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The old man offered the speaker a lot of money. Why did turn down the offer?

The old man offering money was not enough to hire the man as money is the most material thing. That is why he turned down the offer.

Who is the speaker in the poem?

“The king, sword in hand” suggests

(i) wealth (ii) power (iii) more power than wealth

Mark the appropriate item in the context of stanza 1.

Find the poem, lines that match the following. Read both one after another.

(i) I have nothing to give you

except goodwill & cheer.

(ii) Her happiness was no more

than sorrow in disguise.

(iii) The king’s might was not worth much.

How did the speaker feel after talking to the child on the beach?

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