Question

Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:

“Come and hire me”, I cried, while in the morning

I was walking on the stone-paved road.

Sword in hand the king came in his chariot

He held my hand and said, “I will hire you with my power”

But his power counted for naught and he went away in his chariot.



1. Who is the speaker of the above lines?

.

2.What does ’sword in hand’ suggest?


3. Why could the king not conquer the narrator?


please answer fast please ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:

“Come and hire me”, I cried, while in the morning

I was walking on the stone-paved road.

Sword in hand the king came in his chariot

He held my hand and said, “I will hire you with my power”

But his power counted for naught and he went away in his chariot.

1. Who is the speaker of the above lines?

.

2.What does ’sword in hand’ suggest?

3. Why could the king not conquer the narrator?

please answer fast please