CBSE 2024, Set 2

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Read the following extract from "A Thing of Beauty" (Flamingo):

*Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth
Of noble natures, of the gloomy days,*

The lack of punctuation at the end of line 3 in the extract is to:
(A) create a sense of continuity and flow that connects it with the fourth line.
(B) encourage the reader to understand grammar.
(C) forewarn the reader of gloomy days ahead.
(D) keep us connected to this earth. A). create a sense of continuity and flow that connects it with the fourth line. B). encourage the reader to understand grammar. C). forewarn the reader of gloomy days ahead. D). keep us connected to this earth.

Edvaya · Accepted Answer

The correct answer is A. **Correct Answer: (A) create a sense of continuity and flow that connects it with the fourth line.**

The absence of punctuation at the end of line 3 ("dearth") creates enjambment — the sentence runs without pause into the next line ("Of noble natures"). This creates a seamless flow, suggesting the uninterrupted, cumulative nature of life's sufferings.

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