LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS
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bitter cold
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stick of birch
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dying fire
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -refers to the fire that is dying and needs to be kept alive with the use of a log. Metaphorically, It can be understood as the fire of compassion in their hearts that is dying. To keep it burning what they need is a log of wood, but they do not use it.
Detailed explanation-2: -All organisms need food, water and oxygen for survival.
Detailed explanation-3: -Who are the people referred to in the above extract? Why do they need logs? The people referred to are six indifferent people, who are trapped together by chance in biting cold. They need logs so that they can renew the dying fire to prevent themselves from cold.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: What does the poet tell us about a group of persons on a very cold day earlier in the context ? Answer: The poet tells us that a group of persons get trapped somewhere in a bitter cold. They sit near the dying fire, their only hope of survival.