CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -In which way does Amanda imagine herself to be mermaid? Answer: Mermaid is believed to be a creature with a woman’s head and body, and a fish’s tail instead of legs. Amanda imagines herself or wishes to be free like a mermaid, which is moving slowly in a state of bliss in the sea, which is green like an emerald.

Detailed explanation-2: -The answer – Amanda wishes to be a mermaid so she could float alone in the joyfully drowsy, emerald ocean. She longs to be a vagrant so she can meander the ocean and make designs utilizing her uncovered feet.

Detailed explanation-3: -Amanda is fed up with her mother’s constant nagging and being told what to do. Hence, she imagines herself to be an orphan with no parental figure to control her. She wants to roam around freely and enjoy the silence that would come when there is no one around to scold her. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-4: -She says so because she wants to be alone. She wants to roam around in the street alone and pattern dust with her bare feet. She finds silence ‘golden’ and freedom ‘sweet’. It is for this reason that she calls herself an orphan.

Detailed explanation-5: -Amanda imagines herself to be Rapunzel, yet would not like to do what all she did. Identify and state the reasons for her decision. Answer: Amanda wants to be Rapunzel to live a peaceful life in a tower, where no one gives any instruction and she doesn’t have to do any work.