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प्रश्न
It's the stick-together family that wins the joys of earth,
That hears the sweetest music and that finds the finest mirth;
What does the poet mean by 'stick-together family'?
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उत्तर
The stick-together family means those families who spend time together (Joint families) and share their fun and sorrows and can be only separated after death.
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And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
Why the poet has used the same line twice?
Identify the rhyme scheme used in each stanza. One example has been done for you.
| Stanza | Rhyme scheme |
| 1 | aaba |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 |
And I watered it in fears
Night and morning with my tears;
What does ‘it’ refer to?
And it grew both day and night,
Till it bore an apple bright.
What does ‘apple’ signify?
Memorize the first two stanzas of the poem.
"And now dear little children, who may this story read,
To idle, silly flattering words, I pray you ne’er give heed:"
What is the advice given to the readers?
Have you ever been to a river?
River, river! Swelling river!
On you rush through rough and smooth;
Why does the poet mention the river to be swelling?
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.
There are some who seem to fancy that for gladness they must roam,
That for smiles that are the brightest they must wander far from home.
According to them, when do they get bright smiles?
