Comprehension : A poem is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out the four alternatives. Whose list to hunt, I know where is an hind, But as for me, helas. I may no more. The vain travail hath wearied me so sore, I am of them that farthest cometh behind. Yet may I by no means my wearied mind Draw from the deer, but as she fleeth afore Fainting I follow. I leave off therefore, Sithens in a net I seek to hold the wind. Who list her hunt, I put him out of doubt, As well as I may spend his time in vain. And graven with diamonds in letters plain There is written, her fair neck round about : Noli me tangere, for Caesar’s I am, And wild for to hold, through I seem tame.
On the basis of your understanding of the above poem, what is the metaphorical theme of the poem?
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A.
fulfillment in love
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B.
failure in hunting expedition
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C.
unrequited love
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D.
hunting is a dangerous sport
Correct Answer:
C. unrequited love
Explanation:
The poem explores the metaphor of unrequited love by depicting it as a brutal sport akin to hunting. The poet describes a failed pursuit of a beloved woman, illustrating the pain of one-sided affection that is not returned.
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