If, when hearing that I have been stilled at last, they stand at the door,
Watching the full-starred heavens that winter sees, Will this thought rise on those who will meet my face no more,
"He was one who had an eye for such mysteries"?
–"Afterwards,"
Thomas Hardy
Read the passage. What is the meaning of the euphemism "I have been stilled"?
I am speechless.
I have died.
I have been abandoned.
I am lonely.
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the euphemism "I have been stilled" is a more gentler way of saying "I have died".
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The euphemism "I have been stilled" means 2. "I have died."
- These lines are from the poem ‘Afterwards’ by Thomas Hardy.
- A euphemism is a literary device that is used to express an unpleasant thought in a better way.
- For example:
"He died." (normal sentence)
Can be written as
"He passed away." (euphemism)
- Here too, the poet uses the idea of being ‘stilled’ to indicate death.
- ‘Stilled’ indicates an absence of motion.
- Someone who is dead cannot move, and so this expression, "I have been stilled" becomes a way of saying that someone has died.
- The other options are incorrect because someone who is speechless, or lonely or has been abandoned can still move around. They need not be stilled.
Hence, the correct answer is option 2. "I have died."
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