Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow. My tea is nearly ready and the sun has left the sky; Its time to take the window to see Leerie going by; For every night at tea time and before you take your seat, With lantern and with ladder he comes posting up the street. Now Tom would be a driver and Maria may go to the sea; And my papa's a banker and as rich as he can be; But I, when I'm stronger and choose what I'm to do, O Leerie, I'll go around at night and light the lamps with you For we are very lucky, with a lamp before the door; And Leerie stops to light it as he lights so many more; And O ! Before you hurry by with ladder and with light, O Leerie, see a little child and nod to him tonight ! With reference to the poem, complete the word analogy : Leerie : lamplighter : : father : ?
In the context of the poem, the analogy "Leerie : lamplighter : : father : ?" is designed to draw a parallel between the roles or professions associated with the given terms. Here, "Leerie" refers to a lamplighter, a person whose job is to light and maintain street lamps, particularly in the past when street lighting was not automated. The analogy seeks to find a similar relationship for "father." Option…Read More
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