Summarize the following poem. [Reading for Pleasure : Poem-Deathbed] Say unto brethren when they see me dead, And weep for me, lamenting me in sadness: Think ye I am this corpse ye are to bury? I swear by God, this dead one is not I. I in the Spirit am, and this my body My dwelling was my garment for a time. I am a treasure: hidden I was beneath This talisman of dust, wherein I suffered. I am a pearl; a shell imprisoned me, But leaving it, all trials I have left. I am a bird, and this was once my cage: But I have flown, leaving it as a token. I praise God who hath set me free, and made For me a dwelling in the heavenly heights. Ere now I was a dead man in your midst, But I have come to life, and doffed my shroud.
উত্তর: The poem starts with the speaker insisting that the body being seen is not his real entity. highlighting the temporal nature of the physical form. It clarifies that the 'corpse [গণিত] his brethren see is merely a garment for a time, not the essence of who he was. His soul is a 'pearl [গণিত] which is guarded by a 'shell.' Through the bird metaphor, the poet celebrates the soul's freedom from the limitations and sufferings of the world. The poem is a powerful reminder of the ephemeral nature of physical life and the eternal nature of the soul,
HSC English 1st Paper CQ — Prosthuti প্রশ্নব্যাংক
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Summarize the following poem. [Reading for Pleasure : Poem-Deathbed] Say unto brethren when they see me dead, And weep for me, lamenting me in sadness: Think ye I am this corpse ye are to bury? I swear by God, this dead one is not I. I in the Spirit am, and this my body My dwelling was my garment for a time. I am a treasure: hidden I was beneath This talisman of dust, wherein I suffered. I am a pearl; a shell imprisoned me, But leaving it, all trials I have left. I am a bird, and this was once my cage: But I have flown, leaving it as a token. I praise God who hath set me free, and made For me a dwelling in the heavenly heights. Ere now I was a dead man in your midst, But I have come to life, and doffed my shroud.
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