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प्रश्न
Discuss in groups of four.
“We have not inherited this earth from our forefathers; we have borrowed it from our children”.
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उत्तर
Over the decades, a change has come in the perception of the people with respect to the planet. The human perception has shifted to a “holistic and ecological view of the world”. Earth is a living organism that has limited resources. These resources will not last forever. The earth has its metabolic needs that require to be preserved. The need of the hour is “sustainable development” which propounds the need of meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising with those of future generations.
The present problems are not necessarily fatal for us but they are a ‘passport for future’. This is the “Era of Responsibility” that calls for responsible action from us. We must realise that the earth belongs as much to the future generation as much as it belongs to us.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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What rhyme scheme is followed in the poem?
Which literary device is used in the last two lines:
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Is there repetition used in the poem? Why?
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To give it my loving friends to keep!
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And you see my harvest, what I reap
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Just a palsied few at the windows set;
For the best of the sight is, all allow,
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Every one of them was an experienced mountaineer.
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- Main body (central idea/gist of the poem)
- Conclusion/opinions/views/appeal.
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- Your father
- Any one of your relatives
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- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
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- When were they to meet?
- Where were they to meet?
- What were they to do?
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- Two: ______
- Three: ______
- Four: ______
- Five: ______
- Six: ______
- Seven: ______
- Forty: ______
- A hundred: ______
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