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Read the line given below and answer the question that follow. ‘Most of all, I want to relearn How to laugh, for my laugh in the mirror Shows only my teeth like - English

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

‘Most of all, I want to relearn How to laugh, for my laugh in the mirror Shows only my teeth like a snake’s bare fangs!’

  1. Why does the poet want to relearn how to laugh?
  2. Whom does the poet want to relearn from?
  3. Mention the figure of speech used here.
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उत्तर

  1. The poet has forgotten to laugh naturally. He wants to relearn to laugh because his laugh in front of the mirror shows his teeth like a snake’s bare fangs.
  2. The poet wants to relearn from his little son.
  3. Simile is the figure of speech employed here in the last line.
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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. B. ii. | पृष्ठ २४

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