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How does a man play a lover’s role? - English

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How does a man play a lover’s role?

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As a lover, a man sings serenades seeking the attention of his lady love.

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अध्याय 3.2: All the World’s a Stage - Exercise [पृष्ठ ९२]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 12 TN Board
अध्याय 3.2 All the World’s a Stage
Exercise | Q 2. e) | पृष्ठ ९२

संबंधित प्रश्न

What thoughts come to your mind when you think about a castle? Add your ideas to the list

moat, huge buildings, soldiers, weapons ______,______.


Why does the narrator say that the enemy was no threat at all?


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

All through the summer at ease we lay,

And daily from the turret wall

We watched the mowers in the hay

  1. Who does ‘we’ refer to?
  2. How did the soldiers spend the summer days?
  3. What could they watch from the turret wall?

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

We could do nothing, being sold.

  1. Why couldn’t they do anything?
  2. Why did they feel helpless?

Our gates were strong, our walls were thick,


I will maintain until my death


Underline the alliterated word in the following line.

The wizened warder let them through.


You visit your school after several years. As you cross the banyan tree at the entrance, cheerful memories fi ll your mind. Fill the bubbles with your memories.


Explain the following line with reference to the context.

Unto thy honor, Tree, beloved of those

Who now in blessed sleep for aye repose,


Identify the figure of speech used in each of the extract given below and write down the answer in the space given below. 

“ LIKE a huge Python, winding round and round

The rugged trunk indented deep with scars”,


“And they have their exits and their entrances” - What do the words ‘exits’ and ‘entrances’ mean?


Describe the second stage of life as depicted by Shakespeare.


When does a man become a judge? How?


Pick out the word in ‘alliteration’ in the following line.

“and all the men and women merely players”


Pick out the word in ‘alliteration’ in the following line.

“And one man in his time plays many parts”


Identify the figure of speech employed in the following line.

For always roaming with a hungry heart


Read the set of line from the poem and answer the question that follow.

Little remains: but every hour is saved

From that eternal silence, something more,

A bringer of new things; and vile it were

  1. How is every hour important to Ulysses?
  2. What does the term ‘Little remains’ convey?

Every parent is anxious about the welfare of his/her children. Parents express their anxiety by advising them almost all the time. What kind of advice do you frequently receive from your parents? Fill in the bubbles. Tick the ones you like to follow implicitly and give reasons for the ones you don’t like to follow.


Fill in the blanks choosing the words from the box given and complete the summary of the poem.

Lines 1-25

The poet Carl Sandburg gives a vivid description of a father’s worldly (1)______ in directing a son who is at the threshold of his (2) ______.

Here the father motivates his son to be like a hard(3) ______and withstand life’s (4)______ and sudden betrayals. (5)______is like a fertile soil. We can make our life fruitful if we are gentle, and take life as it comes. At times(6)______ overtakes harshness. The growth of a (7)______can split a rock. One should have a (8) ______and strong will to achieve. Greed for(9)______has left men dead before they really die. Good men also have fallen prey in quest for (10) ______money. Time for (11)______is not a waste. When you seek knowledge never feel ashamed to be called a(12)______for not knowing, at the same time learn from your (13) ______and never (14)______it.

deep desire manhood gentleness mistakes easy
leisure fool life money repeat
tender-flower rock challenges wisdom  

Lines 26-44

Do (15)______often, and do not hesitate to accept your shortcomings, avoid(16) ______to protect self against other people. Solitude helps to be (17)______and(18) ______ are taken in silent rooms. Instead of being one among many, be (19)______, if that is your nature. The son may need lazy days to find his (20)______abilities, to seek what he is born for. He will then know how free imaginations bring (21)______to the world, which (22)______ change. During such resentment, let him know that it is time for him to be on his own, and (23)______to achieve like Shakespeare, the Wright brothers, Pasteur, Pavlov, and Michael Faraday.

changes introspect inherent work resents
white lies creative final decisions different  

What are the poet’s thoughts on ‘being different’?


Why does the poet advise his son to have lazy days?


Here are a few poetic device used in the poem.

Repetition- It is a figure of speech.


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

“Life is a soft loam; be gentle; go easy.” And this too might serve him.

  1. Why does the poet suggest to take life easy?
  2. Identify the figure of speech in the above line.

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.

  1. Can being in solitude help a strong human being? How?
  2. Identify the figure of speech in the above line.

Explain the following line with reference to the context.

He will be lonely enough

to have time for the work


How according to the poet is it possible for his son to bring changes into a world that resents change?


Why was the rider in a hurry?


What did the rider do when he reached Napoleon?


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

Legs wide, arms locked behind As if to balance the prone brow Oppressive with its mind.

  1. Whose action is described here?
  2. What is meant by prone brow?
  3. What is his state of mind?

Explain the following line with reference to the context.

Then off there flung in smiling joy, And held himself erect


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