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प्रश्न
Underline the alliterated word in the following line.
A little wicked wicket gate.
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उत्तर
A little wicked wicket gate.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Have you ever visited a fort or a castle?
How long had the soldiers been in the castle?
Our captain was brave and we were true
They seemed no threat to us at all.
Identify the figure of speech used in the following line.
Grew thin and treacherous as air.
Can you call ‘The Castle’ an allegorical poem? Discuss.
Why is the casuarina tree dear to poet’s heart?
To whom does Toru Dutt want to consecrate the tree’s memory?
Identify the figure of speech used in each of the extract given below and write down the answer in the space given below.
“A gray baboon sits statue-like alone’’
Identify the figure of speech used in each of the extract given below and write down the answer in the space given below.
“ What is that dirge-like murmur that I hear Like the sea breaking on a shingle -beach?
Describe the reminiscences of the poet, when she sees the casuarina tree.
What is the first stage of a human’s life?
Bring out the features of the fourth stage of a man as described by the poet.
Read the given line and answer the question that follow.
Then the whining school-boy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school.
- Which stage of life is being referred to here by the poet?
- What are the characteristics of this stage?
- How does the boy go to school?
- Which figure of speech has been employed in the second line?
Read the given line and answer the question that follow.
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.
- What is the soldier ready to do?
- Explain ‘bubble reputation’.
- What are the distinguishing features of this stage?
Identify the figure of speech employed in the following line.
Thro’ scudding drifts the rainy Hyades Vext the dim sea...
Identify the figure of speech employed in the following line.
And drunk delight of battle with my peers;
Explain with reference to the context the following line.
....you and I are old;
Old age hath yet his honour and his toil;
What makes Ulysses seek newer adventures?
List the roles and responsibilities Ulysses assigns to his son Telemachus, while he is away.
Fill in the blanks choosing the words from the box given and complete the summary of the poem.
Lines 1-25
The poet Carl Sandburg gives a vivid description of a father’s worldly (1)______ in directing a son who is at the threshold of his (2) ______.
Here the father motivates his son to be like a hard(3) ______and withstand life’s (4)______ and sudden betrayals. (5)______is like a fertile soil. We can make our life fruitful if we are gentle, and take life as it comes. At times(6)______ overtakes harshness. The growth of a (7)______can split a rock. One should have a (8) ______and strong will to achieve. Greed for(9)______has left men dead before they really die. Good men also have fallen prey in quest for (10) ______money. Time for (11)______is not a waste. When you seek knowledge never feel ashamed to be called a(12)______for not knowing, at the same time learn from your (13) ______and never (14)______it.
| deep desire | manhood | gentleness | mistakes | easy |
| leisure | fool | life | money | repeat |
| tender-flower | rock | challenges | wisdom |
Lines 26-44
Do (15)______often, and do not hesitate to accept your shortcomings, avoid(16) ______to protect self against other people. Solitude helps to be (17)______and(18) ______ are taken in silent rooms. Instead of being one among many, be (19)______, if that is your nature. The son may need lazy days to find his (20)______abilities, to seek what he is born for. He will then know how free imaginations bring (21)______to the world, which (22)______ change. During such resentment, let him know that it is time for him to be on his own, and (23)______to achieve like Shakespeare, the Wright brothers, Pasteur, Pavlov, and Michael Faraday.
| changes | introspect | inherent | work | resents |
| white lies | creative | final decisions | different |
‘A tough will counts.’ Explain.
What happened to the people who wanted too much money?
What has twisted good men into thwarted worms?
What are the poet’s thoughts on ‘being different’?
Where was Napoleon standing on the day of attack on the city of Ratisbon?
Explain the following line with reference to the context.
‘I’m killed, Sire!’ And, his Chief beside, Smiling, the boy fell dead.
