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Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.Fishermen in the cold sea would not harm whales and the man gathering salt would look at his hurt hands.(a) What does the poet expect of the fishermen and why? (b) While gathering salt, what will the man do? (c) What do the hurt hands imply? (d) How would man and nature benefit in this moment of silence? |
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Answer» (a) In the exotic moment of silence and introspection, fishermen will become conscioi the fact that they are causing harm to the whales. The poet expects this because he feels that at this opportune moment all evil will come to an end. (b) The man gathering salt will stop for a while at that quiet moment and look at his hurt hands. (c) ‘Hurt hands’ means that human beings are oblivious of the pain they are causing to themselves in the pursuit of amassing more and more comforts. They have no time for themselves. (d) In this moment of silence, man will not harm nature, and both human beings and nature will get some time to attend to and recover from their wounds. |
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