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प्रश्न
Read the following line from the poem and answer the question given below.
| And so it were wisest to keep our feet From wandering into Complaining Street; |
- What is the wisest thing that the poet suggests?
- What does the phrase ‘to keep our feet from wandering’ refer to?
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उत्तर
- The poet suggests that the wisest thing is to keep our feet away from going into the complaining street.
- The phrase ‘to keep our feet from wondering’ refers to avoid stepping into the complaining street.
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