CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The snake was lying unobserved on the sand till someone saw it and, fearing it, rushed to attack it with a stick. The pursuer chased it away. The snake disappeared in the ripples of the water among the green reeds.

Detailed explanation-2: -The snake vanishes in the ripples among the green thin reeds.

Detailed explanation-3: -The poet was fascinated by the snake because it looked heavenly. The way it moved and glided mesmerized the poet and left him awestruck. The poet wanted it to go unhurt because it was the poet’s guest who had visited the trough before him just to drink water on that hot summer day.

Detailed explanation-4: -He remained calm and didn’t jump, or tremble or cry out. He did not try to either catch the snake to throw it away or to loosen its hold on his arm. Fear had gripped him but he kept his cool. Thus the snake left the doctor unharmed and got busy admiring its image in the mirror.