Read the following poem and answer the next five question by choosing the correct options:

The Coromandel Fishers

Rise, brothers, rise; the wakening skies pray to the morning light,
The wind lies asleep in the arms of the dawn like a child that has cried all night.
Come, let us gather our nets from the shore and set our catamarans free,
To capture the leaping wealth of the tide, for we are the kings of the sea!

No longer delay, let us hasten away in the track of the sea gull's call,
The sea is our mother, the cloud is our brother, the waves are our comrades all.
What though we toss at the fall of the sun where the hand of the sea-god drives?
He who holds the storm by the hair, will hide in his breast our lives.

Sweet is the shade of the coconut glade, and the scent of the mango grove,
And sweet are the sands at the full o' the moon with the sound of the voices we love;
But sweeter, O brothers, the kiss of the spray and the dance of the wild foam's glee;
Row, brother, row to the edge of the verge, where the low sky mates with the sea.

Identify the speaker in this poem:

Fishermen

The correct answer is Option (3) - Fishermen

The poem is narrated from the perspective of fishermen themselves. They are addressing their fellow fishermen as "brothers" and talking about their tasks, such as gathering nets, setting catamarans free, and capturing the wealth of the sea. The imagery, emotions, and sense of camaraderie clearly indicate that the fishermen are the speakers.

OTHER OPTIONS

1. Fishermen's friend: There is no indication in the poem that an external friend is speaking. The tone is of the fishermen themselves.
2. Bank people who gave loan to fishermen: The poem does not mention loans or financial transactions.
3. Middleman who buys the fish: The poem does not describe trade or middlemen; it focuses on the fishermen's relationship with the sea and their work.