The snake trying
Answers to Text book questions Thinking about the Poem
1)What is the snake trying to escape from?
Ans.The snake is trying to escape an assault on him. He is being chased by a man with a stick in his hand. The snake fears that the man wants to kill him by hitting him with the stick. The snake intends to evade being struck by the stick.
2)Is it a harmful snake? What is its colour?
Ans.The snake is green and small. It is absolutely harmless as it is non-poisonous. It is harmless even to the children and hence need not be feared or killed merely because human beings consider snakes as harmful creatures.
The poet finds the snake beautiful. Find the words he uses to convey its beauty.
The poet uses the words ‘beautiful and graceful’ to describe the shapes of the snake’s body. He uses the words ‘small and green’ to describe the snake’s size and colour respectively. All these words connote admiration.
3)What does the poet wish for the snake?
Ans.The poet wishes that the snake be left unharmed. He wants it to go over the water into the reeds to hide. He does not want any human being to feel threatened by the snake. He desires a peaceful coexistence for the snake and the human beings.
4)Where was the snake before anyone saw it and chased it away? Where does the snake disappear?
Ans.The snake was lying on the sand till someone saw it and again chased it away. The snake disappears in the ripples of water among theslimgreen reeds.
1)What is the snake trying to escape from?
Ans.The snake is trying to escape an assault on him. He is being chased by a man with a stick in his hand. The snake fears that the man wants to kill him by hitting him with the stick. The snake intends to evade being struck by the stick.
2)Is it a harmful snake? What is its colour?
Ans.The snake is green and small. It is absolutely harmless as it is non-poisonous. It is harmless even to the children and hence need not be feared or killed merely because human beings consider snakes as harmful creatures.
The poet finds the snake beautiful. Find the words he uses to convey its beauty.
The poet uses the words ‘beautiful and graceful’ to describe the shapes of the snake’s body. He uses the words ‘small and green’ to describe the snake’s size and colour respectively. All these words connote admiration.
3)What does the poet wish for the snake?
Ans.The poet wishes that the snake be left unharmed. He wants it to go over the water into the reeds to hide. He does not want any human being to feel threatened by the snake. He desires a peaceful coexistence for the snake and the human beings.
4)Where was the snake before anyone saw it and chased it away? Where does the snake disappear?
Ans.The snake was lying on the sand till someone saw it and again chased it away. The snake disappears in the ripples of water among theslimgreen reeds.
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