CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

A LETTER TO GOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
he poet says, “Of a day I had rued". What is the meaning of “rued”?
A
ruined
B
held in regret
C
ruled
D
conquered
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -’Rued’ means to bitterly regret something and wish it undone.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to the poem, Dust of Snow, the word rued means Held in Regret.

Detailed explanation-3: -: to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for. intransitive verb. : to feel sorrow, remorse, or regret. rue.

Detailed explanation-4: -Master’s Tip to Learn Rue Best way to remember word rue is to associate word with ruin. Rue sounds like ruin which means situation of devastation .

Detailed explanation-5: -This implies that the poet had wasted half of his day thinking about his problems and worrying but later he realised the beauty of nature which created a positive state of mind in him. To rue means to feel bad about something that happened or something you did because it had bad results.

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