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Read the given line and answer the question that follow.
Then the whining school-boy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school.
- Which stage of life is being referred to here by the poet?
- What are the characteristics of this stage?
- How does the boy go to school?
- Which figure of speech has been employed in the second line?
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Solution
- Boyhood is referred to here.
- Innocence, joy, and carefree life are the characteristics of this stage in life.
- The boy goes to school unwillingly. He is slow like a snail.
- The simile is employed in the second line.
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