeth like a snake’s bare fangs!’

  1. Why does the poet want to relearn how to laugh?
  2. Whom does the poet want to relearn from?
  3. Mention the figure of speech used here.

The poet is satisfied just watching the heroic deeds of others. What could be the reason?


How does the poet establish the victory of common sense over ego?


Read the given line and answer the question that follow in a sentence or two

When snaps the knee and cracks the wrist….

Identify and explain the use of the literary device in this line.


Explain the following with reference to the context in about 50–60 word each.

Athletes, I’ll drink to you, Or eat with you, Or anything except compete with you…


Why do accidents usually happen in the playground? Give your own examples and explain


Explain the following line with reference to the context in about four to five sentence each.

Have I not reason to lament

What Man has made of Man?


Answer in a paragraph of about 100−150 words.

Do you think the poet wants to say that man is unhappy because he has lost his link with nature and forgotten how to enjoy nature, or because man is cruel to other men?


What is Macavity’s nickname?


Which law does Macavity break?


Where can you encounter Macavity?


Why is Macavity called the ‘Napoleon of Crime’?


Read the poem once again and complete the summary using the words given in the box.

‘Macavity – The Mystery Cat’ is a humorous poem, where the poet T.S. Eliot describes the mysterious (a) _______of a shrewd vile cat. He commits a crime at every possible opportunity. He is an elusive master (b)______who leaves no evidence after he commits a crime. Even the Scotland Yard, the London (c) ______ agency is unable to arrest him. The Flying Squad is (d) ______ because every time they rush to the crime spot to seize Macavity, he is not there. He breaks the human law as well as the law of (e) ______. He baffles even a (f) ______ with his powers of levitation. Macavity appears tall and thin with (g)______ eyes. He is always preoccupied with some serious (h) ______. His coat is dusty and his (i)______are unkempt. Macavity is a (j) ______in the guise of a cat. He appears to be outwardly (k) ______ but his actions disprove it. Macavity loots the (l)______, ransacks the jewel-case, and breaks the (m)______glass but wonder of wonders he is not to be found anywhere there. He is always a mile away from the scene of crime, happily relaxing or doing difficult (n) ______ sums. He is clever at making up an (o) ______every time he plots a crime. All the notorious cats are nothing but the (p) ______Macavity, the Napoleon of Crime.

larder whiskers
respectable criminal
devil thought
sunken division
agents detective
alibi desperate
fakir qualities
gravity greenhouse

What are the mysterious ways in which Macavity acts?


Read the given lines and answer the question that follow.

‘It must have been Macavity!’ but he’s a mile away.

  1. What is Macavity blamed for?
  2. Where is he?

Read the given lines and answer the question that follow.

There never was a Cat of such deceitfulness and suavity.

  1. Which cat is being talked of here?
  2. How is he different from the rest?

Identify the following personalities and their fields of achievement.

  Name Field
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  1. Mention a remarkable achievement of any of these personalities.
  2. What quality do you admire the most in each of these achievers?
  3. What are the qualities that you may share with them?
  4. Name a few more popular personalities who have made our nation proud.
  1. ______.
  2. ______.
  3. ______.
  4. ______.

What does the ladder symbolize?


Fill in the blank with appropriate word from the box and complete the statement suitably:

The fortress was ______and could not be conquered by the enemies.


What does the executor mentioned in the poem do?


Explain the following line with reference to the context in about 5 to 8 line:

All murdered – for within the hollow crown

That rounds the mortal temples of a king Keeps Death his court, …”


Read the poem once again carefully and identify the figure of speech that has been used in each of the following line from the poem:

“Bores through his castle wall, and farewell king!”


Pick out the alliteration from the following lines:

“And tell sad stories of the death of kings:”


Pick out the alliteration from the following lines:

“Comes at the last, and with a little pin…”


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