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प्रश्न
What information does the poet highlight about the season and the time of the day in the poem?
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उत्तर
The darkest evening of the year refers to December 21, the longest night of the year, when there is biting cold. The winter season had its spell on Nature. By using the symbol of darkness in the second stanza, the poet brings forth a sense of sadness and peace.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Did you have any time to stop and enjoy the beauty of the forest?
Memorize the first two stanzas of the poem.
Complete the summary by filling in the spaces with suitable words.
The poem begins with the spider’s_________ of the fly. He __________ to the fly to come into its home. The spider describes his parlour as the _______ one. The spider kindles the curiosity of the fly so that she may enter his home. Fortunately, the fly was _________ and refused to get into his home. Now the spider pretends to be a __________and asks her to come and rest in his home. He offers her __________ and a __________ to rest. This time also the fly __________ the spider's offer very politely. The next weapon that the spider uses is_________. The spider praises the ______ and _____of the fly and also praises her ________. He invites her to look at herself in the ______which is in his parlour. The fly is_______ by the words of the spider and she falls a _________ to his ________.
In your own words give a detailed description of:
The Fly’s Appearance
O’er the yellow pebbles dancing,
Through the flowers and foliage glancing.
How does the river flow?
Over rocks, by rose-banks, sweeping
Like impetuous youth.
Which stage of man is compared here?
Tending onward to the ocean,
Just like mortal prime.
What does the poet mean by ‘mortal prime’?
But I know no better spectacle
Than a comet in full flight.
What is the best spectacle mentioned in the above lines?
There are rich folk, there are poor folk, who imagine they are wise,
And they're very quick to shatter all the little family ties.
What do they do to their families?
It's the stick-together family that wins the joys of earth,
That hears the sweetest music and that finds the finest mirth;
How do they find their joy?
