1)‘It takes much time to kill a tree.’ – What does the poet Gieve Patel mean by the statement? Ans. The poet Gieve Patel means that it is not easy to kill a tree. 2) ‘Slowly consuming the earth’ – What does the expression ‘consuming the earth’ mean?[H.S. – 2019] Ans. ‘Consuming the earth’ means […]
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1)Justify the title of the poem ‘Meeting at Night’.[5] [Annual Exam. Class 11 – 2015, 2018] Ans. Robert Browning’s ‘Meeting at Night’ describes the two lover’s earnest desire to meet at night secretly. The poem shows how a lover surpasses all the obstacles only to meet his beloved. Perhaps some socio-personal problems create obstacles to
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1)What is the colour of the sea in the poem “Meeting at Night”?[Annual Exam 11. – 2015, 2018] Ans. The sea is grey in the poem “Meeting at Night”. 2)What does the phrase ‘grey sea’ suggest in the poem ‘Meeting at Night’? Ans. In the poem meeting at Night, ‘the grey sea’ suggests that it
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1)“Then I made a mistake.” – What mistake did the speaker make? Why was it a mistake? What removed the speaker’s doubts? What did the speaker do then? [1+2+1+2 = 6] [H.S. – 2017] Ans. The speaker in the story ‘The Eyes Have It made a mistake by asking the girl what it was like outside.
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1)At which station did the girl get into the train? [H.S. – 2015] Ans. The girl got into the train from Rohana. 2)Who came to see the girl? Ans. The couple who came to see the girl off were probably her parents. 3)How did the narrator feel that the couple were his parents? Ans. The
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1)Where did Sir Mohan Lal wait before the train arrived? [Class 11 – 2014] Ans. Sir Mohan Lal waited in the first-class waiting room of a railway station before the train arrived. 2)Where was the mirror in which Mohan Lal looked at himself? Ans. The mirror was in the first-class waiting room of a railway
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(Multiple Choice Question can be easily covered with the following questions and answers) What was the Provence called in France? Ans – Dukedom. 2)Who banished the lawful duke? Ans –His younger brother, Duke Fredrick. 3)Who was the usurper ? Ans – Duke Fredrick. 4) Who was Rosalind ? Ans – The daughter of the
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Introduction : ‘As You Like It’ is a comedy written by William Shakespeare. All the main characters in the play exiled to The Forest of Arden and they reconciled at the end. The story is about romantic love between Rosalind and Orlando and Celia and Oliver. And it ends with their happy marriages. Banishment of
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