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प्रश्न
It takes much time to kill a tree,
Not a simple jab of the knife Will do it.
Can a ‘simple jab of the knife’ kill a tree?
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उत्तर
No, a simple jab of the knife cannot kill a tree.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near.
Pick out the rhyming words.
You have agreed to pick up some friends at the train station. They are coming to stay with you for a few days. You’ve arranged with your elder brother/ sister to drive the car for the day. You are about to leave the house when you realize the car is outside but your brother/ sister has gone to work, taking the keys!. How angry does that make you feel?
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 friend.
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe.
I told it not, my wrath did grow.
What is the rhyme scheme of the stanza?
And out of its leprous hide Sprouting leaves.
What does the phrase ‘leprous hide’ mean?
Why do you think the poet describes the act of cutting a tree? What effect does it have on you as a reader?
"Oh no, no,” said the little Fly, “kind Sir, that cannot be,
I’ve heard what’s in your pantry, and I do not wish to see!"
Can you guess what was in the pantry?
"Sweet creature!” said the Spider, “you're witty and you’re wise,
How handsome are your gauzy wings, how brilliant are your eyes!"
List the words used by the spider to describe the fly.
How does the poet bring about the comparison of life with the river? Explain it with reference to the poem.
Faster than a cheetah
With a tail that’s miles long,
Why is the comet compared to a cheetah?
The gladdest people living are the wholesome folks who make
A circle at the fireside that no power but death can break.
Who are the gladdest people living?
