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Interpret each of the following expression used in the poem, in one or two line. laugh with their eyes - English

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

laugh with their eyes

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Eyes are the gateways of souls. The love for fellow humans was explicit in the eyes when people laughed with their eyes.

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Poem (Class 11th)
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पाठ 1.2: Once Upon a Time - Exercises [पृष्ठ २४]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 11 TN Board
पाठ 1.2 Once Upon a Time
Exercises | Q 3. A. i. | पृष्ठ २४

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

What does he desire to unlearn and relearn?


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

like a fixed portrait smile


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

hands search my empty pockets


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


According to the poet, what contributes most to the injuries sustained by the athletes?


Read the given lines and answer the questions that follow in a sentence or two.

With all my heart I do admire

Athletes who sweat for fun or hire

  1. Whom does the poet admire?
  2. For what reasons do the athletes sweat?

Read the given lines and answer the questions that follow in a sentence or two.

Well, ego it might be pleased enough But zealous athletes play so rough…

  1. What pleases the ego?
  2. Why are athletes often rough during play?

Read the poem and complete the table with suitable rhyming words

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

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

And ‘tis my faith that every flower

Enjoys the air it breathes…

  1. What is the poet’s faith?
  2. What trait of Nature do we see here?

Read the following line and identify the figure of speech used in each extract.

And ‘tis my faith that every flower

Enjoys the air it breathes.


Read the following line and identify the figure of speech used in each extract.

What Man has made of Man?


A French proverb goes thus: ‘The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry.’ You may have observed that all animals possess a number of unique qualities. Fill in the columns with words and phrases associated with each of the following animals.

DOG CAT WOLF ELEPHANT
       
       
       
       
       

What makes the fakir stare in wonder?


Describe Macavity’s appearance.


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


Which two characters does the poet refer to as examples of wicked cats?


Explain the following line with reference to the context.

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


Identify the following personalities and their fields of achievement.

  Name Field
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  1. Mention a remarkable achievement of any of these personalities.
  2. What quality do you admire the most in each of these achievers?
  3. What are the qualities that you may share with them?
  4. Name a few more popular personalities who have made our nation proud.
  1. ______.
  2. ______.
  3. ______.
  4. ______.

In what way is every hillock similar to Everest?


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

To succeed in life, one must have a single-minded devotion to duty.


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

‘Success is not final, failure is not fatal.’ It is the courage and perseverance that counts.


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

The spectators died laughing at the ______of the clown.


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

The fortress was ______and could not be conquered by the enemies.


What do the three words, ‘graves, worms and epitaphs’, refer to?


Explain the following line with reference to the context in about 5 to 8 line:

“How can you say to me, I am a king?”


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:

“How can you say to me, I am a king?”


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:

“Scoffing his state and grinning at his pomp,…”


Pick out the alliteration from the following lines:

“And tell sad stories of the death of kings:”


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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