Question

- Imagine, mother, that you are to stay at home and I am to travel into strange lands.
-Imagine that my boat is ready at the landing fully laden
-Now think well, mother, before you say what I shall bring for you when I come back
-Mother, do you want heaps and heaps of gold? -
-There, by the banks of golden streams, fields are full of golden harvest. And in the shade of the forest path the golden champa flowers drop on the ground I will gather them all for you in many hundred baskets Mother, do you want pearls big as the raindrops of autumn? I shall cross to the pearl island shore. There in the early morning light pearls tremble on the meadow flowers, pearls drop on the grass and pearls are scattered on the sand in spray by the wild sea-waves. My brother shall have a pair of horses with wings io fly among the clouds. For father I shall bring a magic pen that, without his knowing, will write of itself For you m mother, i must have the casket and jewe! that cost seven kings their kingdoms.

B-Answer these questions briefly:

1- What does the poet mean by 'heaps and heaps of gold'?

2-What according to the poet is a pearl?

3- What does the poet do? Why is he travelling to strange lands?
English Class 8​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Ans 1 : heaps and heaps of gold here means that he was asking his mother what she wants and he firmly says heaps and heaps of gold.

Ans 2 : As the poet travelled to a strange land he was amazed by seeing many different things one was a big pearl which was as big of autumn raindrops .

Ans 3 : According to me the author is a sailor who sails to different places and having fun there and feeling adventurous there .

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