CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

A LETTER TO GOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What do the ‘frozen pearls’ refer to?
A
hailstones
B
raindrops
C
golden corns
D
none of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Frozen pearls refers to Hailstones.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -(b) ‘The frozen pearls’ refers to hailstones.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Answer. Answer: Lencho says that the hailstorm are like frozen pearls because they are as hard and shinny as pearls.

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