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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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Poem (Class 11th)
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पाठ 1.2: Once Upon a Time - Exercises [पृष्ठ २३]

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पाठ 1.2 Once Upon a Time
Exercises | Q 1. i. | पृष्ठ २३

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

How does the poet compare his face with dresses?


What does the poet long for?


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

laugh with their eyes


This poem is nothing but a criticism of modern life. Justify this statement.


‘Face is the index of the mind.’ Does this adage concur with the views of the poet?


Not everybody loves to play and participate in games, sports and other extra-curricular activities. Some of us wish to be mere spectators. List out the activities in which you like to be either a performer or a spectator. Share your views with the class.

Activities
  performer/player spectator/audience
e.g. cricket magician
a.    
b.    
c.    
d.    
e.    

Why does the poet prefer to buy tickets worth their weight in radium? Bring out the significance of the metal referred to here.


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…


You are the School Pupil Leader. Mention some qualities that can be drawn from the field of sports to improve your leadership skills.


Find words from the poem that convey the following ideas:

  1. connected together
  2. spread over the surface of the ground in a straggling manner 
  3. make out or understand
  4. slender woody shoots growing from branches or stems of trees

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

And ‘tis my faith that every flower

Enjoys the air it breathes…

  1. What is the poet’s faith?
  2. What trait of Nature do we see here?

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

And I must think, do all I can,

That there was pleasure there…

  1. What did the poet notice about the twigs?
  2. What was the poet’s thought about then?

Explain the following line with reference to the context in about four to five sentence each.

The birds around me hopp’d and play’d,

Their thoughts I cannot measure.


Explain the following line with reference to the context in about four to five sentence each.

Have I not reason to lament

What Man has made of Man?


How does the poet feel while enjoying the beauty of Nature?


Why does the poet think that the birds were happy?


‘Nature can nurture’. Describe how this process happens.


Read the given lines and answer the question that follow.

And his footprints are not found in any file of Scotland Yard’s.

  1. What seems to be a challenge for the Scotland Yard?
  2. Why do they need his footprints?

Explain the following line with reference to the context.

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


What does ‘hillock’ refer to in the line ‘Every hillock has a summit to boast!’?


Read the given line and answer the question that follow.

Our nature it is that whatever we try We do with devotion deep and true.

  1. Who does ‘we’ refer to?
  2. How should we carry out our duties?

Creative Activity

  • Write eight words you associate with success.
  • Use the words to write eight lines that mean success to you or how success makes you feel.
  • Arrange your lines into a poem.
  • Share your poem with the class and post a copy on the notice board.

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

The spectators died laughing at the ______of the clown.


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

“Our lands, our lives, and all are Bolingbroke’s,

And nothing can we call our own but death;”


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

“Comes at the last, and with a little pin

Bores through his castle wall, and farewell king!”


Read the poem once again carefully and identify the figure of speech that has been used in each of the following line from the poem:

“How can you say to me, I am a king?”


Based on your reading of King Richard’s speech, answer the following questions in about 100 - 150 words each. You may add your own ideas if required to present and justify your point of view.

How are eternal truths and wisdom brought to the reader here?


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