Question

Read the following extract and answer the questions given below : 
All the rest of her children, she said,
are on the nuclear
blacklist of the dead,
all the rest, unless
the whole world understands -
that peace is a woman.

A thousand candles then lit
in her starry eyes, and I saw angels bearing a moonlit message.

(1) What appeal does the mother make to the world?
(2) What according to you, are the evils of war?
(3) Name and explain the figure of speech in the following line:
'A  thousand candles then lit.'
(4) Pick out the lines that suggest the hope for world peace.

Answer 1

(1)

(2) We should avoid wars as wars are not the solution to any disputes or issues. War will ultimately lead to the destruction of humans, property, wildlife, nature, etc. No issue can be resolved with war. But if peace is promoted many disputes can be solved without any damage or destruction with proper discussion. Hence war should be avoided & peace needs to be promoted.

(3) The figure of speech is an oxymoron. Oxymoron is the figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

(4) A thousand candles then lit
in her starry eyes, and I saw angels bearing a moonlit message.