Question

Class 9th
Poem = 9
Subject = Beehive
PASSAGE 2 (For Practice)

O let him go
over the water
into the reeds to hide
without hurt. Small and green
he is harmless even to children.
Questions
1. Who or what does 'him' in these lines refer to ?
2. Where is he going and why ?
3. How big he is ? What is his colour ?
4. What does the poet feel about him ?
5. Why does the poet want to let him go ?​

Answer 1

1. 'Him' refers to the snake.

2. The snake is going into the reeds to hide himself from people.

3. He is a small snake and is of green colour.

4. The poet wants to let the snake go into the reeds without hurt.

5. The poet wants to let him go because he is harmless snake even to children.

Hope it helps you.