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Who is Bolingbroke? Is he a friend or foe?

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Who is Bolingbroke? Is he a friend or foe?

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Bolingbroke is a foe. He was a cousin of King Richard II. But the power craze turned him into a foe.

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Poem (Class 11th)
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अध्याय 6.2: The Hollow Crown - Exercises [पृष्ठ १८७]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 11 TN Board
अध्याय 6.2 The Hollow Crown
Exercises | Q C. 3. | पृष्ठ १८७

संबंधित प्रश्न

Pick out the expressions that indicate conflicting ideas.


How does the poet compare his face with dresses?


What does he desire to unlearn and relearn?


What does the poet long for?


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

laugh with their eyes


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…’

  1. Who are ‘they’?
  2. Explain: ice-block-cold eyes
  3. Identify the figure of speech used here.

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


How does the poet establish the victory of common sense over ego?


Underline the alliterated word in the following line.

They do not ever in their dealings…


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

And I must think, do all I can,

That there was pleasure there…

  1. What did the poet notice about the twigs?
  2. What was the poet’s thought about then?

How do people bring grief and sorrow to one another?


The poet experiences sadness because ______.


Answer in a paragraph of about 100−150 words.

Do you think the poet wants to say that man is unhappy because he has lost his link with nature and forgotten how to enjoy nature, or because man is cruel to other men?


‘Nature can nurture’. Describe how this process happens.


When humanity fails to live in harmony with Nature, its effects are felt around the world. Why and how?


Describe Macavity’s appearance.


What is Macavity expected to be doing after committing a crime?


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’.

Explain the following line with reference to the context.

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


Who are the ‘deserving ones’?


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? 

Fill in the blank with appropriate word from the box and complete the statement suitably:

The spectators died laughing at the ______of the clown.


What does the executor mentioned in the poem do?


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:

“Comes at the last, and with a little pin

Bores through his castle wall, and farewell king!”


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:

“And yet not so – for what can we bequeath

Save our deposed bodies to the ground?”


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:

“And tell sad stories of the death of kings:”


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