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प्रश्न
This poem is nothing but a criticism of modern life. Justify this statement.
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उत्तर
The poet’s understanding of adult society is extremely negative. The poet distinctly portrays how people in modem times have become hypocrites and fake emotions to be socially accepted. The phrases of hospitality they use “feel at home” and “come again,” are fake that a third visit would be disallowed by the hosts. In modem times, people don’t value real emotions; instead, they value positions and possessions. Even while shaking hands, they try to assess the material worth of a person. People don’t laugh with their hearts. Their ice-cold block eyes search the person they talk to. Most of them have acquired the skill of wearing a standard, deceitful, artificial smile on all occasions, i.e., a “portrait smile.” Thus the poem is nothing but criticism of modem life.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What pleasantries does the poet use to fake cordiality?
What does the poet long for?
Interpret each of the following expression used in the poem, in one or two line.
like a fixed portrait smile
Interpret each of the following expression used in the poem, in one or two line.
hands search my empty pockets
Explain the following lines with reference to the context.
Once upon a time, son They used to laugh with their eyes:
Explain the following line with reference to the context.
There will be no thrice.
Are the athletes conscious of the feelings of others? Why do you say so?
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According to the poet, what contributes most to the injuries sustained by the athletes?
Underline the alliterated word in the following line.
They do not ever in their dealings…
Explain the following line with reference to the context in about four to five sentence each.
Have I not reason to lament
What Man has made of Man?
Read the following line and identify the figure of speech used in each extract.
What Man has made of Man?
How do people bring grief and sorrow to one another?
The poem speaks of ______.
Answer in a paragraph of about 100−150 words.
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What scene in nature gives you pleasure? Talk for a minute describing a natural scene that gave you a lot of joy. What did you see, hear, smell or feel, that gave you joy?
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Why does the poet say Macavity is ‘outwardly’ respectable?
Why is Macavity called the ‘Napoleon of Crime’?
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Explain the following line with reference to the context.
His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare
Work with a partner and take this short quiz to find out how well-informed you are about history.
- Name a few wars and battles you have read about.
- What is the difference between a war and a battle?
- Why do rulers wage wars and battles?
- Is the outcome of a war always fair?
- Do you think rulers understand the true meaning of life – in defeat or in victory?
- Can you name a few kings and leaders who have fallen from glory to disgrace?
Who is Bolingbroke? Is he a friend or foe?
Are all deposed kings slain by the deposer?
What does the crown of rulers stand for?
What hides within the crown and laughs at the king’s grandeur?
How does the king establish that he and his subjects are equal in the end?
Read the poem once again carefully and identify the figure of speech that has been used in each of the following line from the poem:
“Let’s talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs;
Make dust our paper, and with rainy eyes Write sorrow on the bosom of the earth’’.
Pick out the alliteration from the following lines:
“Comes at the last, and with a little pin…”
Based on your reading of King Richard’s speech, answer the following questions in about 100 - 150 words each. You may add your own ideas if required to present and justify your point of view.
How are eternal truths and wisdom brought to the reader here?
