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Q: " It is the engine of her family.
She stokes it full, then flirts out to a branch end
Showing her barred face identity mask."
1. What image has the poet used in these lines?
2. How does she stoke the engine?
3. Explain: "idenrity mask"
Please give me the answer as soon as possible. Tomorrow is my exam.
Answers
Answer:
1. What image has the poet used in these lines?
The image of a family of a bird in a nest in a tree.
2. How does she stoke the engine?
The mother bird stokes it when it comes to the tree with food in her beak for its baby birds. As she lands on the tree the baby birds recognize their mother and start making a noise.
3. Explain: "identity mask"
Identity mask refers to the mother bird’s face which has stripes on her face. There are also branches that appear to be like bars. When the baby birds see their mother’s face through branches and her face, they begin chirping loudly.
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Explanation:
The image of the engine is evoked by the poet because it serves as a source of energy for the purpose of runnig machine. Similarly the bird serves as a source of energy for its family. The way a machine cannot work without an engine, similarly the family won't be able to survive without the bird.