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What has twisted good men into thwarted worms?

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What has twisted good men into thwarted worms?

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Questing for easy money in a dishonorable way has twisted goodmen into thwarted (frustrated) worms.

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अध्याय 5.2: A Father to his Son - Exercise [पृष्ठ १६५]

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अध्याय 5.2 A Father to his Son
Exercise | Q 2. d) | पृष्ठ १६५

संबंधित प्रश्न

How long had the soldiers been in the castle?


How did the enemies enter the castle?


What was the ‘shameful act’?


Bring out the contrasting picture of the castle as depicted in stanzas 3 and 5.


Our only enemy was gold


Underline the alliterated word in the following line.

The wizened warder let them through.


Identify the figure of speech used in the following line.

Grew thin and treacherous as air.


Can you call ‘The Castle’ an allegorical poem? Discuss.


Explain the following line with reference to the context.

Unto thy honor, Tree, beloved of those

Who now in blessed sleep for aye repose,


Identify the figure of speech used in each of the extract given below and write down the answer in the space given below. 

“ What is that dirge-like murmur that I hear Like the sea breaking on a shingle -beach?


Bring out the features of the fourth stage of a man as described by the poet.


Read the given line and answer the question that follow.

And then the justice,

In fair round belly with good capon lin'd,

With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,

Full of wise saws and modern instances;

  1. Whom does justice refer to?
  2. Describe his appearance.
  3. How does he behave with the people around him?
  4. What does he do to show his wisdom?

Shakespeare has skilfully brought out the parallels between the life of man and actors on stage. Elaborate this statement with reference to the poem.


Complete the summary of the poem, choosing words from the list given below. Lines 1 to 32

Ulysses is (1) ______to discharge his duties as a (2) ______, as he longs for (3) ______. He is filled with an (4) ______thirst for (5) ______and wishes to live life to the (6) ______. He has travelled far and wide gaining (7) _______ of various places, cultures, men and (8) ______. He recalls with delight his experience at the battle of Troy. Enriched by his (9) ______he longs for more and his quest seems endless. Like metal which would (10) ______if unused, life without adventure is meaningless. According to him living is not merely (11) ______to stay alive. Though old but zestful, Ulysses looks at every hour as a bringer of new things and yearns to follow knowledge even if it is (12)______.

fullest, unquenchable, unattainable, experience, knowledge, king, matters, rust, adventure, unwilling, travel, breathing

Who does the speaker address in the second part?


Read the set of line from the poem and answer the question that follow.

One equal temper of heroic hearts,

Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will

To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

  1. Though made weak by time and fate, the hearts are heroic. Explain.
  2. Pick out the words in alliteration in the above lines.

Here are a few poetic device used in the poem.

Antithesis- It is a literary device that emphasises the idea of contrast.


Here are a few poetic device used in the poem.

Repetition- It is a figure of speech.


Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.

..........Free imaginations

Bringing changes into a world resenting change.

  1. How does free imagination help the world?
  2. Identify the figure of speech.

Explain the following line with reference to the context.

and guide him among sudden betrayals

and tighten him for slack moments.


Explain the following line with reference to the context.

He will be lonely enough

to have time for the work


How according to the poet is it possible for his son to bring changes into a world that resents change?


Who took the city of Ratisbon by storm?


Describe the posture of Napoleon.


What does the phrase ‘full galloping’ suggest?


Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.

A film the mother eagles eye When her bruised eaglet breathes

  1. Who is compared to the mother eagle in the above lines?
  2. Explain the comparison.

Explain the following line with reference to the context.

‘I’m killed, Sire!’ And, his Chief beside, Smiling, the boy fell dead.


Explain the following line with reference to the context.

To see your flag-bird flap his vans Where I, to heart’s desire, Perched him!’


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