Flamingo (Poem): Keeping Quiet · Class 12 · CBSE · Science English
What does the man gathering salt look at in the poem?
Practice question from Flamingo (Poem): Keeping Quiet (Class 12 · CBSE · Science English), with the correct answer and a step-by-step solution.
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What does the man gathering salt look at in the poem?
- A.His hurt handsCorrect answer
- B.The rising sun
- C.The white mountains of salt
- D.The ships in the harbor
Solution
The man gathering salt would look at his hurt hands, symbolizing how humans are physically harming themselves in their endless pursuit of labor and material gains.
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