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Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow:"Though to distinguish beasts of preyA novice might nonplus,The Crocodile you always mayTell from the Hyena thusHyenas come with merry smiles;But if they weep they’re Crocodiles."1. How can a crocodile be differentiated from hyenas? (i) Hyena and crocodile seems to be always smiling. (i) Hyena and crocodile seems to be always in tears. (iii) A hyena seems to be smiling where as a crocodile seems to be in tears. (iv) A hyena seems to be in tears where as a crocodile seems to be smiling.2. Name the poetic device used in line 2. (i) Simile (ii) Metaphor (iii) Alliteration (iv) Assonance3. Give an example of alliteration from the above lines.(i) novice-smiles(ii) novice-nonplus(iii) beasts-nonplus(iv) prey-nonplus4. Give the meaning of the word novice.(i) Someone new at a job(ii) Someone who knows the job well(iii) Someone who works hard(iv) Someone with lot of experience5. Give the meaning of the word 'nonplus'.(i) Be excited(ii) Be startled(iii) Be happy(iv) Be confused

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1. (iii) A hyena seems to be smiling where as a crocodile seems to be in tears.

2. (iii) Alliteration

3. (i) novice-nonplus

4. (i) Someone new at a job

5. (iv) Be confused



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