Question

They do not sweat and whine about their condition,

They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins,

They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God,

Not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with the mania of owning things,

Not one kneels to another, nor to his kind that

that lived thousands of years ago,

(i) Which poetic device is used in the first three lines of the extract?

(ii) Who is being referred to as 'they'?

(iii) Which qualities of 'they' are mentioned in the above extract? ​

Answer 1

ANSWER:

(i) Personification is used here

(ii) 'They' here is referred to animals.

(iii) There are several qualities mention of animals in the following extract. They are:

• They do not kneel in front of others
• They never commit any sin so they don't have to cry over it
• They do not whine for however they are. They are always satisfied with themselves
• They do not pray for anything to God.
• They don't find any need to beg in front of others.

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Answer 2

Answer:

(i) personification

(ii) animal

(iii) a.they do not sweat and whine about their condition

b.non complaint

c.absence of greed

d.animals are not make me sick discussing their duty to god

Explanation:

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