CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

DUST OF SNOW

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does Held in regret mean?
A
Ruin
B
Rued
C
Sorrow
D
Sadness
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The term ‘rued’ means to regret immensely.

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

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -To feel regret, remorse, or sorrow.

Detailed explanation-5: -to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly: to rue the loss of opportunities. to wish that (something) had never been done, taken place, etc.: I rue the day he was born. verb (used without object), rued, ru·ing.

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