Question

In the poem snake why dies the poet say"i have something to expatiate" ?

Answer 1

The poet says so because he tried to kill the snake though it did not caused any harm to him...so he was feeling guilty for this act and knew that he would have to make amends to be forgiven for this sin

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Answer 2

The poet had to expiate because he did a wrong act. His behavior with the snake was unjustified. The snake had just come to drink water at his water trough. The snake had not shown any aggression or hostility. The heat of the summer season had forced it out. There was a considerable distance between the poet and the snake. The snake had behaved very majestically; after slaking its thirst; it was going back to its crevice. The poet had got scared and thrown a log at it with an intention to kill it. Besides, the snake was not poisonous at all. So the poet felt regretful at acting meanly. He had to feel sorry. This feeling sorry was expiation for him.