CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation of the poem passage above – After hearing Anne Gregory, the poet says that he had heard an old religious man say that he could prove a fact with a text that he had found in some religious book. The fact was that it is only God who loves us for what we are and not how we look.

Detailed explanation-2: -Who was it that the poet had heard? (b) An old religious man. Answer: (b) An old religious man.

Detailed explanation-3: -What has, According to the speaker an old religious man found? Answer: The speaker says that an old religious man has found a text that proves that only God is capable of looking at a person’s real self, beyond the external beauty.

Detailed explanation-4: -Question 3: What does the old religious man say? Answer: The old religious man says that he has found a text which proves that only God could love us for ourselves alone and not for physical beauty. He is the one who truly loves us.

Detailed explanation-5: -What did he want to prove? He wanted to prove that Men will be Men they will fall for physical attractions quite easily, Only god has the power to resist outwardly physical temptations. Only god can love us for who we are and not for how we look.