In this bog I've long been known For my splendid baritone And,of course, I wield my pen For bog trumpet now and then. (1) who speaks the above line and to whom ? (2) what Is 'Bog trumpet' here ? (3) what does the word 'baritone' means?
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The frog said the following lines to the nightingale . Bog trumpet refers to the popular newspaper or magazine or a journal of Bingle Bog. For example Nagpur Times is the famous newspaper of Nagpur. The word baritone means a heavy male singing voice
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This question is based on the poem 'The Fog and The Nightingale' by Vikram Seth.
(1) The frog speaks the given lines 'In this bog I've long been known For my splendid baritone And,of course, I wield my pen For bog trumpet now and then.' to the nightingale.
(2) 'Bog Trumpet' here refers to a popular newspaper or periodical of the Bingle Bog.
(3) The word 'baritone' means a heavy adult male singing voice in the context of the extract.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'baritone' as '(a man with) a singing voice that is lower than a tenor but not as low as a bass, or a musical instrument with this range.'
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