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Here are a few poetic device used in the poem. Antithesis- It is a literary device that emphasises the idea of contrast. - English

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Here are a few poetic device used in the poem.

Antithesis- It is a literary device that emphasises the idea of contrast.

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e.g. The growth of a frail flower in a path up has sometimes shattered and split a rock. Brutes have been gentled where lashes failed.

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पाठ 5.2: A Father to his Son - Exercise [पृष्ठ १६५]

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पाठ 5.2 A Father to his Son
Exercise | Q 3. a. | पृष्ठ १६५

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

How long had the soldiers been in the castle?


Who had let the enemies in?


How did the enemies enter the castle?


Why did the narrator feel helpless?


Bring out the contrasting picture of the castle as depicted in stanzas 3 and 5.


Underline the alliterated word in the following line.

With our arms and provender, load on load.


Identify the figure of speech used in the following line.

A little wicked wicket gate.


Identify the figure of speech used in the following line.

Oh then our maze of tunneled stone


Why is the casuarina tree dear to poet’s heart?


“And they have their exits and their entrances” - What do the words ‘exits’ and ‘entrances’ mean?


What is the first stage of a human’s life?


When does a man become a judge? How?


Explain the following line briefly with reference to the context.

“Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,

Seeking the bubble reputation”.“They have their exits and their entrances;


Read the given line and answer the question that follow.

And then the justice,

In fair round belly with good capon lin'd,

With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,

Full of wise saws and modern instances;

  1. Whom does justice refer to?
  2. Describe his appearance.
  3. How does he behave with the people around him?
  4. What does he do to show his wisdom?

Complete the summary of the poem, choosing words from the list given below. Lines 44 to 70

Ulysses beckons his sailors to (1) ______at the port where the ship is ready to sail. His companions who have faced both (2) ______and sunshine with a smile, are united by their undying spirit of adventure. Though death would end everything, Ulysses urges his companions to join him and sail beyond the sunset and seek a newer (3) ______, regardless of consequences. These brave hearts who had once moved (4) ______ and earth, may have grown old and weak physically but their spirit is young and (5) ______. His call is an inspiration for all those who seek true knowledge and strive to lead (6) ______ lives.

world, thunder, meaningful, gather, undaunted, heaven

‘Ulysses is not happy to perform his duties as a king.’ Why?


Why did Ulysses want to hand over the kingdom to his son?


How would Telemachus transform the subjects?


Read the set of line from the poem and answer the question that follow.

… I mete and dole

Unequal laws unto a savage race,

That hoard, and sleep, and feed, and

know not me.

  1. What does Ulysses do?
  2. Did he enjoy what he was doing? Give reasons.

Explain with reference to the context the following line.

We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven;


What are the poet’s thoughts on ‘being different’?


Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.

“Life is hard; be steel; be a rock.”

  1. How should one face life?
  2. Identify the figure of speech in the above line.

Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.

Tell him solitude is creative if he is strong and the final decisions are made in silent rooms.

  1. Can being in solitude help a strong human being? How?
  2. Identify the figure of speech in the above line.

Explain the following line with reference to the context.

and guide him among sudden betrayals

and tighten him for slack moments.


Why was the rider in a hurry?


How did the young soldier face his end?


What is the role of the young soldier in the victory of the French at Ratisbon?


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