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Why did the poet have to wait near the water trough?
The poet had to wait near the water trough because he was the second to reach there. The snake had reached before the poet. So, the poet had to wait for his turn because of the snake.
Why did the poet have to wait near the water trough?
The poet had to wait near the water trough because he was a second comer. The snake had been the first one there, where the water dripped from the tap in a small clearness and the poet had to wait for his turn because of the snake.
What is the dilemma that the poet faces when he sees the snake?
When the poet sees the snake, he gets caught in between his sentiments and rationality. His sensibility towards animals makes him adore the snake. However, the power of reason dominates his sensibility and says that snakes are poisonous and therefore should be killed.
What does his ‘voice of education’ tell the poet?
The poet chased him away with a stick. His behavior had no specific reason as such. The poet feels very sorry for his disgraceful, unacceptable and uncouth behavior and action and rebuked the voices of education and civilization that had shaped his thoughts and urged him to have chased away the creature.
What does the poet compare the snake's drinking habits to? Why?
The poet compares the snake’s drinking habits to cattle drinking water because the snake lifted his head while drinking as cattle do and looked at the poet vaguely again as cattle do.
Keeping in mind the poem, 'Snake', write out a speech for the morning assembly on the topic, 'Snakes - a beautiful creation of God, an object of our love and not hatred.
Good morning everyone, Today, I am here to talk about Snakes - A beautiful creation of God.
Snakes are the one of beautiful creation of God.Snakes are belong to reptiles family. Sankes are almost every corner of the world. There are more than 3000 species of sankes in the world. However, people are afraid of snakes because they think all sankes are in poisonous nature. This is unfortunate beacuse the average snakes that turns up in the backyard or the forest is usually not poisonous in nature. These misconceptions keeps us bonund to our rudimentary thinking.
Many people think that they should be killed. But these creatures have every right to co - exist in harmony with mankind. It is our duty to respect and protect the right of living of the creatres and not try to prove our superiority over them by restorting to harming or killing them.
Why did the poet wait for the snake to quench its thirst first ?
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