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प्रश्न
In which way is the reaction of the speaker different from that of the horse? What does it convey?
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उत्तर
The speaker is spellbound by the beauty of the place. He forgets his purpose and dwells deep into Nature’s beauty. Completely mesmerised, the speaker who stops for a while, fails to return to his duties. On the other hand, the horse seems to be responsible and more duty-conscious. The horse does not get attracted to the beauty but wants to complete the task. The difference in the attitude displayed by the man and his horse conveys the struggle between human responsibility and one’s pull towards worldly desires.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
Why does ‘he’ give his harness bells a shake?
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Read the following lines from the poem and answer the question that follow.
I was angry with my friend.
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe.
I told it not, my wrath did grow.
Pick out the rhyming words.
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Out of the anchoring earth;
Why should the root be pulled out?
Complete the table by identifying lines, against the poetic devices from the poem.
| Poetic lines | Poetic Devices/Figures of Speech |
| It takes much time to kill a tree. | |
| The bleeding bark will heal. | |
| Out of the anchoring earth |
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How handsome are your gauzy wings, how brilliant are your eyes!"
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Thinking only of her brilliant eyes, and green and purple hue"
What was ‘she’ thinking of?
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The atmosphere will shake,
With shock wave reaching to the ground
Causing the land to quake.
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And the finest of conventions ever held beneath the sun
Are the little family gatherings when the busy day is done.
When do they have their family gatherings?
There are rich folk, there are poor folk, who imagine they are wise,
And they're very quick to shatter all the little family ties.
What do they do to their families?
