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(a) “Sometimes I feel myself, I can hardly bear the thoug
longing in vain, the sadness that lurks near the open
That waits all day in almost open prayer.
For the squeal of brakes, the sound of a stopping ca
() Why does sadness lurk near the open window?
un What does the above stanza reveal about the farmer?
(m) Explain: 'childish longing in vain':
wo) Name the poem and the poet.
b) "I never went back to the pool. I feared water. I avoid
(1) Who is 'T' here?
6) Which pool is talked about?
(un Why did the narrator fear water?
tio How did the fear affect the narrator?
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Answer:
Explanation:
(a) It means that the rural folk keep their windows open and wait for the arrival of a customer. But when none arrives, they feel sad.
(b) The 'childish' longing that the poet refers to, is the longing of these rural people that one day at least someone of all the thousand selfish people who pass in their luxurious cars, will halt even if it is only to inquire about a farmer's miserable plight.
And then you know the poet and poem haha
6)Y.M.C.A. pool
William Douglas for a long period remained fearful of water. This handicap deprived him of the joy of canoeing, boating and swimming. He used every way he knew to overcome his fear of water, but it overpowered him. Finally, one October, he decided to get an instructor and learn to swim