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प्रश्न
Who is the speaker in the poem Whatif? What is she worried about? Can you suggest ways to get rid of silly fears?
उत्तर
The speaker in the poem is a girl. She is haunted by fears and worries. These are related to her safety. There is no sequence or substance in her fears. Such baseless and absurd fears trouble us when we go to bed. These are like frightening dreams, only a cowardly or weak minded person entertains such fears. One can get rid of them if one tells oneself firmly to shed all worries.
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