Question

5. Answer the questions with reference to context.
1. we must admit that since he quit work,
fe's never been the same.
a. Why do you think life has not been the same for the poet since Holmes quit work?
b. How did the poet feel about Holmes' work while the latter was still working?
c What adjective does the poet use to refer to Holmes' success in solving cases?
Why do you think he uses this word?
d. What does the poet go on to say about Holmes' intelligence?
2. His friend Watson then would spin a yarn
from the details of the case...,
a Who is Watson? Whose friend is he?
b. What case is being referred to in these lines? How would Watson come to know
of the case?
What would Watson do after Holmes had told him about the case?
d. What is meant by the idiom, 'spin a yarn?
3. but never one that can compare
with Mr Sherlock Holmes.
a. Who can never compare to Sherlock Holmes? What skills did other detectives
have, according to the poet?
b. Name some of the other detectives and their creators mentioned in the
poem
c. What happened to them after Holmes appeared on the scene?
d. How does the poet go on to cheer for Holmes and Watson?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Although in his time his victories monotonous became, we must admit that since he quit work, life's never been the same. He always kept his wits on tap, he always had a clue, he always could foretell just what a criminal would do

Answer 2

why do you think life has not been the same for the poet since homes quit work