Read the following poem. Answer the question that follow: At the Museum But in 2500 B.C. Harappa, |
What is the poet grateful about according to the poem? |
The poet is grateful that the servant girl was cast in bronze The poet is grateful for having encountered a relic from the past The poet is grateful that the servant girl smiled at the sculptor while he was casting her The poet is grateful that the sculptor polished the ache off the servant girl's fingers |
The poet is grateful that the servant girl smiled at the sculptor while he was casting her |
The correct answer is Option (3) → The poet is grateful that the servant girl smiled at the sculptor while he was casting her The poet reflects on the servant girl's life and acknowledges the hardships she endured. The poet emphasizes her smile, which persists in the bronze sculpture, a testament to her existence in history. This smile is what the poet is specifically grateful for. This is clear from these lines of the poem "But I'm grateful she smiled at the sculptor,as she smiles at me in bronze," |