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Complete the following using suitable describing word as appeared in the poem with the help of the words given in the option:
Father’s eyesight
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‘Fade homeward through the humid monsoon night’.
In the above line, the weather is humid, not the night. The epithet or adjective is transferred from the weather to the night. This figure of speech is Transferred Epithet. Find out another such expression from the poem.
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Identify and write the lines from the poem which express the following figures of speech.
| Figures of speech | Lines |
| 1. Simile | |
| 2. Alliteration | |
| 3. Onomatopoeia |
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I see him drinking weak tea, Eating a stale chapati.
Here ‘stale chapati’ stands for stale food/non-nourishing food or diet, where the part symbolizes the whole, i.e. food. Guess the name of the figure of speech.
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Identify the rhyme scheme of all the stanzas of the poem.
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A contraction is a shortened version of the written and spoken forms of the word, syllable or word groups created by omission of internal letters and sounds. Find out the instances of contractions from the poem.
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Find out from the poem example of Simile.
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Find out from the poem example of Metaphor.
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Find out from the poem example of Alliteration.
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Find out from the poem example of Personification.
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Find out from the poem example of Antithesis.
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Read the expression ‘a sad wreath of tuberoses’. ‘Is the wreath sad?’ Explain the figure of speech.
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List and explain the metaphorical expressions from the poem. For example, ‘torrent of grief’
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‘The river has a soul.’
‘Life and death.’
These are the two expressions that are repeated in the poem; but both of them indicate different figures of speech. Find out and discuss.
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Enrich your vocabulary. Match the job terms with their meanings.
| (1) to be your own boss | (a) work that requires manual activity |
| (2) a dead-end job | (b) an important powerful job |
| (3) a good team player | (c) to be unhappy in an office job |
| (4) a heavy workload | (d) a normal job having a duty of 8 hours |
| (5) a high-powered job | (e) to be in a boring job that is hard to leave |
| (6) job satisfaction | (f) a job with no promotional opportunities |
| (7) manual work | (g) to have your own business |
| (8) to be stuck in a rut | (h) to have a lot of work to do |
| (9) to be stuck behind a desk | (i) enjoying your job |
| (10) a nine-to-five job | (j) someone who can work well with other people |
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Imagine, you have to conduct an interview of a distinguished personality in the field of your own choice. With the help of the given table and points draft questions on the given fields associated with the personality. (Do not change the sequence of the questions)
| Name of the interviewee (distinguished personality) |
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| Area of Success/Reputation | |
| Date/Venue/Time | |
| Duration of Interview | |
| Questions | |
| Question-based on | |
| 1. Early life/struggle | |
| 2. Hurdles in Education | |
| 3. Role model/Inspiration | |
| 4. Family support | |
| 5. First success/achievement | |
| 6. Success Plan | |
| 7. Dreams unfulfilled | |
| 8. Message | |
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Imagine, you have to conduct an interview of a distinguished personality in the field of sports. With the help of the given table and points draft questions on the given fields associated with the personality. (Do not change the sequence of the questions)
| Name of the interviewee (distinguished personality) |
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| Area of Success/Reputation | |
| Date/Venue/Time | |
| Duration of Interview | |
| Questions | |
| Question-based on | |
| 1. Student life | |
| 2. Early Interest | |
| 3. Idols | |
| 4. Primary training | |
| 5. Opportunity | |
| 6. Accomplishments | |
| 7. Target/Goals | |
| 8. Suggestion | |
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Imagine, you have to conduct an interview of a distinguished personality in the field of entertainment. With the help of the given table and points draft questions on the given fields associated with the personality. (Do not change the sequence of the questions)
| Name of the interviewee (distinguished personality) |
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| Area of Success/Reputation | |
| Date/Venue/Time | |
| Duration of Interview | |
| Questions | |
| Question-based on | |
| 1. Inspiration | |
| 2. Preparation | |
| 3. Development | |
| 4. Teacher/Guide | |
| 5. Memorable moments | |
| 6. Skills required | |
| 7. Performances | |
| 8. Do’s and Don’ts | |
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Imagine that you have met with the topper in M.P.S.C Examination. You wish to interview him/her to know his/her journey of success. prepare a set of 8 to 10 questions to be asked.
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Interview:
Imagine you are supposed to interview a person who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. Frame a set of 8 to 10 questions to interview him/her.
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