Question

8. Which body part is described by the phrase 'long scythe'? Why? (in a different history poem)
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Answer 1

In the poem, the phrase 'long scythe' denotes tongue.

Explanation:

• The poem titled 'A different history' was written by Sujata Bhatt. The main theme of this poem is that it speaks about how culture and language of one country affects the others.
• The phrase 'long scythe' comes in the second stanza of the poem.
• The term 'scythe' denotes the sharp tool used to harvest the crop from the filed.
• When we harvest the field with scythe and machines, the former takes more time compared to the latter.
• In the poem, the poetess has used 'scythe' to denote injustice and colonization.
• Sujata Bhatt says that, people use their tongue as scythe to discriminate the culture and language of one another in such a way that, their soul gets affected.