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प्रश्न
Answer the following question in your own words.
Explain what the ‘tireless striving’ should be for.
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उत्तर
According to Tagore, ‘tireless striving’ should be for constantly working towards truth, freedom, and moral perfection, where individuals and society stretch their efforts to uplift themselves in thought and action without giving up.
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| (1) mind | mind is full of fear | fearless mind |
| (2) head | ............... | ............... |
| (3) knowledge | ............... | ............... |
| (4) words | ............... | ............... |
| (5) habit | ............... | ............... |
| (6) thought and action | ............... | ............... |
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- Sonnet
- Limerick
- Ballad
- Elegy
- Free verse
- Epic
- Lyric
- Humorous
- Idyll
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- Sonnet
- Limerick
- Ballad
- Elegy
- Free verse
- Epic
- Lyric
- Humorous
- Idyll
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- Sonnet
- Limerick
- Ballad
- Elegy
- Free verse
- Epic
- Lyric
- Humorous
- Idyll
Taking the help of a dictionary/internet guess and write the type of poem against its description.
A poem written, just to create humour ______.
Read the following poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of the given points in a paragraph format:
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Where the Mind is Without Fear... Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high - Rabindranath Tagore |
Points
- The title and the poet of the poem (01)
- Rhyme scheme (01)
- Figures of speech (01)
- Central Idea/Theme (02)
