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CLASS: IX
SECTION: ALL SECTIONS
SUBJECT: ENGLISH COMMUNICATION
SESSION: 2023-24
WORKSHEET-20
THE SEVEN AGES
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
I.Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.
b. Identify the following literary devices and their application in the extract.
LITERARY DEVICE APPLICATION
1. Metaphor
2. bearded like the pard
3. Imagery
4. even in the cannon’s mouth
c. Which of the following is NOT a stage of life that Shakespeare describes in the poem?
1. infant 3. lover
2. schoolboy 4. grandparent
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“I speak positively about others.”
VALUE POINTS
Profound sense of nostalgia and introspection.
Contemplating the ever-changing tapestry of life
Description of the different stages of life and personal experience that came along with them.
Reminded of the impermanence of life and the preciousness of each moment.
Life is a journey to be relished.