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प्रश्न
Read the given line and answer the question that follow in a line or two.
| Oh then our maze of tunneled stone Grew thin and treacherous as air. The castle was lost without a groan, The famous citadel overthrown, |
- Bring out the contrast in the first two lines.
- What is the rhyme scheme of the given stanza?
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उत्तर
- The maze of tunneled stone walls instead of intriguing the enemies gave passage to them. So, the poet says the secret tunneled path became thin and treacherous as air.
- The rhyme scheme of the given stanza is ABAB.
- "Stone" (A)
- "Air" (B)
- "Groan" (A)
- "Overthrown" (B)
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