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प्रश्न
Read the following sentence.
‘A very wise man once remarked that of the unspoken word, you are a master; of the spoken word, you are a slave.’
The sentence has two pairs of opposites - spoken and unspoken, and master and slave. The contrasting ideas make the sentence more effective. Putting together opposite or contrasting ideas in one sentence is a literary device. It is called antithesis.
Read the following examples of antithesis.
- Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.
- Man proposes and God disposes.
- Speech is silver, but silence is gold.
- Patience is bitter, but it has a sweet fruit.
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Students do this activity on their own.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer any six of the following questions in 30‒40 words:
(a) Why did Gandhiji feel that taking the Champaran case to the court was useless?
(b) Why did the peddler derive pleasure from his idea of the world as a rattrap?
(c) How is Mukesh different from the other bangle makers of Firozabad?
(d) What tempted Franz to stay away from school?
(e) Why did the maharaja ban tiger hunting in the state?
(f) How was the skunk's story different from the other stories narrated by Jack?
(g) Which words of her brother made a deep impression on Bama?
Discuss the following statement in groups of two pairs, each pair in a group taking opposite points of view.
A single event may change the course of the history of a nation.
Why has he compared the three passions to great winds?
'New Literature' is a misnomer for the wealth of the Indian Literary tradition. How does G. N. Devy explain this?
In English, the peacock is associated with pride. ‘As proud as a peacock’ is a commonly used simile. With what qualities is the peacock associated with the literature of your language?
'There is no sophistry in my body' – this statement expresses the brutal frankness of the Hawk. Does the poet suggest something through this statement?
The poem is a satire against the present political class. How effectively does it convey the anger and anguish of the common man trapped in the system?
Think and answer in your own words.
What exactly does the speaker in the poem crave for?
There were some reasons why Theseus was initially against but later gave consent for the marriage of Helena with Lysander. Explain.
Talk to your parents and family members and write what you could do when you were a day old.
Name the following.
Scored the first goal in the match.
Form groups of four or five.
Try to find the answers to the following questions through observation and by talking to your teachers, parents and others. Discuss your answers in the group.
- How is waste generated?
- How is it removed or cleared?
- How can we help in the task of clearing or removing garbage?
What is ‘e-mail’ or electronic mail?
Read the following lines from the poem and answer the question that follow.
Let me but live my life from year to year,
With forward face and unreluctant soul;
- Whom does the word ‘me’ refer to?
- What kind of life does the poet want to lead?
Identify the character or speaker
I must finish my task before I take my rest.”
Title summarises the story. Each paragraph is a part of the story. Look at the following expressions and find out the paragraphs that best suit these expressions.
- Oh, No! But it happens!
- Don’t let out your travelling dates
- Anyway, people will be people
- Search begins
- Things are not that easy
- Hurry invites worry
The narrator searched for three days to buy ceramic paint.
Why was it a struggle for the children to dry their clothes?
Olive Ridleys are the only sea turtles seen on Indian shores.
Flag day is observed on the _________.
______ over heard her father’s talking on the phone about the robbery.
The official visited the rehabilitation centre daily.
Find and write the clues.
Clue for blind eye ______
Humans give importance to save______.
The squirrel ran to the _________ tree.
Write the rhyming word.
countries- ______.
Choose the correct one.
Monkey
What was the most important thing that Helen finally understood?
