the word meaning of the poem " the last bargain " please tell me the answer
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The Last Bargain is a poem written by the famous and renowned Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. It is a poem about a person looking for a job. The speaker in the poem is searching for a job in which he does not have to lose his freedom. He receives the first proposal from a King.
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Answer:
Question 1:
Who is the speaker in the poem?
Answer:
A man looking for his employer is the speaker.
Question 2:
“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.
Answer:
(ii) power
Question 3:
The old man offered the speaker a lot of money. Why did he turn down the offer?
Answer:
The man didn’t need money. He valued his freedom more than becoming a slave for gold.
Question 4:
Find in the poem, lines that match the following. Read both one after another.
(i) I have nothing to give you except goodwill & cheer.
Answer:
“I hire you with nothing”
(ii) Her happiness was no more than sorrow in disguise.
Answer:
“Her smile paled and melted into tears”.
(iii) The king’s might was not worth much.
Answer:
“But his power counted for naught”
Question 5:
How did the speaker feel after talking to the child on the beach?
Answer:
The speaker felt after meeting the child that he would get satisfaction, joy and freedom