Question

Explain the following:

(A) Where are the songs of spring? Ay, where are they? Think not of them, thou hast thy music too -

(B) Whose white waterfall could bless Travellers in their last distress.

(C) I whos have lost My way and beg now at strangers' doors to Receive love, at least in small change?

(D) He drank enough And lifted his head dreamily, as one who has drunken.

Answer 1

(A) The following extract has been taken form the poem 'Ode to Antumn', written by the poet John Keats. The poet says that the spring season has its own beauty, like nice song which has nice music too.

(B) The given extract has been taken from the poem 'Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast', composed by W.H. Auden. The poet says through the extract that the death provides silence and peace like white waterfalls who produce inner pleasant and peace, so gets the travellers of death.

(C) The given extract has been taken from 'My Grandmother's House' written by Kamala Das. The poet is sad after her grandmother's death. She had got lots of love from her. Now for the lost love, she begs it at stranger's doors.

(D) The given extract has been taken from the poem. 'Snake' penned by the poet D.H. Lawrence. The poet remembers a snake coming to his water trough. He drank enough water. Then he lifted his head with great satisfaction like as one who has drunken, he was pleased to drink water and satisfy his thirst.