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Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following line and answer the question given below. But we ants never borrow,we ants never lend. Who says these lines to whom?

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

But we ants never borrow,
we ants never lend.

Who says these lines to whom?

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The miserly ant says this to the silly cricket.

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पाठ 4.2: The Ant and the Cricket - Exercise [पृष्ठ ११८]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 10 SSLC TN Board
पाठ 4.2 The Ant and the Cricket
Exercise | Q A. 6. b) | पृष्ठ ११८

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Fill in with a word in each blanks to complete the summary of the poem. Use the help box given below.

dignified healthier today's persistent care symbol innate
fake adversity hope life disgrace prankster woman
near faith optimistic quitter thaw respect lioness
fear beliefs self-respect saw strength    

Every woman is beautiful ______ She is the ______ of power and ______ She is prone to put her ______ at risk. Every woman is true in expressing her love and she is never ______. She is very ______ in her approach even at times of ______ she finds a ray of ______ and she continues to ______ for her ______ ones. She is the ______ and she has no _______. She is forceful in her ______ and ______ She is never a ______ and she is ______ She is ferocious like a ______ it's better for the ______ to stay away from her. Never should one try to bring ______ to her pride and ______ for she knows how to ______ and ______ them. She is ______ woman. It is ______ to love her______ her and to keep her ______.


A woman is beauty innate,
A symbol of power and strength.
She puts her life at stake,
She's real, she's not fake!

Give the rhyme scheme for the above lines.


She's a lioness; don't mess with her.
She'll not spare you if you're a prankster.

Give your examples of metaphor to describe the qualities of a woman.


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

Not a crumb to be found
On the snow-covered ground.

Why was the ground covered with snow?


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

Away he set off to a miserly ant,
To keep if, to keep him alive, he would grant
Him shelter from rain,
And a mouthful of grain.

What would keep him alive?


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

But we ants never borrow,
we ants never lend.

Why do you think ants neither borrow nor lend?


Compare and contrast the attitude of the ant and the cricket.


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

Personification.


How is the mystery depicted in the poem?


Read the given lines and answer the questions given below.

What happened inside that house?
I really don’t know.
I guess it will always be a mystery.

  1. Does the poet know what happened in the house?
  2. What is the mystery about the house?

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