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Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow:It would be an exotic moment without rush, without engines; we would all be together in a sudden strangeness. Fisherman in the cold sea would not harm whales and the man gathering salt would look at his hurt hands. (a) Which ‘exotic’ moment is the poet talking about? (b) Why would the moment be ‘exotic’? (c) Why does the poet mention the fisherman? (d) What does the poet expect from the salt gathe |
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Answer» (a) The exotic moment refers to that moment when all human activity and language will cease at the count of twelve. (b) It would be exotic as it would be rare and unprecedented. (c) The fisherman would cease to hunt whales as they are already an endangered species. (d) The poet hopes that the men gathering salt will stop gathering salt, and look at their hurt hands and introspect about how their actions have led them to suffering. |
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