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तामिळनाडू बोर्ड ऑफ सेकेंडरी एज्युकेशनएस.एस.एल.सी. (इंग्रजी माध्यम) इयत्ता ६

Fill in the table with the appropriate poem lines. A few lines may be used more than one time. Pick the line or lines that 1. suggest the sage lacked practical common sense 2. make the poem humorous

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Fill in the table with the appropriate poem lines. A few lines may be used more than one time.

Pick the line or lines that

1. suggest the sage lacked practical common sense

 

2. make the poem humorous

 

3. show the clowning movements of the sage

 

4. that are actually funny but have a serious tone

 
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उत्तर

Pick the line or lines that

1. suggest the sage lacked practical common sense

  • e.g. And swore he'd change the pigtail's place

2. make the poem humorous

  • 'Because it hung behind him'.
  • 'Not dangling there behind him'.
  • 'Hung steadily behind him'.
  • 'The pigtail hangs behind him.

3. show the clowning movements of the sage

  • 'He turned him round.'
  • 'Then round nd round,and out and in.'
  • 'All day the puzzled sage did spin.'
  • 'And right and left and round about.'
  • 'And up and down and in and out,e turned.'

4. that are actually funny but have a serious tone

  • 'In vain- it mattered not a pin.'
  • 'Alas Still faithful to his back.'
  • 'The pig tail hangs behind him.'
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पाठ 2.2: A Tragic Story - Exercise C [पृष्ठ १०८]

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सामाचीर कलवी English - Term 3 Class 6 TN Board
पाठ 2.2 A Tragic Story
Exercise C | Q C. | पृष्ठ १०८

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Choose the rhyming words from the box and write them in the correct blanks.

claws, jaws, ______ , ______

  1. file
  2. din
  3. caws
  4. nail
  5. while
  6. paws
  7. mail
  8. thin

Find an example of alliteration in the poem.

Alliteration: is repetition of the consonant at the beginning of two or more words in a line.

Example: mother twists my ears.


Tell the story of the poem in three or four sentences with the help of the pictures given below.



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Close your eyes and think about the moving scene outside a train window.


Take turns in class to describe one image that crossed your mind.


Read the poem aloud in pairs.


Which season am I? Read the poem, understand and solve the riddle.

Leaves will wither because of me.


Read the poem line and answer the question given below.

‘He mused upon this curious case’

What is the figure of speech used in this line?


Read the poem line and answer the question given below.

Irony is a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning. It may also be a situation that ends up in quite a different way than what is generally anticipated. In simple words, it is a difference between appearance and reality.

Can this poem be called an ironic poem? Justify your answer.


The summary of the poem is given.But there are some words missing. Fill in the blanks with the help of the box given below.

faithfully change pigtail round sage down slack
out hung place behind vain face  

Once upon a time there lived a______. He had a handsome______. He was worried and pondered over his pigtail's______. He wanted to______ it's place. He wanted it hanging at his______ He didn’t like it hanging there______ him. So he turned right and left and ______about, up and______, and in and______ but it still______ behind him. However he tried, his efforts were in______. But he didn’t______ in his efforts. Nevertheless his pigtail hung ______behind him.


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