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In the morning glad I see My foe outstretched beneath the tree Who is the ‘foe’ referred to here?

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

Who is the ‘foe’ referred to here?

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The person on whom the poet is angry with.

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अध्याय 2.2: A Poison Tree - Exercise [पृष्ठ ४०]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 9 TN Board
अध्याय 2.2 A Poison Tree
Exercise | Q A. 3. b) | पृष्ठ ४०

संबंधित प्रश्न

I was angry with my friend
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.

How did the anger of the poet come to an end?


Read the following lines from the poem and answer the question that follow.

I was angry with my friend.
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my friend.
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe.
I told it not, my wrath did grow.

What is the rhyme scheme of the stanza?


Read the following lines from the poem and answer the question that follow.

I was angry with my friend.
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe.
I told it not, my wrath did grow.

Identify the figure of speech in the title of the poem.


"Sweet creature!” said the Spider, “You’re witty and you’re wise,
How handsome are your gauzy wings, how brilliant are your eyes!"

Why does the spider say that the fly is witty?


"With buzzy wings, she hung aloft, then near and nearer drew,
Thinking only of her brilliant eyes, and green and purple hue".

Who does ‘she’ refer to?


"With buzzy wings, she hung aloft, then near and nearer drew,
Thinking only of her brilliant eyes, and green and purple hue"

What was ‘she’ thinking of?


In your own words give a detailed description of:

The Fly’s Appearance


Broad and deep, and still as time;
Seeming still, yet still in motion.

Is the time still?


Tending onward to the ocean,
Just like mortal prime.

What does the poet mean by ‘mortal prime’?


Seeming still, yet still in motion

Identify other examples from the poem for alliteration.


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