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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? - English

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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

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep.

Whom does ‘I’ refer to?


The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep.

What are the promises the speaker is talking about?


And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

Why the poet has used the same line twice?


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?


Complete the summary by filling in the given spaces with suitable words.

Once the poet was angry with his friend. He expressed his (i) ____________ and it ended. They became friends. But when he grew angry with his foe, he (ii) ___________ it and allowed his anger to grow. Day and night he watered it with his tears and allowed it to grow. He (iii) _________ his foe with false smiles and cunning tricks. The tree kept growing and yielded a bright apple which (iv) __________ his foe to eat it stealthily during the night. The next morning the poet was happy to see his foe lying (v) _________ under the tree.


Complete the table by identifying lines, against the poetic devices from the poem.

Poetic lines Poetic Devices/Figures of Speech
It takes much time to kill a tree.  
The bleeding bark will heal.  
Out of the anchoring earth  

The way into my parlour is up a winding stair,
And I’ve many curious things to show when you are there"

What will the fly get to see in the parlour?


Write a character sketch of the spider.


There are rich folk, there are poor folk, who imagine they are wise,
And they're very quick to shatter all the little family ties.

What do the rich and poor folk imagine themselves to be?


It's the stick-together family that wins the joys of earth,
That hears the sweetest music and that finds the finest mirth;

How do they find their joy?


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