Directions: Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate options. My mother bore me in the southern wild, And I am black, but O! my soul is white; White as an angel is the English child: But I am black as if bereav'd of light. My mother taught me underneath a tree And sitting down before the heat of day, She took me on her lap and kissed me, And pointing to the east began to say. Look on the rising sun: there God does live And gives his light, and gives his heat away. And flowers and trees and beasts and men receive Comfort in morning joy in the noonday. And we are put on earth a little space, That we may learn to bear the beams of love, And these black bodies and this sun-burnt face Is but a cloud, and like a shady grove. Through the phrase 'as if bereav'd of light', the poet hints at-
The phrase "as if bereav'd of light" is a powerful metaphor used by the poet to convey a sense of loss and deprivation. Let's explore why Option 4, "All of the above," is the correct answer by examining how each of the individual options is encompassed within this phrase: 1. Low self-esteem of the child: The phrase suggests a state of being deprived of light, which can metaphorically represent a…Read More
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