Question

Figures of speech of Upagupta poem

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Tagore's poem "Upagupta" describes a young follower of the Buddha who is sleeping in the dust when a dancing girl invites him to her home. He refuses, but cares for her when he finds her stricken with smallpox the following spring.

Tagore's poem begins with Upagupta, the disciple of Buddha, lying asleep by the city wall of Mathura. He is woken by a dancing-girl, who invites him to her house, saying that it is not fitting for him to sleep in the dust. Upagupta refuses, but says that he will come to her when "the time is ripe." Thunder and lightning come from the sky, causing the girl to tremble.