Question

Find words that are opposite in meaning to each other from stanza 2.

Answer 1

1. Old – Young, 2. Women - Men

Explanation:

Synonyms are words that have the same meaning. For example, the same means similar, Beautiful – Attractive or lovely. Hence, these words are synonyms while when the words have opposite meanings then, they are known as antonyms.

Hence, antonyms are the words that are not only different but opposite to each other. For example, Good – Bad, Innocent – Guilty. Hence, these words are opposite to each other in meaning. Accordingly, from stanza 2 of the poem named ‘Nine Gold Medals’, opposite words are 1. Old – Young, 2. Women - Men.

Answer 2

: Required Answer

$\longrightarrow$ In stanza 2, the word that is opposite in meaning to ‘the frost’ is ‘warmth’. The word frost indicates a cold or chill experience. On the other hand, warmth in the poem refers to the cricket’s song which brings in warm feelings and can make one feel drowsy and sleepy.