Question

My mother is more demanding
An obeisance at each sunrise,
Like a devotee throwing a handful
Of yellow rice to the birds.
Holding a candelabrum before an idol,
Just once a year is desecrating it.
a. Name the poem and the poet.
b. List the two things mentioned by the poet we are supposed to do at sunrise.
C. Name the figure of speech used in the line: ...... like a devotee throwing a handful of yellow rice to the birds.'
d. What do you mean by the word 'obeisance'?
(b). Give the central idea of the noom 'lin​

Answer 1

Answer:

b-throwing yellow rice to birds

Answer 2

Q) Name the poem and the poet.

A)  The poem is 'Mother's Day'. It is written by Shiv K Kumar.

Q) List the two things mentioned by the poet we are supposed to do at sunrise

A) "...My mother is more demanding -

an obeisance at each sunrise,

like a devotee throwing a handful

of yellow rice to the birds.

Holding a candelabrum before an idol,

Just once a year

Is desecrating..."

So, we are supposed to feed the birds and pray to God at sunrise.

Q) Name the figure of speech used in the line: ...... like a devotee throwing a handful of yellow rice to the birds.'

A) This line dictates that we should feed birds routinely, without a day missed, like devotees who dedicate their lives to one purpose.

Q) What do you mean by the word 'obeisance'?

A) It means deferential respect.

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