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Question
Why does the poet prefer to buy tickets worth their weight in radium? Bring out the significance of the metal referred to here.
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Solution
Radium is more expensive than diamonds. It is a rare metal discovered by Madam Curie. The poet was ready to buy tickets as expensive as radium just to stay as a spectator.
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