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Question
Choose the correct alternative for the given line. Focus on the inference of the poet.
‘Earth has not anything to show more fair:’
The line means - _________________.
Options
The poet thinks that the place was not so good.
The poet thinks that there is another place that is more beautiful than this.
The poet thinks that there is no place on the earth which is as beautiful as this one.
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Solution
‘Earth has not anything to show more fair:’
The line means - The poet thinks that there is no place on the earth which is as beautiful as this one.
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