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प्रश्न
Comment on the literary device, used in the following line:
Titania: Be kind and courteous to this gentleman….
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उत्तर
- Personification – Bottom, who has the head of an ass is personified by being called a 'gentleman‘.
- Tautology – The words 'kind‘ and 'courteous‘ having the same meaning are placed in the same line.
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| Synonyms | Antonyms |
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| 2. A triangle has three sides. | |
| 3. Sandhya is writing a letter. | |
| 4. The children are playing in the garden. | |
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Fill in the blank with suitable linking word or conjunction.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
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The boy studied well in spite of many obstacles.
Fill in the blank with suitable prepositional phrase given in option.
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digestion + enzymes -
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| chips | |
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| ____________ | ||
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