Question

why deos the poet compare dead habit to dreary desert land​

Answer 1

Dead habits are compared to desert sands because these superstitious beliefs block the way of progressive thoughts, just as a desert can block the way of a clear stream. Dead habits are as choking as the desert for something fresh and progressive.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Rabindranath Tagore compares dead habit to dreary desert sand in which the stream of reason has lost its way. Dreary desert sand stands for our various superstitions which do not let us apply logic and thus do work blindly according to our superstitions.