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प्रश्न
Which law does Macavity break?
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उत्तर
Macavity breaks human law and also the law of gravity.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What pleasantries does the poet use to fake cordiality?
Interpret each of the following expression used in the poem, in one or two line.
laugh with their eyes
Explain the following lines with reference to the context.
Once upon a time, son They used to laugh with their eyes:
Explain the following line with reference to the context.
I have learned to wear my faces Like dresses …
Do you think the narrator is heroic? Why?
Read the poem again and complete the summary using the words given in the box.
In the poem ‘Confessions of a Born Spectator,’ Ogden Nash talks about how people choose different sports in their lives or decide to become athletes. While admiring the talents of athletes and sportsmen, the poet (i)______he is glad that he is neither a sportsman nor an athlete. Children have different (ii)______and wish to play various games. Each child has in mind something in particular, but the narrator is (iii)______he is not one of the players. Though the narrator (iv) ______the talents of all athletes, he derives satisfaction from watching them, but does not wish to (v) ______places with them. He also sometimes regrets that (vi)______athletes play rough games without caring for the feelings of their sporting rivals. He feels that good sense and caution win over ego. The narrator wholeheartedly offers (vii) ______the modest (viii) ______of athletes. Ultimately the narrator is (ix)______that he himself is not an athlete.
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thanksgiving exchange glad confesses physiques zealous satisfied aims admires |
Read the given lines and answer the questions that follow in a sentence or two.
Well, ego it might be pleased enough But zealous athletes play so rough…
- What pleases the ego?
- Why are athletes often rough during play?
Read the poem and answer the following in a short paragraph of 8–10 sentences each.
When officialdom demands Is there a doctor in the stands?
- Why are doctors called from stands by the sponsors?
- Why does the poet make such an observation?
Find words from the poem that convey the following ideas:
- connected together
- spread over the surface of the ground in a straggling manner
- make out or understand
- slender woody shoots growing from branches or stems of trees
Read the following line and identify the figure of speech used in each extract.
To her fair works did Nature link
The human soul that through me ran.
Read the following line and identify the figure of speech used in each extract.
And ‘tis my faith that every flower
Enjoys the air it breathes.
How does the poet feel while enjoying the beauty of Nature?
The poem speaks of ______.
People admire some of these animal qualities. What are they? Have you noticed some of them in yourself or in others? Share your views with the class.
What is Macavity’s nickname?
Where can you encounter Macavity?
Who does the Secret Service suspect when a loss is reported?
What is Macavity expected to be doing after committing a crime?
Why is Macavity called the ‘Napoleon of Crime’?
Explain the following line with reference to the context.
He always has an alibi, and one or two to spare
Identify the literary devices used in the following lines:
- He sways his head from side to side, with movements like a snake.
- They say he cheats at cards.
Which line is repeated in the poem? What is the effect created by this repetition?
Why does the speaker say ‘Everest is not the only peak’?
Read the given line and answer the question that follow.
He, who does not stoop, is a king we adore. We bow before competence and merit;
- Who is adored as a king?
- What is the figure of speech used in the first line?
The poem does not focus on the destination but the journey towards it. Discuss
Fill in the blank with appropriate word from the box and complete the statement suitably:
Shravan never keeps his promises. His friends know that his words are ______.
What do the three words, ‘graves, worms and epitaphs’, refer to?
Explain the following line with reference to the context in about 5 to 8 line:
“How can you say to me, I am a king?”
Read the poem once again carefully and identify the figure of speech that has been used in each of the following line from the poem:
“Let’s talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs;
Make dust our paper, and with rainy eyes Write sorrow on the bosom of the earth’’.
