comments for the poem- the castle-they seemed no treat to us at all
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The Castle’ by Edwin Muir is a moving poem on the (1) capture of a well- guarded (2) castle The soldiers of the castle were totally stress-free and relaxed. They were (3) confident of their castle’s physical strength. Through the turrets they were able to watch the mowers and no enemy was found up to the distance of (4) half-a-kilometre and so they seemed no threat to the castle. They had (5) plenty of weapons to protect them and a large quantity of (6) ration in stock to take care of the well- being of the soldiers inside the castle. The soldiers stood one above the other on the towering (7) watching to shoot the enemy at sight. They believed that the castle was absolutely safe because their captain was (8) brave and the soldiers were loyal.
Stanzas 4–6
Even by a trick no one but the birds could enter. The enemy could not use a (9)bait for their entry inside the castle. But there was a wicket gate guarded by a (10) wicked guard He (11) let in the enemies inside the famous citadel that had been known for its secret gallery and intricate path. The strong castle became (12) weak and thin because of the greedy disloyal warder. The (13) citadel was captured by the enemies for (14) gold. The narrator (15) lamented over the (16) disloyalty of the useless warder and also decided not to disclose this (17) shameful story to anyone. He was (18) helpless and wondered how he would keep this truth to himself. He regretted not finding any (19) weapon to fight with the (20) enemy called ‘gold’.
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