Class 11 · English
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Key terms to remember
Autobiographical sketch
a prose account drawn from the author's own life and memory.
Rosary
the string of beads the grandmother constantly tells while reciting prayers.
Spinning-wheel
the device at which she spins thread and recites prayers in her seclusion.
Sparrows
the birds she feeds daily; their silent gathering at her death symbolises mourning.
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