Question

. Explain the phrase ‘load on load’ in the line “with our arms and provender load on load”​

Answer 1

Answer:

The disloyal warder, who guards the wicket gate, let the enemies inside the famous citadel for gold.

Thus the enemies entered The Castle.

Answer 2

Answer:

The phrase 'load on load' in the line "with our arms and provender load on load"​ describes the quantity of ammunition and food.

Explanation:

• The phrase given in the question is taken from the poem 'The Castle' written by Edwin Muir.
• The word 'Arms' means weapons and 'Provender' means food.
• The speaker in the poem is a soldier (army officer) who was defending a castle along with other soldiers.
• They believed that their army was strong enough to fight against enemies and the castle had strong walls. They also had plenty of ammunition and food.

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