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Question
‘Dull would he be of soul who could pass by.’
This line of the poem can be rewritten as:
'He would be of a dull soul.'
The figure of speech is known as ‘Inversion’.
Find out one more example of Inversion from the poem.
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Solution
- “Dull would he be of soul who could pass by”
Inversion: The words in the line have been rearranged for poetic effect. The correct order should be “He could pass by would be of the dull soul”. - “Never did sun more beautifully steep”
Inversion: The words in the line have been rearranged for poetic effect. The correct order should be “The sun never did more beautifully steep”. - “Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm, so deep!”
Inversion: The words in the line have been rearranged for poetic effect. The correct order should be “I ne'er (never) saw, never felt, a calm so deep!”.
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(ii) The number of animals is reduced because ………………………. .
(iii) Elephants entered the city because…………………… .
(iv) Elephants lived a wary life …………………….. .
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(ii)………
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B3.Phrases
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(iii) on the fringe of.
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Select the proper alternative to make the correct voice:
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(ii) They are being denied the right to live.
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the thought was almost revolting
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an expanse of pure white serenity
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a turning-point
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accepted her seclusion with resignation
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a veritable bedlam of chirrupings
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frivolous rebukes
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Look at the words given in the box below
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snigger |
wriggle |
sneak |
squeak |
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squawk |
titter |
pant |
chuckle |
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giggle |
jeer |
chortle |
guffaw |
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sigh |
sidle |
boo |
shriek |
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scramble |
croak |
straggle |
plod |
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gasp |
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Now classify them according to their closeness in meaning to the words given below
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
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snigger |
wriggle |
squeak |
jeer |
sigh |
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