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प्रश्न
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.
उत्तर
Students do this activity on their own.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the passage carefully and complete the activities given below :
A1 True or False
A2 Mention the two things that were found when the tall grass was hacked.
A3 The narrator prayed that Rex should not make any sudden movements meets. Explain giving reasons.
Discuss in groups plays or films with a strong message of social reform that you have watched.
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Paraphrase the poem in your own simple language. Write it down in your notebook.
State whether the following statement is True or False. Correct the false statement by finding evidence from the poem to support your remark.
Birds and insects were benefitted from the tree.
Answer the given question in your own words.
What decision did the Swallow finally make? Was it a wise one? Comment.
Correct the following statement.
The last leaf was a real leaf that survived.
Say the following word aloud and put the stress mark on the stressed syllable.
crea-tures
Say WHY. . . . . .
Ramanujan found the number 1729 very interesting.
Read the following sentence carefully and choose the correct meaning.
The Peacock had a gorgeous tail like no other bird.
Read aloud the account of how Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon sacrificed his life to defend our country.
Find more information about other Param Vir Chakra awardees. Prepare a collage using photographs, pictures, and text matter written in beautiful handwriting.
Describe the following with the help of the story.
Thiruvalluvar
Fill in the following blanks with reference to the poem.
'In time of rain when spring and life are ______, the butterflies lift ______ wings to catch a ______ cry and trees put forth ______ leaves to sing in ______ beneath the sky as ______ boys and girls too ______ singing down the roadway'.
Prepare similar word chains using the following ideas.
waterbody - pool ____________.
Find and read other poems of R. L. Stevenson using the internet. Find other rhythmic poems about trains, in English, or other languages.
How does the following character in the story live up to their name? Provide points from the story.
Teshumai Tewindrow
What did the husband want to do with the extra milk?
Find out how the following game is played.
Lawn Tennis
Guess the meaning of the following word.
fragrant
Who is wise according to you?
Write a paragraph on ‘The Grumble Family’ and their attitude towards other folks.
Read the line and answer the question.
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying
Why does the poet ask for a windy day?
Read the incidents. Work in small groups to role play the situations in which they showed their presence of mind. Each group should perform the skit for the rest of the class. Share similar situations in the class.
What is as sharp as a blade?
Why did the girl scream?
Akilan learnt Judo for ______.
What did the children buy with money they have?
Many may lie and______.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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