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प्रश्न
Write your opinion, in your own words:-
What did the aunt fail to realize in Bertha’s story?
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उत्तर
The aunt fails to realize in Bertha's story that in spite of being an improper story, it managed to keep the children quiet for more than ten minutes, which is the original purpose of any children's stories.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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How has Browning used allusion in the poem? Explain.
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Inspector: [Sharply] Are you sure there was nobody in the room already?
De Levis: [Taken aback] I don’t know. I never thought. I didn’t look under the bed if you mean that.
Inspector: [Jotting I Did not look under bed. Did you look under it after the theft?
De Levis: No. I didn’t.
Inspector: Ah! Now, what did you do after you came back from your bath? Just give us that precisely.
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(ii) What made De Levis check the contents of his pocketbook? What did he find there?
Whom did he go to upon discovering the theft?
(iii) Who was Robert? Where was Robert’s room? At what time did he take De Levis’ clothes and boots?
(iv) What is the Inspector’s final theory of the theft?
(v) Whom did De Levis accuse of stealing his money? What were his reasons for making this accusation?
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- Title
- Introductory paragraph (about the poem/ type/nature/tone)
- Main body (central idea/gist of the poem)
- Conclusion/ opinions/views/appeal.
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