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प्रश्न
Some are Purple and gold flecked grey
For she who has journeyed through life midway,
Whose hands have cherished , whose love has blest,
And cradled fair sons on her faithful breast,
And serves her household in fruitful pride,
And worship the gods at her husband's side.
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow:
What in the passage will repel a modern woman?
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उत्तर
A modem woman will be repelled by the patriarchal notions inherent in the passage: gender discrimination and insubordination of women In the social and religious set-up.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Thinking about the Poem
Where was the snake before anyone saw it and chased it away? Where does the snake
disappear?
Look at the words the poet uses to describe what he sees and hears at Innisfree
- Bee-loud glade
- Evenings full of the linnet’s wings
- Lake water lapping with low sounds
What pictures do these words create in your mind?
Mahendra calls ghosts or spirits a figment of the imagination. What happens to him on a full-moon night?
Six humans trapped by happenstance
In black and bitter cold.
Each one possessed a stick of wood,
Or so the story's told.
Their dying fire in need of logs;
The first man held his back.
For on the faces around the fire,
He noticed one was black.
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow:
Explain the symbolism used by the poet.
Read the following sentences.
(a) If she knows we have a cat, Paati will leave the house.
(b) She won’t be so upset if she knows about the poor beggar with sores on his feet.
(c) If the chappals do fit, will you really not mind? Notice that each sentence consists of two parts. The first part begins with ‘if’. It is known as if-clause.
Rewrite each of the following pairs of sentences as a single sentence. Use ‘if’ at the beginning of the sentence
Don’t tease the dog. It’ll bite you
How can you say that Abbu Khan’s goats were of the best hill breed?
Why did Akbar ask Tansen to join his court?
Multiple Choice Question:
When does the kite look bright?
Multiple Choice Question:
When do strange questions strike the poet?
Study the following phrases and their meanings. Use them appropriately to complete the sentences that follow.
Nitin has always ……………. his uncle, who is a self-made man.
