Question

Exercises
A. Answer these questions.
1. What made the scorpion hide behind the sack of rice?
2. Why according to the peasants was it imperative to find the scorpion
3. What steps should have been taken to lessen the suffering of the
speaker's mother? Were the steps taken? What does this suggest?
4. What kind of purification would the poison ensure, according to
the peasants?
5. How does the speaker describe the atmosphere in the room?
6. How does the speaker's father try to be helpful?
7. What quality of parenthood is conveyed in the last line of the poem?
8. Point out the images of light and darkness used by the poet. Is darkness
used as a metaphor here? Give reasons for your answer.
9. Quote a few words from the poem that suggest that it is set against a village backdrop.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1: the heavy rain forced the scorpion to hide behind the sack of rice.

4: they believe that the sin of the mothers next life was forgiven.

5: the atmosphere in the room was sad and worried.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

These questions are from poem Night of the Scorpion

1. The scorpion hid behind the sack of rice to escape the rain.
2. According to the peasants, it was imperative to find the scorpion because they believed that a scorpion's poison could purify the household and protect it from evil.
3. The speaker's mother should have been given medicine and proper medical care to lessen her suffering. However, the peasants instead performed a religious ritual and recited prayers. This suggests that the speaker's family may not have had access to modern medicine and relied on traditional beliefs and practices.
4. According to the peasants, the poison would ensure a spiritual purification and protection from evil.
5. The speaker describes the atmosphere in the room as tense and chaotic, with the family members crying and screaming.
6. The speaker's father tries to be helpful by reciting prayers and performing a religious ritual to ward off the evil effects of the scorpion's poison.
7. The last line of the poem conveys a sense of devotion and selflessness, as the speaker's father stayed up all night to ensure that his wife was comforted and not alone.
8. The poet uses the image of darkness to describe the chaotic and tense atmosphere in the room. Darkness is also used as a metaphor for the fear and uncertainty surrounding the scorpion's venom and its effects on the speaker's mother.
9. "The night was hot and the scorpion, driven by the rain, took refuge behind a sack of rice." "The villagers came running with their lighted lamps." "My mother lay there, her mouth twisted with pain, and all the time the scorpion's poison was working its way through her body." These

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