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प्रश्न
Who is Bolingbroke? Is he a friend or foe?
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उत्तर
Bolingbroke is a foe. He was a cousin of King Richard II. But the power craze turned him into a foe.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
How does the poet compare his face with dresses?
What pleasantries does the poet use to fake cordiality?
What does he desire to unlearn and relearn?
The poet is satisfied just watching the heroic deeds of others. What could be the reason?
Underline the alliterated word in the following line.
For this most modest physiques…
Find out the rhyme scheme of the given stanza.
One infant grows up and becomes a jockey
Another plays basketball or hockey
This one the prize ring hates to enter
That one becomes a tackle or center…
Do you go for leisurely walks? If you are a city-dweller, what or who would you expect to see on your way?
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?
Why does the poet think that the birds were happy?
The poet finds joy in various objects of Nature. Explain.
The poet experiences sadness because ______.
The poem speaks of ______.
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Describe the appearance and qualities of Macavity.
Which line is repeated in the poem? What is the effect created by this repetition?
Read the given line and answer the question that follow.
We are proud of the position we hold; humble as we are
- What is the speaker proud of?
- How is the speaker both humble and proud?
- Pick out the alliteration in these lines.
The poem does not focus on the destination but the journey towards it. Discuss
Discuss the following topic in groups of five and choose a representative to sum up the view and share them with the class.
‘Success is not final, failure is not fatal.’ It is the courage and perseverance that counts.
The historical background:
The poem is an extract from William Shakespeare’s play King Richard the Second. The play is based on true events that occurred towards the end of the 14th century.
Richard II was crowned the King of England in the year 1367. He continued to be the British Monarch until 1399, when he was deposed by his cousin, Henry of Bolingbroke, who crowned himself King Henry the Fourth in the same year. Shakespeare’s play is a dramatic rendition of the last two years of King Richard II’s life. In this brief span of time, he was ousted from his royal position and sent to prison, where he died in captivity.
The following extract is set in the Coast of Wales. King Richard and some of his followers awaited the arrival of the Welsh army [after facing defeat at the hands of his cousin, Bolingbroke], of about 10000 warriors. But to their shock and surprise, they received the message that the army was not coming to their rescue. His followers tried to boost their King’s courage against the news, only in vain. When Richard came face to face with the reality of his terrible fate, he spoke the following verse, famously known as the “Hollow Crown” speech in theatrical circles. In it, King Richard is reminded of the power of Death that overshadows everything else, including the power of rulers, and renders them as powerless as any commoner at a moment’s notice.
Fill in the blank with appropriate word from the box and complete the statement suitably:
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“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:
“And yet not so – for what can we bequeath
Save our deposed bodies to the ground?”
