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Which quality does the speaker wish to nourish? What is his mission? - English

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Which quality does the speaker wish to nourish? What is his mission?

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The speaker wishes to nourish love to mankind. The poet loves to nourish the ones who nourish the world. His mission is to bless and praise the deserving ones.

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अध्याय 5.2: Everest is not the Only Peak - Exercises [पृष्ठ १५८]

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अध्याय 5.2 Everest is not the Only Peak
Exercises | Q A. 3. | पृष्ठ १५८

संबंधित प्रश्न

Interpret each of the following expression used in the poem, in one or two line.

to unlearn all these muting things


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

‘Most of all, I want to relearn How to laugh, for my laugh in the mirror Shows only my teeth like a snake’s bare fangs!’

  1. Why does the poet want to relearn how to laugh?
  2. Whom does the poet want to relearn from?
  3. Mention the figure of speech used here.

This poem is nothing but a criticism of modern life. Justify this statement.


‘Face is the index of the mind.’ Does this adage concur with the views of the poet?


Are the athletes conscious of the feelings of others? Why do you say so?


Why would the referee ask whether there was a doctor in the stands? What stands is he referring to?


Why does the poet prefer to buy tickets worth their weight in radium? Bring out the significance of the metal referred to here.


Read the poem and answer the following in a short paragraph of 8–10 sentences each.

When officialdom demands Is there a doctor in the stands?

  1. Why are doctors called from stands by the sponsors?
  2. Why does the poet make such an observation?

Read the given line and answer the question that follow in a sentence or two

When snaps the knee and cracks the wrist….

Identify and explain the use of the literary device in this line.


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…


Why does the poet think that the birds were happy?


Who does the Secret Service suspect when a loss is reported?


What are the mysterious ways in which Macavity acts?


Read the given lines and answer the question that follow.

He sways his head from side to

side, with movements like a snake;

And when you think he’s half asleep,

he’s always wide awake…

  1. Explain the comparison made here.
  2. What does he pretend to do?

Read the given lines and answer the question that follow.

For he’s a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity

  1. How is the cat described in this line?
  2. Explain the phrase ‘monster of depravity’.

Read the given lines and answer the question that follow.

‘It must have been Macavity!’ but he’s a mile away.

  1. What is Macavity blamed for?
  2. Where is he?

Explain the following line with reference to the context.

His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare


Explain the following line with reference to the context.

There may be a scrap of paper in the hall or on the stair

But it’s useless to investigate…


Explain the following line with reference to the context.

He always has an alibi, and one or two to spare


Which line is repeated in the poem? What is the effect created by this repetition?


Read the given line and answer the question that follow.

Defeat we repel, courage our fort;

  1. How do we react to defeat?
  2. Which is considered as our stronghold?

Discuss the following topic in groups of five and choose a representative to sum up the view and share them with the class.

Successful people neither brood over the past nor worry about the future.


Complete the passage given below, with suitable words from the box:

Lima, a (a)______and (b)______woman, kept (c)______at her colleagues and went on taxing them with hard labour. Though they were (d) ______to her, she being their head, they were offended and filled with (e)______. It so happened, that Lima was (f)______from her high position due to a serious blunder she had committed. Lima, having lost all her (g)______and glory, realized how arrogant she had been. She gave up her pride and with (h)______sought an apology from everyone. She thus turned over a new leaf and bid (i)______to them.

farewell ceremonious deposed
reverence vain pomp
conceited sorrow scoffing

What does the crown of rulers stand for?


What does ‘flesh’ mean here?


Bring out King Richard’s feelings when he was defeated.


Explain the following line with reference to the context in about 5 to 8 line:

“Our lands, our lives, and all are Bolingbroke’s,

And nothing can we call our own but death;”


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,…”


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.

Death has been cited in many ways in this monologue. Identify the poetic devices used in those references.


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