1. The poet wants the boy to understand the loss. He wants him to learn that it is a part of life. That’s why the poet doesn’t want to get in the way of the boy and doesn’t want to offer him money to buy another ball. For more answers visit to website: https://www.tiwariacademy.com/ncert-solutions/clasRead more

    The poet wants the boy to understand the loss. He wants him to learn that it is a part of life. That’s why the poet doesn’t want to get in the way of the boy and doesn’t want to offer him money to buy another ball.

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  2. The following lines show humour in this poem: • A true chameleon is small. • He roars at you as you’re dyin. • Hyena comes with merry smiles. • Twill do no good to roar with pain. For more answers visit to website: https://www.tiwariacademy.com/ncert-solutions/class-10/english/first-flight-chapter-3Read more

    The following lines show humour in this poem:
    • A true chameleon is small.
    • He roars at you as you’re dyin.
    • Hyena comes with merry smiles.
    • Twill do no good to roar with pain.

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  3. Yes, many poets take such liberties to create proper rhyming. These are for example: Kirk is used for ‘church’ to rhyme with ‘work’. Ken is used for ‘see’ to rhyme with ‘pen’. For more answers visit to website: https://www.tiwariacademy.com/ncert-solutions/class-10/english/first-flight-chapter-3/

    Yes, many poets take such liberties to create proper rhyming. These are for example: Kirk is used for ‘church’ to rhyme with ‘work’. Ken is used for ‘see’ to rhyme with ‘pen’.

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  4. The line “A novice might nonplus” can be correctly written as “A novice might be nonplussed”. The poet’s incorrect line is better in the poem as it keeps the rhyme scheme of the poem intact. By writing it incorrectly, ‘nonplus’ rhymes with ‘thus’. For more answers visit to website: https://www.tiwarRead more

    The line “A novice might nonplus” can be correctly written as “A novice might be nonplussed”. The poet’s incorrect line is better in the poem as it keeps the rhyme scheme of the poem intact. By writing it incorrectly, ‘nonplus’ rhymes with ‘thus’.

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  5. Look at the line “A novice might nonplus”. How would you write this ‘correctly’? Why is the poet’s ‘incorrect’ line better in the poem? For more answers visit to website: https://www.tiwariacademy.com/ncert-solutions/class-10/english/first-flight-chapter-3/

    Look at the line “A novice might nonplus”. How would you write this ‘correctly’? Why is the poet’s ‘incorrect’ line better in the poem?

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