I thought how paltry, how vulgar, what a mean act !

Question

Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow :

I thought how paltry, how vulgar, what a mean act !

I despised myself and the voices of my accursed education.

(a) To which act is the speaker referring?

(b) What kind of act was it?

(c) What does the word ‘accursed’ mean? 

(d) Name the poem and the poet

Answer 1

(a) act of throwing a log at the snake

Value Points :

(b) mean act/senseless act/inhuman act/petty act/unrefined act/whimsical act

Detailed Answer : It was a mean, senseless, inhuman, petty, unrefined, whimsical act.

(c) to be under a curse/used to express dislike of or anger at someone or something/evil/bad/wicked

(d) The name of the poem is ‘Snake’ and the poet is ‘D.H. Lawrence’.