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प्रश्न
From the poem, find the old word used for each of the following :
- towards
- here
- does
उत्तर
- towards - unto
- here - hither
- does - doth
संबंधित प्रश्न
We 'draw up a deed'. Complete the following phrase with an appropriate word.
________one's word
Who was Sushruta?
What is a password?
The captain presented a gift to Vasantha because ______
How does the coconut tree grow?
What made the trip a memorable one?
Where did Anitha go?
What is the main idea of the text?
Draw the garden of your dreams.
Read the following sentence.
‘A very wise man once remarked that of the unspoken word, you are a master; of the spoken word, you are a slave.’
The sentence has two pairs of opposites - spoken and unspoken, and master and slave. The contrasting ideas make the sentence more effective. Putting together opposite or contrasting ideas in one sentence is a literary device. It is called antithesis.
Read the following examples of antithesis.
- Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.
- Man proposes and God disposes.
- Speech is silver, but silence is gold.
- Patience is bitter, but it has a sweet fruit.
