Question

Q1. In what way fame and friendship are different? Q2. Identify the figure of speech - (i) Fame is a food that dead men eat, (ii) For truly when a man shall end, He lives in memory of his friend. ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1) This poem sings songs of friendship. Fame is the thing which every person sought for. People can do anything to be famous. But here poet says that friendship is far better than fame.

2) i) In first stanza, poet talks about fame. He says that fame is a food that dead men eat. The meaning of this is that people value person after death.