Question

Read the lines given below and answer the questions that follow.

 “And this might stand him for the storms and serve him for humdrum monotony

(i) What does the poet mean by storms?

(ii) What can help the son overcome “the boring routine” in life?

Answer 1

(i) The poet means life’s challenges by ‘storms’.

(ii) One can overcome ‘the boring routine’ by keeping a strong steel/rock-like will power and face life boldly.