Question

Their dying fire in need of logs,
But the first one held hers back,
For , the faces round the fire,
She noticed one was black

(a) Describe the setting and the people there.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

But the first one held hers backFor,

of the faces round the fire,

She noticed one was black.

i) Why is the fire called the ‘dying fire’? Describe the setting and the people there. ii) Who is ‘the first one’ in the above extract and what does ‘held hers back means ‘? iii) What is her feeling towards the black man? What message is conveyed through the poem?