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प्रश्न
How safe was the castle? How was it conquered?
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उत्तर
The castle was fortified by a deep moat very difficult for an enemy to cross. They had a stockpile of arms. Their captain was brave and the soldiers loyal. They had a huge stock of foodgrains to last any siege of the castle. Allies were ready to pitch in at a short notice. From the turret wall, soldiers were ready to shoot down the enemy at sight. Not a single enemy was spotted all through the summer. The soldiers were relaxed and spent time gazing at the mowers in the distant fields. But the castle’s wicket gate was guarded by an aged greedy gatekeeper. The warder collected gold from the enemy and let the enemies in. Their enemy was gold against which they had no weapon. Their castle fell to the greed of an aged warder.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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Where were the enemies?
Why did the narrator feel helpless?
Who was the real enemy?
Read the given line and answer the question that follow in a line or two.
A foothold there, no clever trick
Could take us dead or quick,
Only a bird could have got in.
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- Which aspect of the castle’s strength is conveyed by the above line?
Underline the alliterated word in the following line.
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And Time the shadow”, and though weak the verse
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May Love defend thee from oblivion’s curse.
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This is my son, mine own Telemachus,
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Read the set of line from the poem and answer the question that follow.
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Read the set of line from the poem and answer the question that follow.
……for my purpose holds
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Of all the western stars, until I die.
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Explain with reference to the context the following line.
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Explain with reference to the context the following line.
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Beyond the utmost bound of human thought.
Explain with reference to the context the following line.
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Explain with reference to the context the following line.
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Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.
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Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.
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- Identify the figure of speech in the above line.
Explain the following line with reference to the context.
Yet learning something out of every folly
hoping to repeat none of the cheap follies
Explain the following line with reference to the context.
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Now identify the chess pieces and complete the table below. Discuss the role of each piece in the game.
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Where was the narrator when the incident happened?
