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प्रश्न
What does the writer wish to convey via the use of the metaphor for a false friend in the given line from The Letter?
...the cold used sleep to extend its sway over all things even as a false friend lulls his chosen victim with caressing smiles.
उत्तर
The metaphor of a false friend is used in The Letter to describe the winter cold, which is depicted as a treacherous and sneaky force that gradually extends its sway over all things. Like a false friend, the cold initially seems harmless and even welcoming, as it lulls its victims into a false sense of security with its "caressing smiles." However, as the metaphor suggests, the cold is not a friend at all, but rather a deceiver who ultimately seeks to harm and control its victims.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Look at the picture of the old man given below:
Working with your partner note down the feelings of the old man in the picture.
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Can you think of reasons for these feelings? Discuss with your partner and note
down possible reasons.
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Answer the following question by ticking the correct option:
Ali's walking to the Post Office daily even in biting cold weather shows his __________.
Answer the following question by ticking the correct option:
The Post Master's rudeness to Ali reveals his ____________________________.
Answer the following question by ticking the correct option:
Ali did not come to the Post Office for several days as _____________________.
Answer the following question by ticking the correct option:
The Post Office is referred to as Ali's "place of pilgrimage" as he__________.
Answer the following question briefly.
How do you know Ali was a familiar figure at the post office?
Answer the following question briefly.
Why did Ali give up hunting?
Answer the following question briefly.
The postmaster says to Ali, "What a pest you are, brother!" Do you agree with the
statement? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer the following question briefly.
"Ali came out very slowly, turning after every few steps to gaze at the post office. His eyes were filled with tears of helplessness, for his patience was exhausted, even though he still had faith." Why were Ali's eyes filled with tears of helplessness? What had exhausted his patience but not his faith?
Answer the following question briefly.
"Tortured by doubt and remorse, he sat down in the glow of the charcoal sigri to
wait." Who is tortured by doubt and remorse? Why? What is he waiting for?
Now you are going to listen to your teacher read out from page no. 191, an article
about the Joint Family system in India.
As you listen to the passage, complete the boxes given below.
Tortured by doubt and remorse, the postmaster sits in the glow of a charcoal sigri that night, waiting for news of his daughter. As he sits, he writes his diary. As the postmaster, write a diary entry in about 150 words outlining your feelings about the day's events.
The postmaster was anxiously waiting for his ailing daughter's news. On not getting any news, he visits his daughter's town. Now create a dialogue between the postmaster and his daughter and enact it.
