Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Comprehension - (Poetry / Literary)

Question:

Read the poem and answer the question below

I lost my talk

The talk you took away.

When I was a little girl

At Shubenacadie school.

 

You snatched it away:

I speak like you

I think like you

I create like you

The scrambled ballad, about my word.

 

Two ways I talk

Both ways I say,

Your way is more powerful.

 So gently I offer my hand and ask,

Let me find my talk

So I can teach you about me

What is the resolution offered by the poet?

Options:

A war

Equal rights

New education system

A harmonious co-existence

Correct Answer:

A harmonious co-existence

Explanation:

The correct answer is OPTION 4 -A harmonious co-existence

The resolution offered by the poet is "A harmonious co-existence."

The poem expresses a desire for understanding and connection between different ways of speaking and thinking. The speaker asks to "find my talk" and expresses a willingness to share their identity and culture, suggesting that both ways of communication can coexist and enrich one another.