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Are all deposed kings slain by the deposer?

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Are all deposed kings slain by the deposer?

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No, some, of the deposed kings are jailed and some are slain.

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पाठ 6.2: The Hollow Crown - Exercises [पृष्ठ १८७]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 11 TN Board
पाठ 6.2 The Hollow Crown
Exercises | Q C. 4. | पृष्ठ १८७

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.

‘Most of all, I want to relearn How to laugh, for my laugh in the mirror Shows only my teeth like a snake’s bare fangs!’

  1. Why does the poet want to relearn how to laugh?
  2. Whom does the poet want to relearn from?
  3. Mention the figure of speech used here.

Explain the following lines with reference to the context.

Once upon a time, son They used to laugh with their eyes:


Explain the following lines with reference to the context.

I want to be what I used to be.


Explain the things the poet has learnt when he grew into an adult.


Read the given line and answer the question that follow in a sentence or two

When snaps the knee and cracks the wrist….

Identify and explain the use of the literary device in this line.


Explain the following with reference to the context in about 50–60 word each.

They do not ever in their dealings Consider one another’s feelings…


Why do accidents usually happen in the playground? Give your own examples and explain


Everybody is special and everybody is a hero. Each one has a story to tell. In the light of this observation, present your views.


Explain the following line with reference to the context in about four to five sentence each.

The birds around me hopp’d and play’d,

Their thoughts I cannot measure.


Read the poem once again. Identify the rhyme scheme and pick out the rhyming pairs of words.


How does the poet feel while enjoying the beauty of Nature?


What scene in nature gives you pleasure? Talk for a minute describing a natural scene that gave you a lot of joy. What did you see, hear, smell or feel, that gave you joy?


‘Nature can nurture’. Describe how this process happens.


A French proverb goes thus: ‘The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry.’ You may have observed that all animals possess a number of unique qualities. Fill in the columns with words and phrases associated with each of the following animals.

DOG CAT WOLF ELEPHANT
       
       
       
       
       

Describe the appearance and qualities of Macavity.


Read the given lines and answer the question that follow.

He sways his head from side to

side, with movements like a snake;

And when you think he’s half asleep,

he’s always wide awake…

  1. Explain the comparison made here.
  2. What does he pretend to do?

Read the given lines and answer the question that follow.

And his footprints are not found in any file of Scotland Yard’s.

  1. What seems to be a challenge for the Scotland Yard?
  2. Why do they need his footprints?

Read the given lines and answer the question that follow.

There never was a Cat of such deceitfulness and suavity.

  1. Which cat is being talked of here?
  2. How is he different from the rest?

Explain the following line with reference to the context.

His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare


Who are the ‘deserving ones’?


Read the given line and answer the question that follow.

Honour is a property, common to all: In dignity and pride no one need to be poor.

  1. Who are considered rich?
  2. What is their asset?

Discuss the following topic in groups of five and choose a representative to sum up the view and share them with the class.

Successful people neither brood over the past nor worry about the future.


Fill in the blank with appropriate word from the box and complete the statement suitably:

The business woman wished to ______all her riches to an orphanage, after her death.


Fill in the blank with appropriate word from the box and complete the statement suitably:

The fortress was ______and could not be conquered by the enemies.


What does the crown of rulers stand for?


What does ‘flesh’ mean here?


Read the poem once again carefully and identify the figure of speech that has been used in each of the following line from the poem:

“Let’s talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs;

Make dust our paper, and with rainy eyes Write sorrow on the bosom of the earth’’.


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