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With the help of the clues, pick out words containing the letter ‘a’ from the poem, and build a word-pyramid.
(a) an article
(b) a preposition
(c) the past tense of ‘lie’
(d) the maximum length of your open palm
(e) make much of
(f) loveliness
(g) in place of
(h) a collection of priceless valuables
(i) restlessness and discontent
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- “How silly of me! Why didn’t I think of it before?”
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(i) to focus on the mechanical operation of a pulley.
(ii) to teach a lesson to a creation (man) by the Creator (God)
(iii) to know the different gifts bestowed on man by God.
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(v) God pulled man towards Him by making him restless and weary.
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Choose the correct alternative from the following.
___________________ is an example of Paradox from the poem.
Choose the correct alternative from the following.
_______________ is an example of Alliteration from the poem.
Choose the correct alternative from the following.
________________ is an example of Inversion from the poem.
Discuss and answer in your own words, and write in your notebook.
What does God want in return from man, for the gifts He has bestowed upon him?
Pick out 3 lines that contain Monologues of God.
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Write a paragraph on the points in the block given below to get a summary of the given stanza of the poem.
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