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Question
Give reasons for the following statement.
The article has been titled ‘Silk Road.’
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Solution
The title of the article has been named on the historic silk road or routes. The network connected the Afro-Eurasian landmass. It established trade of Chinese silk, spices, teas and porcelain; Indian textiles, precious stones and pepper; and the Roman Empire's gold, silver, fine glassware, wine, carpets and jewels. The road was named Silk Road largely because of the silk trade with China. In the chapter the author travels to Mount Kailash, exploring the Himalayan belt in Tibet. Since the author explored this region, the chapter is titled as Silk Road.
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I rain into a stranger as he passed by
“Oh, excuse me please” was my reply.
He said, “please excuse me too; wasn't even watching for you.”
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(ii) Seeking excuse politely from the stranger, she went her way.
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(iv) The poet yelled at her daughter.
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Make a list of rhyming pairs from the second stanza and note down the rhyme scheme of the same stanza.
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about our friends we may not follow the same trend.”
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| Night |
Morning |
| (i) | (i) |
| (ii) | (ii) |
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