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How is the poet’s laugh reflected in the mirror?

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How is the poet’s laugh reflected in the mirror?

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The poet’s laugh in the mirror shows only his teeth, not his heart or human warmth. The teeth appear like a snake’s fangs. The false laughter could conceal enough poison to kill a person.

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पाठ 1.2: Once Upon a Time - Exercises [पृष्ठ २३]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 11 TN Board
पाठ 1.2 Once Upon a Time
Exercises | Q 1. i. | पृष्ठ २३

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

What does the poet long for?


Interpret each of the following expression used in the poem, in one or two line.

to unlearn all these muting things


The poet is satisfied just watching the heroic deeds of others. What could be the reason?


Are the athletes conscious of the feelings of others? Why do you say so?


Why does the poet prefer to buy tickets worth their weight in radium? Bring out the significance of the metal referred to here.


Read the poem and answer the following in a short paragraph of 8–10 sentences each.

When officialdom demands Is there a doctor in the stands?

  1. Why are doctors called from stands by the sponsors?
  2. Why does the poet make such an observation?

Read the given line and answer the question that follow in a sentence or two

When snaps the knee and cracks the wrist….

Identify and explain the use of the literary device in this line.


Explain the following with reference to the context in about 50–60 word each.

I am just glad as glad can be That I am not them, that they are not me…


Read the poem and complete the table with suitable rhyming words

e.g. enter center
  hockey
admire  
  romp
  deeds
score  
please  
  wrist
demands  
  stadium

Underline the alliterated word in the following line.

They do not ever in their dealings…


Find out the rhyme scheme of the given stanza.

One infant grows up and becomes a jockey

Another plays basketball or hockey

This one the prize ring hates to enter

That one becomes a tackle or center…


Read the lines given below and answer the question that follow.

If this belief from heaven be sent,

If such be Nature’s holy plan.

  1. What does ‘heaven’ refer to?
  2. Why does the poet call it ‘holy’?

The poem is set in a ______.


What scene in nature gives you pleasure? Talk for a minute describing a natural scene that gave you a lot of joy. What did you see, hear, smell or feel, that gave you joy?


What is Macavity’s nickname?


Who does the Secret Service suspect when a loss is reported?


What are the mysterious ways in which Macavity acts?


Read the given lines and answer the question that follow.

For he’s a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity

  1. How is the cat described in this line?
  2. Explain the phrase ‘monster of depravity’.

Read the given lines and answer the question that follow.

There never was a Cat of such deceitfulness and suavity.

  1. Which cat is being talked of here?
  2. How is he different from the rest?

Explain the following line with reference to the context.

And his footprints are not found in any file of Scotland Yard’s


Which line is repeated in the poem? What is the effect created by this repetition?


Why does the speaker say ‘Everest is not the only peak’?


Discuss the following topic in groups of five and choose a representative to sum up the view and share them with the class.

Successful people neither brood over the past nor worry about the future.


Fill in the blank with appropriate word from the box and complete the statement suitably:

The business woman wished to ______all her riches to an orphanage, after her death.


What does the executor mentioned in the poem do?


Who is Bolingbroke? Is he a friend or foe?


Working with your partner, discuss the following adages and share your views with the class. You may need to give your ideas and justify your point of view. Remember to take turns while making your presentation/short speech.

Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown


Read the poem once again carefully and identify the figure of speech that has been used in each of the following line from the poem:

“And yet not so – for what can we bequeath

Save our deposed bodies to the ground?”


Based on your reading of King Richard’s speech, answer the following questions in about 100 - 150 words each. You may add your own ideas if required to present and justify your point of view.

How are eternal truths and wisdom brought to the reader here?


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