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.
Which line of the poem symbolises that all the attempts by the poet/narrator are in vain ?
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A.
Draw from the deer, but as she fleeth afore
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B.
Sithens in a net I seek to hold the wind
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C.
Whoso list to hunt, I know where is an hind
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D.
Who list her hunt, I put him out of doubt
Correct Answer:
B. Sithens in a net I seek to hold the wind
Explanation:
The metaphor "Sithens in a net I seek to hold the wind" illustrates the futility of the poet's endeavors. He portrays love as a frantic, aggressive quest to capture a woman, an effort that has ultimately proven unsuccessful. Consequently, he chooses to abandon the pursuit, realizing that trying to secure her affection is as impossible as attempting to catch the wind with a net.
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