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There are no any rhyming words because the poem is an example of ‘free verse’.

dear – clear.

Yes, the poet is willing to listen to others but he says if you want to listen to him, you should wait till your turn comes. Then only he will be able to listen to others.

The poet says God is mute. He doesn’t give advice or try to fix things. God just listens to your ) prayer and observes how do you work.

1. The poet wants advice from the listener – False 

2. The poet wants sympathy from the listener – False 

3. The poet wants solutions from the listener – False 

4. The poet wants the listener to listen to him silently – True

No, there is not much figurative language in the poem.

He /She is talking to someone older a parent or a friend.

The poem is written in the conversational or colloquial style.

The speaker must be a teenager or a young person who is impatient and does not want advice or solutions.

1. You do not do what I asked you to do.

2. Whenever you do not listen to me, I feel you are trampling on my feelings.

3. The speaker of this poem is an elderly man.

4. When I ask you to listen me, you start giving me advice.

If seniors over-protect or over pamper juniors, the juniors will be unable to stand on their own feet and face the world. They will not be able to overcome their feelings of fear and inadequacy. They will not become confident. Hence, seniors should not overprotect or over-pamper juniors.

The two facts that show that the poet ; is confident of overcoming his irrational feelings 5 are : first, he says he will understand what is behind these feelings. Second, he says that when the answers become obvious, he will not need any advice.

When one tackles one’s problems by oneself, one overcomes feelings of fear and inadequacy. Hence one should learn to tackle one’s problems by one’s own self.

The poet remarks that advice is cheap because everyone is willing to give advice. You only had to write to the agony column of any newspaper with your problems and you could get advice from the columnists. You had to spend just 20 cents to buy the paper.

Room No. 3 

Ladies’ Hostel 

Aundh Road 

Pune – 411 007. 

14th October, 2020

Dearest Mom,

Hi! Sorry, sorry, dear Mom. Are you surprised to see this letter? I wanted to talk to you about this, but then I thought I will be able to express myself better in a letter.

Mom, when I told you about the problems I was having 1 with my roommate here at the hostel, I only wanted j you to listen. I knew I was being irrational at times, and I was trying to understand this feeling. It would have taken me some time, but I would have finally got things sorted out on my own. I’m sorry, but I did not need advice, or any solutions. Now I’ve solved my problem and I am at peace.

I’m sorry, Mom, if I’ve hurt you by snapping at your good intentions. But I’m learning. I still need your support, but I have to make my own way in this world, and this is the first step. Please try to understand this.

Love you always. 

Your loving daughter, 

Ananya

A3, Gala Residency,

Prabhadevi,

Mumbai – 400 028.

22nd July, 2019

Dearest Papa, 

Are you surprised to see this letter? I wanted to talk to you directly about this, but then I thought I will be able to express myself better in a letter.

I am still upset over our argument which took place yesterday. I was a little bit rude with you. But I just wanted you to listen to my concern. Instead of listening to me completely, you started advising me. That really hurt me a lot. 

I always wish, that I should share my thoughts with someone. Sharing makes me happy and feel lighter. But whenever, I try to share something with you, you start advising me instead of listening to me. I hope you will try to understand my feelings.

Yours lovingly,

Sahil

According to the poet, God doesn’t try to give advice or fix things. He is silent and let’s one work things out by oneself. That is how God helps people when they pray to Him for help.

Yes, the speaker is aware of his/her shortcomings.

The speaker must have had some emotional stress and problems, some feelings that he/she could not find reasonable explanations for.

There is no uniformity in the length of lines or the number of lines in each stanza. It appears as if the poem has first been written in prose and then broken up into separate lines.

To be a good listener, we must pay attention to what a person is saying without interruption. We must only listen and not try to form replies and counterarguments in our own mind. We must also nod and show correct expressions to encourage the speaker.

1. ‘To hear’ means to receive with the ear the sound made by someone or something; to be aware of some sound. 

2. ‘To listen’ means to consciously give one’s attention to a sound and try to understand it.