The passing of time will no longer affect her, says the poet. Which lines of the poem say this?
Solution and Explanation
The lines of the poem that say this are:
“She seemed a thing that could not feel
The touch of earthly years.”
Top Questions on Kathmandu
- Here is your diary entry when you visited Agra. Read the points and try to write a travelogue describing your visit to Agra and the Taj Mahal. You may add more details.
January 2003 — rise before dawn — take the Shatabdi Express at 6.15 a.m. from Delhi — meet a newly-married couple on train — talk about Himachal Pradesh — get off the train — enter the once-grand city, Agra — twisted alleys — traffic dense — rickshaws, cars, people — vendors selling religious artifacts, plastic toys, spices and sweets — go to the Taj Mahal — constructed entirely of white marble — magical quality — colour changes with varying of light and shadow — marble with gemstones inside — reflection of the Taj Mahal in the pond — school-children, tourists — tourist guides following people.- CBSE Class IX
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- The text you read is a travelogue where the author, Vikram Seth, talks about his visit to two sacred places in Kathmandu. Imagine that you were with Vikram Seth on his visit to Pashupatinath temple, and you were noting down all that you saw and did there, so that you could write a travelogue later.
Record in point form • what you see when you reach the Pashupatinath temple • what you see happening inside the temple • what you do when inside the temple • what you see outside the temple • what your impressions are about the place.- CBSE Class IX
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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
(i) The heart is a pump that __(send) the blood circulating through our body. The pumping action__ (take place) when the left ventricle of the heart__ (contract). This __(force) the blood out into the arteries, which__ (expand) to receive the oncoming blood.
(ii) The African lungfish can live without water for up to four years. During a drought it__ (dig) a pit and__ (enclose) itself in a capsule of slime and earth, leaving a tiny opening for air. The capsule __(dry) and__ (harden), but when rain ___(come), the mud ____(dissolve) and the lungfish____ (swim) away.
(iii) MAHESH : We have to organise a class party for our teacher. ___(Do) anyone play an instrument?VIPUL : Rohit__ (play) the flute.
MAHESH : __(Do) he also act?
VIPUL : No, he ___(compose) music.
MAHESH : That’s wonderful!- CBSE Class IX
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- What is the belief at Pashupatinath about the end of Kaliyug?
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- “A slumber did my spirit seal,” says the poet. That is, a deep sleep ‘closed off’ his soul (or mind). How does the poet react to his loved one’s death? Does he feel bitter grief ? Or does he feel a great peace?
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Questions Asked in CBSE Class IX exam
- In the given figure, if AB \(||\) CD, CD \(||\) EF and y: z = 3: 7, find x.
- CBSE Class IX
- Lines Parallel to the Same Line
∆ABC is an isosceles triangle in which AB = AC. Side BA is produced to D such that AD = AB (see Fig. 7.34). Show that ∠ BCD is a right angle.
- CBSE Class IX
- Some Properties of a Triangle
A driver of a car travelling at \(52\) \(km \;h^{–1}\) applies the brakes Shade the area on the graph that represents the distance travelled by the car during the period.
Which part of the graph represents uniform motion of the car?- CBSE Class IX
- Graphical Representation of Motion
- Name the following.
- Tissue that forms the inner lining of our mouth.
- Tissue that connects muscle to bone in humans.
- Tissue that transports food in plants.
- Tissue that stores fat in our body.
- Connective tissue with a fluid matrix.
- Tissue present in the brain.
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- Animal Tissues
- (i) His thoughts when he looks into the mirror
(ii) His thoughts when the snake is coiled around his arm- CBSE Class IX
- The snake and the mirror