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Q2) Read the extract and answer the questions that follow: “They, too aware of sun and air and water, Are fed by peaceful harvests, by war‟s long winter starv‟d”. 1 a) Whom does „they‟ refer to in the first line?l​

Answer 1

(a) ‘They’ refers to the people of countries other than ours, whom we consider as strangers. (b) They are aware of the benefits of sun, air and water drawing sustenance from these elements of nature. (c) All men are fed by peaceful harvests. (d) By peaceful harvests, we mean the crops grown during the period of peace. (e) It means the painful days of the war when we are kept indoors. (f) They are starved by long winter. (g) The poetic device used in “war’s long winter starv’d” is a ‘metaphor’. (h) The winter of war has been called ‘long’ because unlike the naturalness it is self – inflicted trouble that not only robs the warmth of peace but also never ending. Read more on Sarthaks.com - https://www.sarthaks.com/964697/a-who-does-they-refer-to-in-the-first-line-b-what-are-they-aware-of

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