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Question
What were the poet's thoughts after the snake had gone?
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Solution
After the snake has gone, the poet regrets at having hit it with a log. He compares his situation with that of the ancient mariner who, after having killed the albatross, wanted it to return. Moreover, he calls the snake a king and feels guilty of having lost the chance of being with "one of the lords of life."
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For he seemed to me again like a king.
Like a king in exile, uncrowned in the underworld,
Now due to be crowned again.
And so, I missed my chance with one of the lords
Of life.
And I have something to expiate:
A pettiness.
(a) Why is the snake called a king in exile?
(b) What is the pettiness referred to in these lines?
(c) What does the word ‘underworld’ mean?
What does the poet compare the snake's drinking habits to? Why?
What is the dilemma that the poet faces when he sees the snake?
What were the conflicting thoughts in the poet's mind on seeing the snake?
‘A sort of horror, a sort of protest overcame me’ - The poet is filled with protest because ______.
Based on your reading of the poem, answer the following question by ticking the correct option:
- In the line 'And as he slowly drew up, snake-easing his shoulders, and entered farther'
the phrase snake easing' his shoulders means
Answer the following question briefly:
In stanza 2 and 3, the poet gives a vivid description of the snake by using suggestive expressions. What picture of the snake do you form on the basis of this description?
Answer the following question briefly:
How does the poet describe the day and the atmosphere when he had seen the snake?
Answer the following question briefly :
'I have something to expiate'-Explain.
A Calligram is a poem, phrase or word in which the handwriting is arranged in a way that creates a visual image. The image created by the words expresses visually what the word or words, say. In a poem, it manifests visually the theme presented by the text of the poem. Read the poem given below. Try to compose a calligram. You could pick a subject of your choice.
Snake
Snake glides
through grass
over
Pebbles
forked tongue
working
never
speaking
but its
body
whispers
listen.
Keith Bosley
