Class 12 English

Chapter 6 Solutions — Poets and Pancakes

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Overview

Step-by-step NCERT solutions for Poets and Pancakes (Chapter 6, CBSE Class 12 English) — every question and answer worked out in full, not just the final result. You can also read the Poets and Pancakes textbook chapter.

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What these solutions cover

All 8 questions in Poets and Pancakes are solved in the PDF. Here's what's inside, exercise by exercise:

Understanding the Text

The author has used gentle humour to point out human foibles. Pick out instances of this to show how this serves to make the piece interesting.
Why was Kothamangalam Subbu considered No. 2 in Gemini Studios?
How does the author describe the incongruity of an English poet addressing the audience at Gemini Studios?
What do you understand about the author's literary inclinations from the account?

Talking about the Text

Film-production today has come a long way from the early days of the Gemini Studios.
Poetry and films.
Humour and criticism.

Noticing Transitions

This piece is an example of a chatty, rambling style. One thought leads to another which is then dwelt upon at length. Read the text again and mark the transitions from one idea to another. The first one is indicated: Make-up department → Office-boy → Subbu.

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