Said the Duck, “As I sat on the rocks,I have thought over that compl

1.	Said the Duck, “As I sat on the rocks,I have thought over that completely,And I bought four pairs of worsted socksWhich fit my web-feet neatly.And to keep out the cold I’ve bought a cloak,And every day a cigar I’ll smoke,All to follow my own dear trueLove of a Kangaroo !”Questions :(1)What did the Duck think to resolve the Kangaroo’s objection?(2) Identify and explain the poetic device in the lines :“And to keep out the cold I’ve bought a cloak,And every day a cigar I’ll smoke”.(3) Why would the Duck follow certain restraints for himself?
Answer» (1) To resolve the Kangaroo’s objection, the Duck would buy four pairs of worsted socks to fit his web-feet neatly and would buy a cloak and smoke a cigar every day to keep out the cold. (2) The Figure of Speech in these lines : “And to keep out the cold I’ve bought a cloak, And every day a cigar I’ll smoke’ is Anaphora. Here we find Repetition of the word ‘And’ in successive lines. (3) The Duck would follow certain restraints for himself for two reasons : (i) Otherwise the Kangaroo would not give him a ride on his back and (ii) The Duck did not want to cause any harm, i.e., rheumatism to the Kangaroo for he loved him truly.

Said the Duck, “As I sat on the rocks,I have thought over that completely,And I bought four pairs of worsted socksWhich fit my web-feet neatly.And to keep out the cold I’ve bought a cloak,And every day a cigar I’ll smoke,All to follow my own dear trueLove of a Kangaroo !”Questions :(1)What did the Duck think to resolve the Kangaroo’s objection?(2) Identify and explain the poetic device in the lines :“And to keep out the cold I’ve bought a cloak,And every day a cigar I’ll smoke”.(3) Why would the Duck follow certain restraints for himself?

Answer»

(1) To resolve the Kangaroo’s objection, the Duck would buy four pairs of worsted socks to fit his web-feet neatly and would buy a cloak and smoke a cigar every day to keep out the cold.

(2) The Figure of Speech in these lines :

“And to keep out the cold I’ve bought a cloak,
And every day a cigar I’ll smoke’ is Anaphora. Here we find Repetition of the word ‘And’ in successive lines.

(3) The Duck would follow certain restraints for himself for two reasons :

(i) Otherwise the Kangaroo would not give him a ride on his back and
(ii) The Duck did not want to cause any harm, i.e., rheumatism to the Kangaroo for he loved him truly.

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