AN ANSWER
ADA CAMBRIDGE
Thy love I am. Thy wife I cannot be.
To wear the yoke of servitude- to take
Strang, unknown fetters that I cannot break
On soul and flesh that should be mind and free
Better the woman's old disgrace for me
Then this old sin-this deep and dire mistake;
Better for truth and honour and thy sake-
For the pure faith, I give and take from thee.
I Know thy love, and love thee all I can-
I fain would love thee only till I die
But I may someday find a better man;
And thou mayest find a fitter mate than I;
Some want, some chill may steal' twist heart and heart.
And then we must be free to kiss and part.
Stranza = 1
Thy = yours (तेरा)। Love = beloved(प्रेमिका)। Wear = bear( सहन करना)। Yoke = burden(बोझ)। Wooden bar =(बैलों पर रखे जाने वाला जुआ )। Strange = unfamiliar( अपरिचित) Servitude= slavery(दासता)। Fetters = shackles(बेङिया)। Disgrace = lose of honour, insult (बदनामी, अपमान) । Deep = serious(गंभीर)। Dire = terrible(भयानक)। Honour = regard, respect(सम्मान)। Faith = trust (भरोसा)।
Stranza =2
Fain= gladly, with pleasure (प्रसन्नता से)। Fitter = more fit or better(अधिक अथवा अधिक अच्छा)। Mate = friend, parthet (मित्र, या जीवनसाथी)। Want = desire, dear or lack of something (चाहत, किसी बात की कमी)।Chill = coldness, indifference (ठन्डापन, विमुखता)। Steal = move in (चुपके से आ जाना)। Twixt = between (बीच में)।
Objective Types questions
1. Who is the author of the poem, "An Answer " ?
(a) Ada Cambridge (b) Kevin Gilbert
(c) Elizabeth Bennet (d) Sylvia Plath
ANS- Ada Cambridge
2. Ada Cambridge is an ....... poet?
(a) American (b) Italian
(c) Australian (d) English
ANS- Australian
3. Ada Cambridge was born on
(a) November 1844 (b) April 1834
(c) September 1842 (d) December 1846
ANS- November 1844
4. What type of poem is An Answer?
(a) A song (b) A lyric
(c) Ode (d) A sonnet
ANS- A sonnet
5. Which is the yoke of servitude?
(a) Maiden (b) Wife
(c) Friend (d) Concubine
ANS- Wife
6. After marriage, the lover become husband and treats the wife as a:
(a) Friend ( b) Wife
(c) Slave (d) maiden
ANS- Slave
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