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The Snake and the Mirror & A Legend of the Northland

Gujarat Board · Class 9 · English

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The Snake and the Mirror - Story Analysis

  • The story is narrated by a homeopath doctor who recounts his experience with a cobra
  • Setting: A small rented room on a hot summer night, around 10 o'clock
  • The doctor was young, unmarried, poor (only 60 rupees), and very concerned about his appearance
2

A Legend of the Northland - Poem Analysis

  • This is a ballad - a narrative poem that tells a story in short stanzas
  • Setting: Northland where days are short, nights are long, and it's very cold
  • Characters: Saint Peter (an apostle of Christ) and a selfish old woman
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Themes and Literary Devices

  • Common themes: Vanity, greed, human nature, moral lessons, consequences of actions
  • Literary devices in 'The Snake and the Mirror': First-person narration, humor, irony, suspense
  • Literary devices in 'A Legend of the Northland': Ballad form, moral teaching, transformation, symbolism

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In 'The Snake and the Mirror'In 'A Legend of the Northland'A ballad is a narrative poemThe story uses situational ironySaint Peter's punishment of the greedy

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