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प्रश्न
What were the conflicting thoughts in the poet's mind on seeing the snake?
उत्तर
The poet’s mind was fraught between the thought of killing the snake and at the same time, letting it have its fill of water as he would allow any other person to do.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What is the poet’s dual attitude towards the snake?
What is the dilemma that the poet faces when he sees the snake?
Why did the poet have to wait near the water trough ? (Snake)
What were the poet's thoughts after the snake had gone?
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:
Do you think the snake was conscious of the poet's presence? How do you know?
Answer the following question briefly:
How do we know that the snake's thirst had been satiated? Pick out the expressions that convey this.
Answer the following question briefly:
The poet is filled with horror and protest when the snake prepares to retreat and bury itself in the 'horrid black', 'dreadful' hole. In the light of this statement, bring out the irony of his act of throwing a log at the snake.
Answer the following question briefly :
'I have something to expiate'-Explain.
Answer the following question:
In the poem "Snake", why does the poet say "I have something to expatiate."?
