Read the Poem below and answer the question.
A Bird Came Down
A Bird, came down the Walk -
He did not know I saw
He bit an Angle Worm in halves
And ate the fellow, raw,
And then, he drank a Dew
From a convenient Grass -
And then hopped sidewise to the Wall
To let Beetle pass -
He glanced with rapid eyes,
That hurried all abroad -
They looked like frightened Beads, I thought,
He stirred his Velvet Head -
Like one in danger, Cautious,
I offered him a Crumb,
And he unrolled his feathers,
And rowed him softer Home -
Than Oars divide the Ocean,
Too silver for a seam,
Or Butterflies, off Banks of Noon,
Leap, splashless as they swim.
Choose the correct option
And ate the fellow, raw.
Who is the "fellow" here?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → The Angle worm
In "He bit an Angle Worm in halves / And ate the fellow, raw", "the fellow" refers back to the only creature named in the first line, the Angle worm (an angleworm is an earthworm, used as bait in angling).
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: The beetle — Incorrect. Contradicted: the bird does not eat the beetle; it hops sidewise to the wall to let the beetle pass.
Option 3: The Dew — Incorrect. Wrong link: the bird drinks the dew afterwards; dew cannot be eaten "raw".
Option 4: The crumb — Incorrect. Contradicted: the poet offers the crumb later, and the bird flies away instead of taking it.