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1:26 PM 0.0KB/s Z¢ wall stl &, , Search on Teachmint Q, , Page 1:, , POEM -9,, THE FARMER’S WIFE, , Questions and, Answers, Question 1., Who do ‘you’ and ‘I’ inthe poem, refer to?, Answer:, ‘You’ refers to the farmer and ‘I’, refers to the farmer’s wife. ., Question 2., Why has the, speaker’s husband committed suicide?, OR, Why did, the farmer commit suicide?, Answer:, The farmer was, in debt and had no crops to sell. He was unable to bear, the shame, and was unwilling to stretch his hand for, help. Being hounded by creditors he, committed, suicide., Question 3., What series of contrasts does, the speaker draw between herself and her husband?,, Answer:, The speaker says that her husband was, virtuous, but she is a sinner, and he is dead, while she is, alive. There is irony in this series of contrasts because, the farmer,, unable to bear the shame, committed, suicide without wondering what would be the, plight, of his wife, left behind to face the creditors., Question, 4., What expressions in the poem bring out the, contrast between the speaker and her, husband’s, plight? What difference does this indicate?, Answer:,, Being a man, the farmer was not used to being, subservient to others. He could not, bear the idea of, bending his head or stretching his hand in front of the, creditors. But,, being a woman, the farmer’s wife was, used to obedience and harsh treatment and, could pull, on even when insulted and deprived. Moreover, being, a woman, her, motherly instinct made it impossible for —