Answer any four cf the following questions in 30-40 words each: (a) Why did the poet have to wait near the water trough? (Snake) (b) What did Sebastian write in the final e-mail he sent to Michael? (c) Why did the wedding guest beat his breast? (d) What quality of King Ozymandias does the poem reflect? (e) Why did Cassius tell Brutus not to allow Antony to speak at Caesar’s funeral?
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(a) The snake was the first guest at the trough. She had all the rights to quench his thirst first. so this made the poet wait near the water trough.
(b) In his final e-mail Sebastian thanked Michael for saving his life. He also said that he was not sure how it all happened.
'We would meet soon and you keep the games as you earned them' Sebastian added.
(c) Wedding guest was not able to see the wedding celebrations and was forced to hear them. So when the heard the sound of Basson which indicate the arrival of the bride , he beat his heart in utter desperation .
(d) Poem displays King Ozymandias quality in a negative way. He is an arrogant person with a lot of pride. He considers himself as superior to everyone.
(e) Cassius told Brutus not to allow Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral because Cassius knows that Antony has the capacity to convey the whole truth to all the civilians without his knowledge. So inorder to stop that situation he didn't want Antony to speak.