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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

The Man He Killed

Had he and I but met

By some old ancient inn,

We should have sat us down to wet

Right many a nipperkin!

But ranged as infantry,

And staring face to face,

I shot at him as he at me,

And killed him in his place.

I shot him dead because —

Because he was my foe,

Just so: my foe of course he was;

That's clear enough; although

He thought he'd 'list, perhaps,

Off-hand like — just as I —

Was out of work — had sold his traps —

No other reason why.

Yes; quaint and curious war is!

You shoot a fellow down

You'd treat if met where any bar is,

Or help to half-a-crown.

1. Who is the speaker in the context of the poem?

(a) old man (b) soldier (c) lad

2. What is he telling about?

(a) about his friend (b) about a war (c) about how he shot a soldier of the enemy

3. Why did the speaker shoot the other person?

4. How could both have met if not in the battlefield?

5. Find a word from the poem which means ‘placed’. (Stanza 2)

Answers

Answered by kvnmurty
7
1.  (b) soldier
2.  (c)
3.   Because he thought he was his foe, or fighting for the enemy.
4.  By some old ancient inn , having a drink together.
5.   ranged


kvnmurty: thanks for selecting my answer brainliest.
Answered by devansh77777
3

Answer:

1) soldier

2) about how he shot a soldier of the enemy

Explanation:

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