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How does 'A Kondh Song' substantiate the tribal urge to gain domination over time by conversing with their dead ancestors?
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In English, the peacock is associated with pride. ‘As proud as a peacock’ is a commonly used simile. With what qualities is the peacock associated with the literature of your language?
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Adi Song for the Recovery of Lost Health' is in Miri Agom while Adi Agom is the Adi community's language for routine conversation. How does this reflect upon the high level of language sensitivity of the Adi? Can you think of other parallels in modern languages between the literary variety and the colloquial variety?
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The peacock is the national bird of India. Why do you think the peacock has been chosen?
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The following two common words are used in a different sense in the poem. Guess what they mean
| bark | compass |
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Comment on the symbols used in ‘A Munda Song’. What aspect of the tribal worldview do they reflect?
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'Constancy' is the theme of the poem. Indicate the words, phrases, and images that suggest the theme.
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Explain the significance of the lines ‘I tie this Ridin creeper To fasten your soul to your body.’
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Why do you think the poet has used so many 'negatives' to make his statement?
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What does the line 'I never writ, nor no man ever loved' imply?
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Love is presented as the subject or the doer of actions in the poem. Why do you think the poet has used this form rather than involving human agents?
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What is the central argument of the speaker?
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Explain the phrase.
his bending sickle's compass
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Explain the phrase.
Time's fool
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What does the bird in the poem announce? How is this related to the title, ‘Coming’?
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What, according to Ruskin, are the limitations of the good book of the hour?
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What are the criteria that Ruskin feels that readers should fulfil to make themselves fit for the company of the Dead?
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Why does Ruskin feel that reading the work of a good author is a painstaking task?
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Why is the speaker’s childhood described as ‘a forgotten boredom’?
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What causes the element of surprise when the child comes on the scene of 'adult reconciling'?
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