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Question
List any two things that animals do and humans don't.
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Solution
Animals are peaceful and happy. They have wisdom. They never lack happiness and do not require material possessions. They continue to be unaffected by their happiness or suffering.
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What are the ‘tokens’ that the poet says he may have dropped long ago, and which the animals have kept for him? Discuss this in class .
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Discuss with your partner what Mark Twain means from the above quote. Write in your own words.
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| No | A Words | B Meaning | |
| (i) | whine | (a) | an offence against religious or moral law |
| (ii) | sin | (b) | complain in an annoying way |
| (iii) | evince | (c) | craze |
| (iv) | mania | (d) | failing to take proper care |
| (v) | negligent | (e) | show |
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| Positive | Negative |
| 1. ................... | 1. ................... |
| 2. ................... | 2. ................... |
| 3. ................... | 3. ................... |
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Animals I think I could turn and live with animals, they are |
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- Rhyme scheme (01)
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| Cloud 'A' | Cloud 'B' |
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| (b) Not one is dissatisfied | (ii) long and long |
| (c) They do not sweat | (iii) over the whole earth |
| (d) Not one is unhappy | (iv) about their condition |
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I think I could tum and live with animals, they are -Walt Whitman |
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