CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

A LETTER TO GOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are ‘frozen pearls’ referred to here in the text?
A
snow
B
icicles
C
blizzard
D
hailstones
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The narrator uses the metaphor of “pearls” to describe the hailstones, for they looked as white and shiny as pearls. He calls them “frozen” because they are made up of ice. Also, one may note how the narrator had stated that the hailstones did resemble “new silver coins".

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: Frozen pearls refers to Hailstones.

Detailed explanation-3: -Unexpectedly, strong winds started blowing, leading to a hailstorm. Satirically the writer refers to these pellets of frozen rain as new silver coins. The innocent boys became playful and went out in the rain to play and collect these hailstones which looked like “frozen pearls".

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer. Answer: Lencho says that the hailstorm are like frozen pearls because they are as hard and shinny as pearls.

Detailed explanation-5: -The frozen pearls spread in the fields like silver. this is your answer.

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