Question

Based on your understanding of the
poem, answer the following questions in
a sentence or two each.

1. Which line is repeated in the poem?
What is the effect created by this
repetition?
2. Who are the ‘deserving ones’?
3. Which quality does the speaker wish
to nourish? What is his mission?
4. Which path should we follow in life?
5. What does ‘Everest’ in the title stand
for?
6. What does ‘hillock’ refer to in the line
‘Every hillock has a summit to boast!’?
7. Why does the speaker say ‘Everest is
not the only peak’?
8. What does the ladder symbolize?
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Answer 1

1.We are proud and feel so tall. It tells us that humans can achieve anything if they put their mind into it.
2.The 'deserving ones' are who work hard with determination.
3.The virtue of not failing in what they commit. His mission is to bless and praise the hard workers.
4.The path of dignity and honor.
5.'Everest' stands for the tallest mountain known on earth-Mount.Everest.
6.It refers to people.
7.The speaker says this because the peak of Mt.Everest is not the only peak in the world. Every mound of soil has a peak to be proud of.
8.The ladder symbolizes the ones that are true and stand on their own.

 

Answer 2

The poet speaks about human dignity which asks for hardwork and determination.

He says that every mound made up of soil has a peak which makes it proud with honour.

Climbing the Everest is a difficult task but people who achieve this prove that nothing is impossible for human beings.

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