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प्रश्न
What are the advantages of reading mentioned by Dahl?
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उत्तर
He states in his poem in a very unique fashion that before the television had come to pass, children used to spend their time reading quality books which he states in an indirect manner:
- Develops their imagination
- Sharpens their senses
- Transports them to the most wonderful places
- Allows them to spend their leisure time qualitatively.
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Does the poem have feministic overtones?
It was roses, roses, all the way,
With myrtle mixed in my path like mad;
The house-roofs seemed to heave and sway,
The church-spires flamed, such flags they had,
A year ago on this very day.
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a holistic and ecological view
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inter alia
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sustainable development
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decimated
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languish
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catastrophic depletion
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ignominious darkness
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transcending concern
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