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प्रश्न
How does the connection drawn between the tail and the eyes add to the descriptive detail of the poem?
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उत्तर
Sujata details the plumage of the peacock with finesse. The whole poem is a celebration of the beauty of the peacock. The vivid impressions on the feathers, the eyes of the peacock, are best seen when it fans its tail. The pattern actually resembles an eye, which she is appreciates immensely. The poet when tries to get a glimpse of the peacock, alert, it gathers its tail and eludes. Then the poet praises these eye impressions and calls that these violet fringed with golden amber, dark glowing eyes are always open, of course as they can not have eyelids. The poet calls them the 'eyes of the peacock'. She describes them violet fringed with golden amber. The shaking of the feathers is compared to the blinking of eyes like the eyes on the feathers will not blink any other way but by the shaking of the feathers.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
A1. (i) Two activities that mother was free to do:
(a)...........................................
(b)............................................
(ii)Two activities that children avoided doing because of television:
(a) .....................................
(b) ...................................
Oh yes, we know it keeps them still,
They don't climb out the window sill,
They never fight or kick or punch,
They leave you free to cook the lunch
And wash thedishes in the sink
But did you ever stop to think,
To wonder just exactly what
This does to your beloved tot?
It rots the sense in the head!
It kills imagination dead!
It clogs and clutters up the mind!
It makes a child so dull and blind
He can no longer understand
A fantasy, a fairyland!
His brain becomes as soft as cheese!
His power of thinking rust and freeze!
He cannot think - He only sees!
'All right!' you'll cry. 'All right!' you'll say,
'But if we take the set away,
What shall-we do to entertain
Our darling children? Please explain!'
We'll answer this by asking you,
'What used the darling ones to do?'
'How used they keep themselves contented
Before this monster was invented?'
Have you forgotten? Don't you know?
A2. According to the poem, why is excessive watching of TV harmful?
A3. His brain became as soft as cheese. The figure of speech is ..........because............
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- Merchant bees
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- Mason bees
- Civilian bees
- Porter bees
- Judge bee
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- 1st stanza ______
- 2nd stanza ______
- 3rd stanza ______
- 4th stanza ______.
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Optimism :
- ______
- ______
Pessimism :
- ______
- ______
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I wish, my wish is coming true.’
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- give me advice
- tell me why
- solve my problem
- just hear me
- accept as a simple fact
- contribute to my fear
- wait a minute
| Do’s | Don'ts | |
| 1. | ||
| 2. | ||
| 3. |
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Classify it as a happy and sad thing.
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Identify the speaker/character.
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Read these lines and answer the question given below.
How cheerful he seems to grin
Who does ‘he’ refer to?
The people were making all kinds of sounds because ______.
We do not really see the landscape from a normal train because the______.
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What did Nilavan see through the window?
Who shattered the windows?
We don’t use _________ in the soil.
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Identify the character or the speaker.
“Do not feel sad dear.”
How did he lose his hand?
Write the events won by these players.
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______ |
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______ |
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______ |
What did Rani want to become?
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- Sujatha has played a crucial role as a playwright for various Tamil movies which have fascinated movie lovers. Hence, it is fathomable that the writer’s perspective of future India enthuses every reader and paves a new way to reading sci-fi stories in English.
A. Answer the following questions in a sentence or two.
- How was Jeeno different from other robots?
- What precaution should one take while writing Science fiction stories?
- What inspired Sujatha’s themes?
- Why were Sujatha’s sci-fi stories impressive?
B. Find words from the passage which mean the same as the following.
- difficult to believe (para 1)
- a style or category of art, music or literature (para 2)
- having many sides (para 4)
- capable of being understood (para 5)
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