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And now, if you will set us to our task, We will serve you four and twenty hours a day! Whose task is referred to as ‘our task’ here?

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And now, if you will set us to our task,
We will serve you four and twenty hours a day!

Whose task is referred to as ‘our task’ here?

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The work of the machines is referred to as ‘our task’ here.

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पाठ 5.2: The Secret of the Machines - Exercise [पृष्ठ १५०]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 10 SSLC TN Board
पाठ 5.2 The Secret of the Machines
Exercise | Q A. 10. b. | पृष्ठ १५०

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She says, "Spring will come again, my dear
Let me care for the ones who're near.”

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“Persistence is the key to everything,” says she.

How does she deal with the adversities in life?


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She knows how to thaw you, saw you – so beware!

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She's today's woman. Today's woman dear.
Love her, respect her, keep her near...

Describe today's woman according to the poet.


Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following line and answer the question given below.

Began to complain when he found that, at home,
His cupboard was empty, and winter was come.

Who does he refer to?


Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following line and answer the question given below.

At last by starvation and famine made bold,
All dripping with wet, and all trembling with cold,

Why did the cricket drip and tremble?


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Read the poem and find the line for the following poetic device or write your own example.

Assonance.


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Read the given lines and answer the questions given below.

It sat alone.
What happened there is still today unknown.
It is a very mysterious place,
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But at the same time, it is bare to the bone.

  1. What does ‘It’ refer to?
  2. Pick out the line that indicates the size of the house?

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