Question

1) What does the speaker mean by saying "hope to score a century"?
2) What is meant by " man of weight and consequence"? To whom and why does the speaker say that he is a " man of weight and consequence"?
3)what is the "good joke," the speaker is referring to in the above lines?
4) Give an example of Indian English used by the speaker in the above lines.

From the poem - THE PROFESSOR

Answer 1

1) he meant that he want his age to complete century that is 100.
2) it means that the student is now healthier than before. Professor says this to his student because earlier he was thin but now he has maintained his body and now he is healthy.