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A., , Word - Meanings, , Chant- to Sing or shout the same, words again and again., Bead - a small round ball of wood,, glass etc with a hole through it, so, that it may be put on a string or wire., Garment- a piece of clothing., Mantle - a loose piece of clothing, without sleeves., Meditation - the practice of thinking, deeply in silence especially for, religious reasons., Stained - having dirty marks that are, difficult to remove., Sweat - perspiration, Topre- to work very hard
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Till - to prepare and use land for, growing crops, Tattered - old and torn in bad, condition., Dost – do, Thou - you, Thine - yours, Thy - your, Thee – you, , B. Answer the following questions., Question 1., What does the poet want us to leave, and why?, Answer:, The poet wants us to leave
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worshipping of God in a scheduled, corner and chanting and singing and, telling of beads, meditation, wearing, holy robe and incense to find him, because we can’t find god by doing, this., , Question 2., What does the poet mean by ‘Open, Thine eyes’?, Answer:, By ‘Open thine eyes' the poet means, to say that we should understand the, fact we should stop finding God in, ritualistic ways because that would, not help us to find god but if we, want to please god we must work, hard in sun and shower as he is there
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with tillers and pathmakers in dusty, soil, shining sun and rain., , Question 3., ‘Thy God is not before thee’. Where, can we find Him according to the, poet?, Answer:, We can find God where the tiller, works in the hard ground and where, the path-maker breaks stones. He is, present with hard workers who work, hard without any complaints in, shining sun, pouring rain and dusty, soil., , Question 4., What, according to the poet, is the
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ultimate aim of man?, Answer:, According to the poet the ultimate, aim of man is to find God by, performing the duties assigned by, him, Question 5., What message does the poet want to, convey, through this poem?, Answer: Through this poem the poet, glorifies labour and hardwork and, conveys a message that Work is, Worship.