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Rabindranath Tagore
About Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore (1861 − 1941) wrote poems, stories and plays. He was also a composer, painter, philosopher and social reformer. born in Bengal, he wrote in Bangla and in English. In 1913, he was awarded the Nobel prize for Literature for Gitanjali, a collection of poetry.
Most poems can be interpreted in different ways. 'waiting" is partly about delaying things. The words 'not yet' show that we have time to do the things we want to do but, the poem warns us, we must actually get on and do them before it is too late!
The song I came to sing
Remains unsung to this day.
I have spent my days in stringing
And in unstringing my instrument.
The time has not come true,
The words have not been rightly set;
Only there is the agony
Of wishing in my heart.......
I have not seen his face,
Nor have I listened to his voice;
Only I have heard his gentle footsteps
From the road before my house......
But the lamp has not been lit
And I cannot ask him into my house;
I live in the hope of meeting with him;
But this meeting is not yet.
− Rabindranath Tagore.
Available Answers
- 1.
In the first stanza, what has the speaker postponed?
- 2.
What did the speaker spend time doing instead?
- 3.
In the second stanza, what two excuses does the speaker give?
- 4.
How has postponing things made the speaker feel?
- 5.
In the last two stanzas, the speaker is waiting for aa visitor and the visitor is on his way. How does the speaker know he is coming?
- 6.
In your view, who or what is the speaker waiting for?
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Question answer of 'Waiting' poem is not available
17 Jun 2024DIPANKAR M.