Question 1 (vi) - CBSE Sample Paper for English Class 12 - 2022 Boards [Term 2] - Solutions to CBSE Sample Paper - English Class 12 - English Class 12
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What does the use of the phrase ‘benign light’ suggest in the context of the writer’s viewpoint about the tiger sharks?
Answer
When the phrase was used in a sentence, it shows that once the writer saw the other divers being so gentle with these killer creatures, he started looking at them in a new light.
His perception of these dangerous animals had changed
. The sharks
didn't seem as dangerous and frightening anymore
. Instead, they thought of them as
gentle beings
.
From the composition:
shark, I had ever laid eyes on. However, when I watched the other divers feeding them fish and steering them gently, it became easy to see the sharks
in a very
benign light.
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What does the use of the phrase ‘benign light’ suggest in the context of the writer’s viewpoint about the tiger sharks?
Answer
When the phrase was used in a sentence, it shows that once the writer saw the other divers being so gentle with these killer creatures, he started looking at them in a new light. His perception of these dangerous animals had changed. The sharks didn't seem as dangerous and frightening anymore. Instead, they thought of them as gentle beings.
From the composition:
shark, I had ever laid eyes on. However, when I watched the other divers feeding them fish and steering them gently, it became easy to see the sharks in a very benign light.
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