CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Anil was a writer who wrote for magazines and made money in fits and starts. He was a very trusting person. Even when he earned a large amount of money, he kept the money under his mattress and not under lock and key. He was generous and paid Hari when he got some money.

Detailed explanation-2: -Anil wrote for magazines to earn his living. What does he get from Anil in return for his work? Anil promised him that he would teach him how to cook and how to write his name.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Anil was a writer. He used to write articles for magazines. He was a spendthrift and used to spend money on his friends.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the poem “Agony” which is the English translation of Anil Gharai’s Bengali poem “Agunburi”, the translator has used the following expression: “Between the dream and the reality/ Falls the shadow of the pestilence”.