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प्रश्न
Write your favourite stanza from the poem and find the rhyming scheme.
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उत्तर
Some water coal and oil ¡s all we ask
And a thousandth of an inch to give us play.
And now, if you will set us to our task
We will serve you four and twenty hours a day!
The rhyming words are “ask, task and play, day.
Hence, the rhyme scheme is a b a b
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Despite the sighs and groans and moans,
She's strong in her faith, firm in her belief!
Pick out the words that show her grit.
Don't ever try to saw her pride, her self-respect.
She knows how to thaw you, saw you – so beware!
What do the words thaw and saw mean here?
She's today's woman. Today's woman dear.
Love her, respect her, keep her near...
How should a woman be treated?
Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following line and answer the question given below.
Began to complain when he found that, at home,
His cupboard was empty, and winter was come.
Why was his cupboard empty?
Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following line and answer the question given below.
Not a crumb to be found.
On the snow-covered ground.
What couldn’t he find on the ground?
Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following line and answer the question given below.
He wished only to borrow,
He’d repay it tomorrow.
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Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following line and answer the question given below.
My heart was so light
that I sang day and night,
For all nature looked gay.
“You sang, Sir, you say”?
Mention the rhyme scheme employed in the above lines.
Based on your understanding of the poem, complete the summary using the phrases given below.
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How is the mystery depicted in the poem?
Read the given lines and answer the questions given below.
Rumors are constantly being made,
And each day the house just begins to fade.
What happened inside that house?
- Does the house remain the same every day?
- How does the poet consider the house to be a mystery?
