Question

B. Answer the following with reference to the context.
1. The woman was old and ragged and grey,
And bent with the chill of a winter's day;
The streets were white with a recent snow,
And the woman's feet were aged and slow.
a) Describe the old woman.
b) What kind of a day was it?
c) Why does the
poet say that the woman's feet were aged and slow?
2. She stood at the crossing and waited long,
Alone, uncared for, amid the throng
Of human beings who passed her by,
Nor beeded the glance of her anxious eye.
a) Who was waiting? What was the person waiting for?
b) Who was passing by?
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Answer 1

Explanation:

A.The woman was old and ragged and gray,and bent. B.The chill of awinter's day. C.The streets were white with a recent snow