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प्रश्न
'Seems to touch the starry skies'. The poet has used word imagery. Describe the idea and pick out other similar examples from the poem.
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उत्तर
The poet has created a mental picture of a farmer touching the sky filled with stars.
Similar examples of word imagery are as follows:
- Twilight hastens on to rule.
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