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How is the poet’s laugh reflected in the mirror? - English

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How is the poet’s laugh reflected in the mirror?

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The poet’s laugh in the mirror shows only his teeth, not his heart or human warmth. The teeth appear like a snake’s fangs. The false laughter could conceal enough poison to kill a person.

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अध्याय 1.2: Once Upon a Time - Exercises [पृष्ठ २३]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 11 TN Board
अध्याय 1.2 Once Upon a Time
Exercises | Q 1. i. | पृष्ठ २३

संबंधित प्रश्न

How does the poet compare his face with dresses?


Mention the qualities the child in the poem symbolises.


Interpret each of the following expression used in the poem, in one or two line.

like a fixed portrait smile


The poet is satisfied just watching the heroic deeds of others. What could be the reason?


Read the given line and answer the question that follow in a sentence or two

When snaps the knee and cracks the wrist….

Identify and explain the use of the literary device in this line.


Explain the following with reference to the context in about 50–60 word each.

Athletes, I’ll drink to you, Or eat with you, Or anything except compete with you…


Read the poem and complete the table with suitable rhyming words

e.g. enter center
  hockey
admire  
  romp
  deeds
score  
please  
  wrist
demands  
  stadium

Find out the rhyme scheme of the given stanza.

One infant grows up and becomes a jockey

Another plays basketball or hockey

This one the prize ring hates to enter

That one becomes a tackle or center…


Would you like to exchange your place with someone else? Why/why not?


Does Nature affect a person’s thoughts and feelings? Explain.


The poem speaks of ______.


Work in groups of 4−6. Discuss how you would preserve the environment and protect Nature. One or two representatives may share their ideas with the class.


Who does the Secret Service suspect when a loss is reported?


Why is Macavity called the ‘Napoleon of Crime’?


Give an account of Macavity’s destructive mischief.


Read the given lines and answer the question that follow.

Macavity’s a Mystery Cat: he’s called the Hidden Paw…

  1. Does the poet talk about a real cat?
  2. Why is he called the Hidden Paw?

Read the given lines and answer the question that follow.

He sways his head from side to

side, with movements like a snake;

And when you think he’s half asleep,

he’s always wide awake…

  1. Explain the comparison made here.
  2. What does he pretend to do?

Explain the following line with reference to the context.

His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare


Explain the following line with reference to the context.

He always has an alibi, and one or two to spare


Identify the literary devices used in the following lines:

  1. He sways his head from side to side, with movements like a snake.
  2. They say he cheats at cards.

Read the given line and answer the question that follow.

Defeat we repel, courage our fort;

  1. How do we react to defeat?
  2. Which is considered as our stronghold?

In what way is every hillock similar to Everest?


Discuss the following topics in groups of five and choose a representative to sum up the views and share them with the class.

To succeed in life, one must have a single-minded devotion to duty.


Fill in the blank with appropriate word from the box and complete the statement suitably:

Shravan never keeps his promises. His friends know that his words are ______.


Complete the passage given below, with suitable words from the box:

Lima, a (a)______and (b)______woman, kept (c)______at her colleagues and went on taxing them with hard labour. Though they were (d) ______to her, she being their head, they were offended and filled with (e)______. It so happened, that Lima was (f)______from her high position due to a serious blunder she had committed. Lima, having lost all her (g)______and glory, realized how arrogant she had been. She gave up her pride and with (h)______sought an apology from everyone. She thus turned over a new leaf and bid (i)______to them.

farewell ceremonious deposed
reverence vain pomp
conceited sorrow scoffing

Explain the following line with reference to the context in about 5 to 8 line:

All murdered – for within the hollow crown

That rounds the mortal temples of a king Keeps Death his court, …”


Explain the following line with reference to the context in about 5 to 8 line:

“How can you say to me, I am a king?”


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