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In your own words give a detailed description of: The Fly’s Appearance - English

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In your own words give a detailed description of:

The Fly’s Appearance

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The spider tries to flatter the fly by praising her appearance and inviting her in to look into a mirror. The spider tells the fly that she has handsome gauzy wings and brilliant eyes. The spider further tells the fly is pretty with pearl and silver wing. The fly’s robes are green and purple hue. There is a crest upon the fly’s head. Her eyes are like a bright diamond. On the whole, the fly is elegant and beautiful.
“Appearance is deceptive”

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पाठ 4.2: The Spider and the Fly - Exercise 1 [पृष्ठ १०५]

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पाठ 4.2 The Spider and the Fly
Exercise 1 | Q C. 3. b) | पृष्ठ १०५

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Complete the summary of the poem by filling in the blanks.

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And it grew both day and night,
Till it bore an apple bright.

What does ‘it’ refer to?


And out of its leprous hide Sprouting leaves.

What comes out of the leprous hide?


The root is to be pulled out 
Out of the anchoring earth;

Why should the root be pulled out?


What does the poet mean by ‘bleeding bark’?


Why does the poet say ‘No’ in the beginning of the third stanza?


Write a character sketch of the spider.


Mention the rhyme scheme of the poem.


Seeming still, yet still in motion

Identify other examples from the poem for alliteration.


If one should come too close to earth
The atmosphere will shake,
With shock wave reaching to the ground
Causing the land to quake.

Mention the rhyme scheme of the stanza.


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