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प्रश्न
Who was the real enemy?
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उत्तर
“The gold” was their real enemy.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Have you ever visited a fort or a castle?
Who is the narrator in the poem?
Why were the soldiers in the castle fearless?
Why does the narrator say that the enemy was no threat at all?
Human greed led to the mighty fall of the citadel. Explain.
Our captain was brave and we were true
Identify the figure of speech used in the following line.
Grew thin and treacherous as air.
Identify the figure of speech used in the following line.
How can this shameful tale be told?
Can you call ‘The Castle’ an allegorical poem? Discuss.
What is the creeper compared to?
To whom does Toru Dutt want to consecrate the tree’s memory?
The casuarina tree will be remembered forever. Why?
“And they have their exits and their entrances” - What do the words ‘exits’ and ‘entrances’ mean?
Bring out the features of the fourth stage of a man as described by the poet.
Which stage of man’s life is associated with the ‘shrunk shank’?
Explain the following line briefly with reference to the context.
“Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation”.“They have their exits and their entrances;
Describe the various stages of a man’s life picturised in the poem “All the World’s a stage."
What does he think of the people of his kingdom?
Pick out the lines which convey that his quest for travel is unending.
What does Ulysses yearn for?
Identify the figure of speech employed in the following line.
For always roaming with a hungry heart
Read the set of line from the poem and answer the question that follow.
Death closes all: but something ere the end,
Some work of noble note, may yet be done,
Not unbecoming men that strove with Gods.
- The above lines convey the undying spirit of Ulysses. Explain.
- Pick out the words in alliteration in the above lines.
Explain with reference to the context the following line.
It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,
And see the great Achilles, whom we knew.
Where are the final decisions taken?
Here are a few poetic device used in the poem.
Antithesis- It is a literary device that emphasises the idea of contrast.
Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.
Tell him time as a stuff can be wasted.
Tell him to be a fool every so often
- Why does the poet suggest that time can be wasted?
- Identify the figure of speech in the above line.
Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.
Tell him to be a fool ever so often
and to have no shame over having been a fool
yet learning something out of every folly
hoping to repeat none of the cheap follies
- Is it a shame to be a fool at times?
- What does one learn from every folly?
Explain the following line with reference to the context.
Yet learning something out of every folly
hoping to repeat none of the cheap follies
Why did the rider keep his lips compressed?
