Question

Why does narrator in the poem 'Snake' consider himself a coward?

Answer 1

The poet, D. H. Lawrence considers himself a coward as he feels that he is not brave enough to listen to the voices of his education and kill the snake. Rational instinct tells the poet that the golden-brown snake is venomous and should be killed, but the poet does not have the courage to actually kill the snake. Although the poet is terrified of the snake, he is even honoured that the snake chose to be his quest at the water trough.

Answer 2

The narrator considers himself as a coward because once when he decides to kill the snake then also he is thinking and waiting . So that's why D. H Lawrence thinks that he's a coward.