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प्रश्न
Find 2/4 expressions of humour from the extract.
उत्तर
Some expressions of humour from the extract are as follows:
- An ass‘s nole I fixed on his head.
- And forth my mimic comes. When they him spy,
As wild geese that the creeping fowler eye, - Sever themselves, and madly sweep the sky, So, at his sight, away from his fellows fly;
- Then will two at once woo one;
That must need to be sport alone:
And those things do best please me
That befall preposterously. - Away, you Ethiope!
- Hang off, thou cat, thou burr! vile thing, let loose,
Or I will shake thee from me like a serpent! - Get you gone, you dwarf;
You minimus, of hind'ring knot-grass made;
You bead, you acorn. - Your hands than mine are quicker for a fray:
My legs are longer though, to run away.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Life is a gift to be used every day,
Not to be smothered and hidden away,
It isn’t a thing to be stored in the chest
Where you gather your keepsakes and treasure your best;
It isn’t a joy to be sipped now and then
And promptly put back in a dark place again
Life is a gift that the humblest may boast of
And one that the humblest may well make the most of
Get out and live it each hour of the day,
Wear it and use it as much as you may,
Don’t keep it in niches and corners and grooves,
You’ll find that in service its beauty improves.
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(3) Do you agree that life should be measured un deeds and not in years? Why?
(4) Which words in the poem mean the following :
(a) Kept from developing
(b) Hollow places in a wall
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2. silent | ||
3. unfading | ||
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