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A calligram is a poem, phrase, or word in which the handwriting is arranged in a way that creates a visual image. The image created by the words expresses visually what the word, or words, say. In a poem, it manifests visually the theme presented by ...
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The poet has also used both repetition and similes in the poem. For example - ‘must wait, must stand and wait’ (repetition) and ‘looked at me vaguely as cattle do’ (simile). Pick out examples of both and make a list of them in your notebooks. Give re...
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Alliteration is the repetition of sounds in words, usually the first sound. Sibilance is a special form of alliteration using the softer consonants that create hissing sounds, or sibilant sounds. These consonants and digraphs include s, sh, th, ch, z...
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The encounter with the snake and the dual response of the poet to his presence at the water trough reflect a conflict between civilized social education and natural human instincts. The poet writes a diary entry highlighting how he was torn between t...
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He have something to expiate, Explain.
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You have already read Coleridge’s poem The Ancient Mariner in which an albatross is killed by the mariner. Why does the poet make an allusion to the albatross?
4 years ago
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Snake
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The poet experiences feelings of self-derision, guilt and regret after hitting the snake. Pick out expressions that suggest this. Why does he feel like this?
4 years ago
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Snake
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What is the difference between the snake’s movement at the beginning of the poem and later when the poet strikes it with a log of wood? You may use relevant vocabulary from the poem to highlight the difference.
4 years ago
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Snake
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The poet seems to be full of admiration and respect for the snake. He almost regards him like a majestic god. Pick out at least four expressions from the poem that reflect these emotions.
4 years ago
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Snake
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The poet is filled with horror and protest when the snake prepares to retreat and bury itself in the “horrid black’, ‘dreadful’ hole. In the light of this statement, bring out the irony of his act of throwing a log at the snake.
4 years ago
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Snake
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The poet has a dual attitude towards the snake. Why does he experience conflicting emotions on seeing the snake?
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Snake
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How do we know that the snake’s thirst was satiated? Pick out the expressions that convey this.
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Do you think the snake was conscious of the poet’s presence? How do you know?
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Snake
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What does the poet want to convey by saying that the snake emerges from the ‘burning bowels of the earth’?
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Snake
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How does the poet describe the day and the atmosphere when he saw the snake?
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In stanza 2 and 3, the poet gives a vivid description of the snake by using suggestive expressions. What picture of the snake do you form on the basis of this description?
4 years ago
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Snake
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Why does the poet decide to stand and wait till the snake has finished drinking? What does this tell you about the poet? (Notice that he uses ‘someone’ instead of ‘something’ for the snake.)
4 years ago
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Snake
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‘I thought how paltry, how vulgar, what a mean act’- The poet is referring to
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Snake
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‘He seemed to me like a king in exile …’ The poet refers to the snake as such to emphasize that the snake
4 years ago
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Snake
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In the line ‘And as he slowly drew up, snake-easing his shoulders, and entered farther the phrase ‘snake-easing his shoulders’ means
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