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In the dust, they leave behind, Could have started life on the earth,Which resulted in mankind. What does the word 'they' refer to?

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In the dust, they leave behind,
Could have started life on the earth,
Which resulted in mankind.

What does the word 'they' refer to?

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The word They’ refers to the comets.

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अध्याय 6.2: The Comet - Exercise [पृष्ठ १६७]

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अध्याय 6.2 The Comet
Exercise | Q B. 4. a. | पृष्ठ १६७

संबंधित प्रश्न

My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near.

Who is the speaker?


In which way is the reaction of the speaker different from that of the horse? What does it convey?


Pick out words from the poem that bring to mind peace and quiet.


You have agreed to pick up some friends at the train station. They are coming to stay with you for a few days. You’ve arranged with your elder brother/ sister to drive the car for the day. You are about to leave the house when you realize the car is outside but your brother/ sister has gone to work, taking the keys!. How angry does that make you feel?


In the morning glad I see
My foe outstretched beneath the tree

How did the poet feel in the morning?


And it grew both day and night,
Till it bore an apple bright.

What does ‘it’ refer to?


The root is to be pulled out 
Out of the anchoring earth;

What does ‘anchoring earth’ mean?


If one should come too close to earth
The atmosphere will shake,
With shock wave reaching to the ground
Causing the land to quake.

When you read the poem aloud, you can feel/hear a rhythm. What according to you gives rhythm to the poem- the rhyme or the words in a line? Support your answer with examples from the poem.


But the gladdest sort of people, when the busy day is done,
Are the brothers and the sisters who together share their fun.

Who are the gladdest people?


But the gladdest sort of people, when the busy day is done,
Are the brothers and the sisters who together share their fun.

When do they share their fun?


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