Question

character skech of narrator and snake in poem snake

Answer 1

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Snake: The snake was golden in colour. The poet's intellect told him that golden snakes are venomous. It was earth brown in colour. It had a two-forked tongue that flickered. The snake has been described as yellow-brown sleak and soft-bellied. The poet looks upon the snake as a god because the latter is very unmindful and carefree about the lesser mortals like humans. The snake seems to be least bothered about the fact that the poet is waiting for is turn at the trough. He seems to rule like a god, his movement as graceful as Him.




Poet: He has been described as an epitome of human civilisation. He represents the conflict of human mind and how ethics are sometimes overpowered by civil and corrupt minds of the society. The poet despises himself and calls his sin "pettiness" because he feels himself responsible for chasing away the snake with a stick. The three words to describe his action are: paltry, vulgar and mean. In the poem, the poet first treats him like a guest and calls him “like a god”. However, later, he is the same person who chases the snake away with a stick. The poet feels very sorry for his disgraceful, unacceptable and uncouth behaviour and action and rebuked the voices of education and civilisation that had shaped his thoughts and urged him to have chased away the creature.

Answer 2

The Snake has a long body he is earth brown in colour with slow movement he is as harmless as cattle and drinks water in a very unhurried manner he seems to enjoy drinking water each drop and licking his lips.