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Question
What is the central idea of the poem?
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Solution
The poet wants to convey that sharing and caring are as important as winning and achieving.
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They whisper like drizzle
as they roam the streets
with a lost gaze as though
something they had thrown up
never returned to earth.
They shiver like December nights
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on shop verandahs.
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(2) What would you like to do for the betterment of the old people?
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(4) Pick out the expressions from the extract showing the sad situation of the old women.
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