Question

But must I confess how I liked him,
How glad I was he had come like a guest in quiet, to drink at my water-troue
And depart peaceful, pacified, and thankless,
Into the burning bowels of this earth ?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
a Who does 'him' refer to ?
b What dilemma did the poet face?
c Pick out and explain the figure of speech used in line 2.
d Explain: burning bowels of this earth'.
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Answer 1

A. Him is reffered to the snake who has came to the water trought.

B. The poet face a dilemma that whether he shall kill the snake or not.

C. The figure of speech used in the second line is personification. B'cause here the snake is reffered as a man b'cause he used words such as 'guest' and 'him'.

D. The poet has used the word burning bowles of the earth b'cause it was a summer season in Sicily, and the earth was very hot. So burning bowels means burning(very hot)earth.

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