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Find out the rhyme scheme employed in the fourth stanza.

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प्रश्न

Find out the rhyme scheme employed in the fourth stanza.

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The rhyme scheme employed here is ab, ab.

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अध्याय 6.1: The Last Lesson - Reading [पृष्ठ १७०]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 10 SSLC TN Board
अध्याय 6.1 The Last Lesson
Reading | Q H. 8. | पृष्ठ १७०

संबंधित प्रश्न

Read the following extract of the poem and complete the activities given below :

B1 State which of the following statements are

True or False :
(i) The elderly are nearest to our own exalted personality.
(ii) The elderly are those persons whose growth is stunted.
(iii) We should know our elderly people well, in order to receive guidance.
(iv) The elderly hold on to the frivolous aspects of life.

“Oh, the value of the elderly! How could anyone not know?
They hold so many keys, so many things they can show.
We all will read the other side this I firmly believe
And the elderly are closest oh what clues we could retrieve.
For their characters are closest to how we’ll be on high.
They are the ones most developed, you can see it if you try.
They’ve let go of the frivolous and kept things that are dear.
The memories of so sweet, of loved ones that were near.
As a nation, we are missing our greatest true resource,
To get to know our elders and let them guide our course”.
 
B2 Give Reason
Elderly people should be around us. Justify.
 
B3  Rhyme Scheme
The rhyme scheme for the first four lines is _______
(a) abab
(b) abb
(c) abba

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Discuss in pairs or groups of four.
Replacing old machines with new is better than getting them repaired.


Expand the idea inherent in the following proverb :

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread - Alexander Pope.


List five of your favourite Hindi or Marathi poems or songs. Try to translate any one of them into English. 


The merchant ships brought spices and other treasures from India and other countries to Italy.


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  1. He ordered Ariel to torment the inmates of the ship.
  2. Miranda was attracted by Ferdinand and had more concern towards him.
  3. Prospero and Miranda came to an island and lived in a cave.
  4. Prospero forgave them and restored his dukedom, Milan.
  5. He raised a violent storm in the sea to wreck the ship of his enemies.
  6. Prospero wanted to test Ferdinand and gave a severe task to perform.
  7. Using his powers, Prospero released the good spirits from large bodies of trees.
  8. The King of Naples, and Antonio the false brother, repented the injustice they had done to Prospero.
  9. Ariel was instructed to bring Ferdinand, the prince of Naples to his cave.
  10. Ferdinand was the second human whom Miranda had seen after her father

Write the name of the toys against each picture.


"I think it would be nice if we moved quickly from here.”

  1. Who does ‘I’ refer to?
  2. Why did they want to move quickly from there?

Circle and write the adverbs.

We will leave today. ______


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