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प्रश्न
There are intervals of silence in the interaction between the landlady and the prospective tenant. What are the reasons for this?
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उत्तर
There are intervals of silence in the interaction between the landlady and the prospective tenant. The main reason behind this was the fact that the landlady felt inferior in the face of the poet and realised her lack of knowledge as compared to the erudite intellect of the poet. The sudden silences are prominent in the poem emphasizing the impact of the African’s race being revealed to the landlady. The ignorance of the landlady is also portrayed with humour on a very subtle level.
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- tell me why
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| Do’s | Don'ts | |
| 1. | ||
| 2. | ||
| 3. |
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- vain
- fear
- joy
- love
- heard
- toiled
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- harsh
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Questions:
a) Account for the popularity of characters with supernatural powers.
b) Who is referred to as a ‘Cyborg’?
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e) How can a machine turn into a virtual companion for humans?
f) Explain the flipside of the rapid technological advancement.
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- integration
- exploration
- proposition
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- drawback
- dispute
- departure
- danger
j) Find out the word which is the antonym of ‘natural’ in para 3.
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