Answer any four of the following question in 30 − 40 words each.
(a) What were the conicting thoughts in the poet's mind on seeing the snake?
(b) Why did Michael and his father go to the computer fair?
(c) How were the mariners saved from the land of ice and snow?
(d) What did the traveller see in the desert?
(e) How did Antony prove that Caesar was not ambitious?
Answers
a) The poet was enthralled by how beautiful the snake looked. On the other hand, he was disturbed by the education he had received from the society that the snakes are bad and should be destroyed when seen.
b) Michael and his dad went to the ""computer fair"" as the latter was a computer fanatic. He had bought the latest computer and games but was still excited to check out the latest technology that was available on the market.
c) An albatross saved the mariners from the land of ice and snow. When it arrived, the icebergs broke apart and provided the ship a path to navigate the sea.
d) The traveller saw the ruins of King Ozymandias sculpture in the desert. The statue's head was lying behind the weathered trunk of the statue and was damaged a lot.
e) Through irony, Antony brought out the best characteristics of Caesar to the public. He explained how the refusal of crown, his will, and his deeds are acts of valour and humility through sarcasm.