coromandel fishers exercise
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I think that you are asking answers for the book-back exercise on “Coromandel Fishers”.
Please find both question and answers:
1. “Who are the ‘brothers’ referred to by the poet?”
Ans: The brothers referred in the poem are the “other fishermen.”
2. “What is the poet asking her ‘brothers’ to do?”
Ans: The poet is asking her brothers to wake up and to start their journey because that will not only show them ocean’s beauty but also help them to “harvest the wealth of the sea.”
3. “The ‘leaping wealth of the tide’ refers to the a. boats b. fish in the sea”
Ans: “The ‘leaping wealth of the tide’ refers to the fish in the sea.”
4. “A simile in the first verse is _________________ _________________”
Ans: A simile in the first verse is “ like a child that has cried all night.”
5. “Why do you think the poet asks the fishermen to follow the seagull’s call?”
Ans: The seagull only knows where the fish is and will lead them to that place to fish. This is reason for the poet to ask the fishermen to follow the “seagull’s call.”
A)1) Explain the line , ' the wakening skies pray to the morning light'
ans)
. The line 'wakening skies pray to the morning light' means the sleep in the dark of the night have around themselves from slumber(sleep) with the first light of dawn. It appeared as the sky offering prayers to the God.
2) What will the fishermen do when they hear the seagull's call?
ans) The fishermen will follow the seagull's call because they only know where the fishes are.
3) Which line in the poem highlights the courage of the fishermen?
ans) The line"Come , let us gather our nets from the shore and set our catamarans free " indicates the courage of the fishermen.
Because , in this line, the poet wanted to encourage the fishermen to encourage the fishermen to capture their nets from the shore and set their catamarans in sea to capture the fishes.