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What is the central argument of the speaker?
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Discuss the manner in which the author interweaves details of the narrator’s family with the flow of the main narrative.
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Discuss in small groups.
‘Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world’.
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‘Mrs. Croft’s was the first death I mourned in America, for, hers was the first life I had admired; she had left this world, at last, ancient and alone, never to return’—how do these lines encapsulate the bond that is possible between two strangers?
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Discuss in small groups.
Poetry and science are incompatible.
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Examine the pieces of conversation in the story. How do they reflect the world view of each of the speakers?
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There are many instances of gentle humour in the story. Point out some of these and state how this contributes to the interest of the narration.
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‘On reading Shelley’s A Defence of Poetry, the question insistently occurs why there is no similar A Defence of Science written by a scientist of equal endowment.’
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‘Don’t expect an English cup of tea’—how does this phrase bring out the contrast between English and American attitudes?
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How did the narrator learn to distinguish between 'a flask' and 'a thermos'?
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It took the narrator quite some time to understand that what he heard as 'piper', in fact, meant 'paper' and the phrase 'mind the gap' in the Tube. What do you think caused the problem?
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Make a list of items that are referred to differently in British and American English, for example, 'lift' (BE) 'elevator' (AmE).
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See if you understand what the following words that are parts of a house mean. Look up the dictionary if you don't.
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parlour |
foyer |
lounge |
porch |
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lobby |
attic |
portico |
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How does the ‘assortment of remarks’ compiled by the author give us an understanding of the ways of science and poetry?
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Satyajit attending the village wedding.
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Satyajit’s recollection of the forgerer when he was on the train.
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Srinath and his family members’ eager expectation of Satyajit’s arrival.
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Srinath’s disappointment with Satyajit.
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Satyajit's feeling that he was an impostor.
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Satyajit not disclosing his present financial status to his uncle.
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