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प्रश्न
What is Macavity expected to be doing after committing a crime?
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उत्तर
Mungojerrie and Griddlebone are examples of wicked cats.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
How is the poet’s laugh reflected in the mirror?
What does the poet long for?
Interpret each of the following expression used in the poem, in one or two line.
shake hands without hearts
Interpret each of the following expression used in the poem, in one or two line.
like a fixed portrait smile
Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.
‘But now they only laugh with their teeth, While their ice-block-cold eyes…’
- Who are ‘they’?
- Explain: ice-block-cold eyes
- Identify the figure of speech used here.
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.
Why does the poet feel glad that he does not play any game?
According to the poet, what contributes most to the injuries sustained by the athletes?
Explain the following with reference to the context in about 50–60 word each.
They do not ever in their dealings Consider one another’s feelings…
Explain the following with reference to the context in about 50–60 word each.
Athletes, I’ll drink to you, Or eat with you, Or anything except compete with you…
You are the School Pupil Leader. Mention some qualities that can be drawn from the field of sports to improve your leadership skills.
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?
How does the poet feel while enjoying the beauty of Nature?
A French proverb goes thus: ‘The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry.’ You may have observed that all animals possess a number of unique qualities. Fill in the columns with words and phrases associated with each of the following animals.
| DOG | CAT | WOLF | ELEPHANT |
Which law does Macavity break?
Read the given lines and answer the question that follow.
He’s the bafflement of Scotland
Yard, the Flying Squad’s despair:
For when they reach the scene of crime
— Macavity’s not there!..
- What is ‘Scotland Yard’?
- Why does the flying squad feel disappointed?
Pick out all the pairs of rhyming words used in the poem.
Which line is repeated in the poem? What is the effect created by this repetition?
Which path should we follow in life?
Why does the speaker say ‘Everest is not the only peak’?
What does the ladder symbolize?
Read the given line and answer the question that follow.
Honour is a property, common to all: In dignity and pride no one need to be poor.
- Who are considered rich?
- What is their asset?
Fill in the blank with appropriate word from the box and complete the statement suitably:
The spectators died laughing at the ______of the clown.
Bring out King Richard’s feelings when he was defeated.
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’’.
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:
“Scoffing his state and grinning at his pomp,…”
Pick out the alliteration from the following lines:
“Our lands, our lives, and all, are Bolingbroke’s,…”
Pick out the alliteration from the following lines:
“Comes at the last, and with a little pin…”
