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प्रश्न
Pick out the lines which convey that his quest for travel is unending.
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उत्तर
“How dull it is to pause, to make an end,
To rust unburnished, not to shine in use!
The lines quoted above convey his quest for travel is unending.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Where were the enemies?
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Why did the narrator feel helpless?
How safe was the castle? How was it conquered?
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Our captain was brave and we were true
Underline the alliterated word in the following line.
With our arms and provender, load on load.
How does the poet spend her winter?
Explain the following line with reference to the context.
Dear is the Casuarina to my soul;
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Unto thy honor, Tree, beloved of those
Who now in blessed sleep for aye repose,
What is the world compared to?
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Then a soldier,
full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon's mouth.
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- Explain ‘bubble reputation’.
- What are the distinguishing features of this stage?
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| world, thunder, meaningful, gather, undaunted, heaven |
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Explain with reference to the context the following line.
To follow knowledge like a sinking star,
Beyond the utmost bound of human thought.
Explain with reference to the context the following line.
He works his work, I mine.
Explain with reference to the context the following line.
We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven;
Pick out the alliterated words from the poem and write.
And this might stand him for the storms
Explain the following line with reference to the context.
Yet learning something out of every folly
hoping to repeat none of the cheap follies
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Where was Napoleon standing on the day of attack on the city of Ratisbon?
What did the rider do when he reached Napoleon?
How did the young soldier face his end?
Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.
Legs wide, arms locked behind As if to balance the prone brow Oppressive with its mind.
- Whose action is described here?
- What is meant by prone brow?
- What is his state of mind?
