Bholi felt as if suddenly all the bells in the village temple were singing and the trees in front of the school had blossomed into big red flowers. Her heart was throbbing with a new hope and a new life.
(i) What is the mood of Bholi in the above extract?
(ii) What does the expression 'her heart was throbbing' imply?
Answers
(i) What is the mood of Bholi in the above extract?
Answer: The mood of Bholi in the above extract is elated and hopeful. She felt as if after a long night of sadness and loneliness, she had seen the joyous brightness of morning in her life.
(ii) What does the expression 'her heart was throbbing' imply?
Answer: This expression means she was full of hope for better things happening to her in future. After a long span of loneliness she began looking forward to all the happy and exciting possibilities in her life.
Explanation:
1. Bholi was certainly excited an thrilled to have expecting the onset of something new arriving. Her heart ha swelled to see the beauty of nature and the changing season impalled it by showcasing the best of its colour. She was joyful to see the nature blossoming.
2. Her heart was throbbing in this context means that, her heart was pacing or beating at a very fast rate, on seeing the bounty of nature. She was ecstatic to see nature at its full bloom.