Question

"You must make yours public happier:
Give them something ,sharper,snappier.
We must aim for the better Billings."
(a) Identify the speaker of above lines.
(b) Who does 'we' refer to?
(c) What must be done for 'better billings'?
(d) What trait of the speaker's character is revealed through the above lines?

Answer 1

(a) the speaker of these lines is the frog.
(b) 'we' refers to the frog and nightingale.
(c) for better Billings , nightingale has to make the public happy and give them snappy and sharp.
(d) arrogant, money-minded , angry.

Answer 2

Answer :

This question is based on the poem 'The Frog and the Nightingale' by Vikram Seth.

(a) The frog is the speaker of the lines "You must make yours public happier :

Give them something ,sharper,snappier.  We must aim for the better Billings."

(b) 'We' refers to the frog and the nightingale.

(c) The nightingale has to change her style of singing in order to make the public happy for better billings. She should practice a sharper and snappier style of singing.

(d) The given lines reveal the greedy and money-minded character trait of the speaker.