why did the speaker leap at the sun ? which word tells you that speaker is being regertful? the patriot poem
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The speaker leapt at the sun for the sake of his countrymen. He went beyond his limits to please his countrymen. However, as the time went by, his countrymen’s attitude changed. The speaker is regretful for having leapt at the sun. the words that show his regret are: ‘Alack, it was I who leaped at the sun
To give it my loving friends to keep!’
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Leaping at the sun refers to the story of Icarus who pasted wings on his body with wax and leapt towards the sun. But the heat melted his wax and he fell on earth and died. In order to gain power, he decides to help people. But people become ungrateful to him and leave his support in times of his adversity. At this, he regrets why he helped people who never loved him. The word ‘Alack’ show that he is being regretful.