Question

Why does the poet compare death habit to dreary desert sand?

Answer 1

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Tagore uses a “clear stream” as a metaphor for reason, it flows easily and cleanly. It is good for everyone. This stream of reason has “not” in Tagore's world, “lost its way,” by venturing into habit. To balance this metaphor, he compares a dreary desert to “dead habit.”

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Answer 2

Tagore uses a “clear stream” as a metaphor for reason, it flows easily and cleanly. It is good for everyone. This stream of reason has “not” in Tagore's world, “lost its way,” by venturing into habit. To balance this metaphor, he compares a dreary desert to “dead habit.”