Question

Read the stanza and answer the questions. (5) Where tireless string stretches its arms towards perfection; Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit; Where the paind is led forward by Thee Into ever widening thought and action Into the heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake 1. Name the poet of the above poem. Write his pen name 2. Who is 'Thee' in the poem? 3. What are 'reason' and 'dead habit' compared to? 4. Find the synonyms of "cheerless' and 'independence' from the above stanza 5. Identify the figure of speech in this line - 'Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection​

Answer 1

Read the stanza and answer the questions. (5) Where tireless string stretches its arms towards perfection; Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit; Where the paind is led forward by Thee Into ever widening thought and action Into the heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake 1. Name the poet of the above poem. Write his pen name 2. Who is 'Thee' in the poem? 3. What are 'reason' and 'dead habit' compared to? 4. Find the synonyms of "cheerless' and 'independence' from the above stanza 5. Identify the figure of speech in this line - 'Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection