Question

Explain how does the poet try to change the idea about the snake in the poem "The Snake Trying".
Class: 9
Poem: The Snake Trying

Answer 1

The poet wrote that the snake was beautiful and did not bite anyone. He had a kind of fear even from the stick pursuing him. It indirectly clarifies that the snake does not bite us and hurt us unless we make it annoyed . It is a beautiful creature and it also has a right to live . So, the snakes are the indispensable parts of the nature . In this way, he tried to change the idea about the snake.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Summary. In this poem, a harmless green - coloured snake tries to save itself from being hit by a person who is chasing it with a stick to kill it. The poet says that the snake is harmless even to children. People fear snakes and when they see one, they try to kill it with a stick.