Responding to the Poem
1. What did you think the poem was about when you read the
first few lines?
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2. From which line does the import of the title strike the reader?
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3. What makes for the differences between the timekeeping of the
various clocks? What is the implicit comparison?
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4. Why is the act of nature described as ‘precise’?
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5. Which of the following reflects the poet’s attitude towards
communal disharmony
(i) Critical condemnation
(ii) Helpless acceptance
(iii) Wistful lament
6. Is the poet’s attitude a representation of how the average Indian
feels both towards human violence and nature’s fury?
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