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प्रश्न
Read the following lines from the poem and answer the question that follow.
And I watered it in fears
Night and morning with my tears;
What figure of speech is used in ‘watered it in fears’?
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उत्तर
The figure of speech used here is a ‘metaphor’
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Complete the summary of the poem by filling in the blanks.
After a long travel the poet entered a___________. He wondered to whom the wood _______! He realized that the owner of the wood lived in a ________. He thought that the owner would not be able to ___________him stopping in his woods to watch _____________ fill the woods. The poet felt that the horse would think it very _________ to stop near the woods as he had never _____. He was actually standing between the woods and _______. The time was ________. The horse indicated that the poet has made a ________ by shaking its head. The poet felt that the woods are lovely, _______ and ______. He suddenly realized that he had worldly ______which would not allow him to _______ in the woods for a long time.
In which way is the reaction of the speaker different from that of the horse? What does it convey?
What finally happens to the tree in this poem?
‘A tree doesn’t grow in a day.’ Explain it with reference to the poem.
"Sweet creature!” said the Spider, “You’re witty and you’re wise,
How handsome are your gauzy wings, how brilliant are your eyes!"
Why does the spider say that the fly is witty?
"The Spider turned him round about, and went into his den,
For well he knew the silly Fly would soon come back again:"
Why is the poet using the word 'den' to describe the spider’s web?
O’er the yellow pebbles dancing,
Through the flowers and foliage glancing.
How does the river flow?
Broad and deep, and still as time;
Seeming still, yet still in motion.
Is the time still?
Pick out the examples for imagery from the poem.
Faster than a cheetah
With a tail that’s miles long,
Why is the comet compared to a cheetah?
