The king, sword in hand"" suggests (i) wealth (ii) power (iii) more power than wealth Mark the appropriate item in the context of stanza 1.
Answers
The king, sword in hand suggests: power
Among the given options (ii) power option is correct.
Extra information :
This question is taken from the poem 'The last bargain' written by Rabindranath Tagore of class 8th.
In the morning the poet was walking on the stone-paved road. He wanted to be hired by someone. He cried, "come and hire me." The king came there with a sword in his hand. He said that he would hire the poet with his power. But his power did not count. So the poet refused and the king went away.
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Answer:
The king, sword in hand suggests power
So , the correct answer is the second option.