Question

A. And he said, “You are far too selfish
To dwell in a human form,
To have both food and shelter,
And fire to keep you warm
1. Whom does 'he' refer in the first line?
2. Why did the woman not deserve to live in a human form?
3. Name the three things which St Peter deprived her of?
4. Give the rhyming scheme of the stanza.​

Answer 1

Required Answer:-

(Source of poem - A Legend of Northland)

1. 'He' refers to Saint Peter in this poem who reached the door of small women who was baking cakes after moving throughout the world and giving religious lectures to the people.

2. The woman didn't deserve to live in a human form because she was very selfish. She didn't deserve to live a human being. Saint also said that God had given her food, shelter, fire to keep warm but she had become selfish for all the resources she had. She did not want to share them with anybody.

3. Three things which St. Peter deprived her of$:$

• Food
• Shelter
• Fire to keep her warm.

4. Rhyming scheme of the stanza - abcb

Answer 2

Required Answer :-

1. "He" refers to the Saint Peter in first line.
2. The woman was very selfish and cruel. Therefore,the woman did not deserve to live in human form.
3. The three things that Saint peter bought are

• Food
• Shelter
• Fire

4. The rhyming scene was abcb.

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