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Question
Based on your reading of the poem, answer the following question by ticking the correct option:
- 'Asort of horror , a sort of protest overcame me' - The poet is filled with protest because
Options
he doesn't want to let the snake remain alive
he fears the snake
he doesn't want the snake to recede into darkness
he wants to kill it so that it doesn't return
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Solution
he wants to kill it so that it doesn’t return
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