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Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow : For he seemed to me again like a king, Like a king in exile, uncrowned in the underworld, Now due to be crowned again. And so, I missed my chance with one of the lords Of life. And I have something to expiate:A pettiness. (a) Why is the snake called a king in exile ? (b) What is the pettiness referred to in these lines ? (c) What does the word 'underworld' mean ? (d) The poet refers to ...... as one of the lords of life. |
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Answer» (a) The snake is a majestic creature and is forced to remain underground, out of man’s sight. (b) The act of throwing a log at the snake/harming the snake. (c) Under the earth / underground / a snake hole. (d) Snake. |
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