5. The poet refers to sympathy as heavenly because - a) it is a feeling found in proud people (0) it is a feeling found only in rich people (c) it is an ordinary human feeling
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Explanation:
The poet refers to sympathy as heavenly because - a) it is a feeling found in proud people (0) it is a feeling found only in rich people (c) it is an ordinary human feeling
Answer:
1.Questions
a)The poet was in deep sorrow. A proud man came and helped him by
i. offering him kind words
ii. ignoring him
iii. giving him gold
iv. giving him pleasant company
Answer: (iii) giving him gold
b)When the poet lay in want and grief, the one who helped him was
i. a rich man
ii. a poor man
iii. a proud man
iv. a holy man
Answer: (ii) a poor man
c) The poor man gave the poet
i. a cold look
ii. sympathy
iii. gold
iv. not a kind word
Answer: (ii) sympathy
) When the poet’s sorrow passed, he went to the proud man and
i. gave him back the gold
ii. ignored him
iii. didn’t give back the gold
iv. helped him
Answer: (i) gave him back the gold
) The poet refers to sympathy as ‘heavenly’ because of sympathy
i. is a feeling found in proud people
ii. is found only in rich people
iii. is an ordinary human feeling
iv. is a blessing from God
Answer: is a blessing from God
2.(a) Questions
i. How did the proud person help the poet when the poet was unhappy?
Answer: When the poet was unhappy, the proud person helped him with money.
ii. What did the poor man do when he found the poet lying in pain and sadness?
Answer: When the poor man found the poet lying in pain and sadness, the poor man didn’t leave his side. He bounded his head and gave him food to eat. The poor man took care of him day and night.
. Why does the poet think that he cannot help the man back in the same way?
Answer: The poor man had no money to help the poet, but he had a soulful mind to help him. The poor man devoted his sympathy with the poet and took care of him all day and night to relieve him. The sympathy is heavenly that cannot be paid back.
iv. Why is the poor man’s help greater than gold?
Answer: The poor man’s way of help is full of heavenly sympathy. While the rich man’s help was just an expression to show the power of his wealth. His help had no sympathy. So, the poor man’s help is greater than gold.
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