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'An Astrologer's Day' has ironic elements where the astrologer pretends to have 'supernatural knowledge' that coincidently turns out to be the truth. Irony means a situation or statement characterized by a significant difference between what is expected and what actually happens, or between what is understood and what is meant. Find out the examples of irony from the story and write them down. One has been done for you.
a. He knew no more of what was going to happen to others than he knew what was going to happen to himself the next minute.
b. ______________________________________
c. ______________________________________
Solution:
a. He knew no more of what was going to happen to others than he knew what was going to happen to himself the next minute.
b. The stranger consults the astrologer to know about the man who had attempted to kill him many years ago and the astrologer himself happens to be the culprit
c. The astrologer has no real knowledge of his work but he succeeds in making a living from it.
English Yuvakbharati Latest Syllabus Solution.
SECTION ONE (Prose)
Chapter 1.1: An Astrologer’s Day
Chapter 1.2: On Saying “Please”
Chapter 1.3: The Cop and the Anthem
Chapter 1.4: Big Data-Big Insights
Chapter 1.5: The New Dress
Chapter 1.6: Into the Wild
Chapter 1.7: Why we Travel
Chapter 1.8: Voyaging Towards Excellence
SECTION TWO (Poetry)
Chapter 2.1: Song of the Open Road
Chapter 2.2: Indian Weavers
Chapter 2.3: The Inchcape Rock
Chapter 2.4: Have you Earned your Tomorrow
Chapter 2.5: Father Returning Home
Chapter 2.6: Money
Chapter 2.7: She Walks in Beauty
Chapter 2.8: Small Towns and Rivers
SECTION THREE (Writing Skills)
Chapter 3.1: Summary Writing
Chapter 3.2: Do Schools Really Kill Creativity? (Mind-Mapping)
Chapter 3.3: Note–Making
Chapter 3.4: Statement of Purpose
Chapter 3.5: Drafting a Virtual Message
Chapter 3.6: Group Discussion
SECTION FOUR (Genre-Drama)
Chapter 4: History of Novel
Chapter 4: To Sir, with Love
Chapter 4: Around the World in Eighty Days
Chapter 4: The Sign of Four
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