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प्रश्न
The summary of the poem is given.But there are some words missing. Fill in the blanks with the help of the box given below.
| faithfully | change | pigtail | round | sage | down | slack |
| out | hung | place | behind | vain | face |
Once upon a time there lived a______. He had a handsome______. He was worried and pondered over his pigtail's______. He wanted to______ it's place. He wanted it hanging at his______ He didn’t like it hanging there______ him. So he turned right and left and ______about, up and______, and in and______ but it still______ behind him. However he tried, his efforts were in______. But he didn’t______ in his efforts. Nevertheless his pigtail hung ______behind him.
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उत्तर
Once upon a time there lived a sage. He had a handsome pigtail. He was worried and pondered over his pigtail’s place. He wanted to change its place. He wanted it hanging at his face. He didn’t like it hanging there behind him. So he turned right and left and round about, up and down, and in and out but it still hung behind him. However he tried, his efforts were in vain. But he didn’t slack in his efforts. Nevertheless his pigtail hung faithfully behind him.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What does ‘improve his tail’ mean?
Tell the story of the poem in three or four sentences with the help of the pictures given below.
Read the lines and answer the questions given below.
It’s helping your fellowman to score When his chances hopeless seem;
Its forgetting self till the game is o’re And fighting for the team.
- What does 'it' stand for here?
- Write the rhyme scheme for the above lines.
What do you think the poem is about?
Take turns in class to describe one image that crossed your mind.
Discuss in pairs, pick out the words related to seasons from the grid and write them in the blanks.
| C | K | S | N | O | W | S | K | Y |
| L | M | U | Y | K | E | M | H | L |
| O | S | N | S | O | T | Q | O | K |
| U | P | N | D | S | I | R | T | I |
| D | R | Y | L | E | A | V | E | S |
| R | A | I | N | W | I | N | D | M |
| S | O | T | H | U | N | D | E | R |
What day is it?
- We feel thirsty on a _________.
- We use an umbrella on a _________.
- We sail paper boats on a _________.
- We fly kites on a _________.
Which season am I? Read the poem, understand and solve the riddle.
I am pretty short and sweet.
Why did the sage spin all day?
Read the poem line and answer the question given below.
Irony is a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning. It may also be a situation that ends up in quite a different way than what is generally anticipated. In simple words, it is a difference between appearance and reality.
Can this poem be called an ironic poem? Justify your answer.
