Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that fol

1.	Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow:To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.To weep is to risk apearing sentimental.To reach out for another is to risk involvement.To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.To place ideas and dreams before a crowd is to risk being called naive.To love is to risk not being loved in return.To live is to risk dying.To hope is to risk despair.To try is to risk failure.But risk must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing,is nothing, and becomes nothing.1. Write the summary of this poem.2. Explain the following lines:‘The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing.’3. Infer the meanings of the following phrases:(i) To laugh is to risk appearing fool(ii) To hope is to risk despair(iii) To try is to risk failure4. Change the following words into verbs:(i) involvement(ii) failure
Answer» 1. The poet says that if you laugh, you may be called a fool. If you weep, you may be called sentimental. If you reach out for another, you risk her/his involvement. If you expose your feelings, you risk to expose your true-self. If you place ideas and dreams before commoners, you risk being called a naive. If you love, you risk being not loved is return. If you hope to get something, you may meet despair. If you try for something, you may meet a failure. The poet encourages to take risk. He says if you don’t risk, you’ll block your progress. Those who don’t risk, they are sought in their life. 2. The poet says that those who don’t take risk, they are burden on this earth. They can’t give or take anything. 3. (i) If you laugh, you risk to appear fool. (ii) If you hope for something, you risk to despair yourselves when you don’t get it. (iii) If you make a try, you risk to get failed. 4. (i) involve (ii) fail

Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow:To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.To weep is to risk apearing sentimental.To reach out for another is to risk involvement.To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.To place ideas and dreams before a crowd is to risk being called naive.To love is to risk not being loved in return.To live is to risk dying.To hope is to risk despair.To try is to risk failure.But risk must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing,is nothing, and becomes nothing.1. Write the summary of this poem.2. Explain the following lines:‘The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing.’3. Infer the meanings of the following phrases:(i) To laugh is to risk appearing fool(ii) To hope is to risk despair(iii) To try is to risk failure4. Change the following words into verbs:(i) involvement(ii) failure

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1. The poet says that if you laugh, you may be called a fool. If you weep, you may be called sentimental. If you reach out for another, you risk her/his involvement. If you expose your feelings, you risk to expose your true-self. If you place ideas and dreams before commoners, you risk being called a naive. If you love, you risk being not loved is return. If you hope to get something, you may meet despair. If you try for something, you may meet a failure. The poet encourages to take risk. He says if you don’t risk, you’ll block your progress. Those who don’t risk, they are sought in their life.

2. The poet says that those who don’t take risk, they are burden on this earth. They can’t give or take anything.

3. (i) If you laugh, you risk to appear fool.

(ii) If you hope for something, you risk to despair yourselves when you don’t get it.

(iii) If you make a try, you risk to get failed.

4. (i) involve

(ii) fail

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