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Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · English
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What is the speaker doing when he says, "Stand still and I will read to thee / A Lecture, Love, in loves philosophy"?
What is the central image used in the poem to explain love and disguise?
How long had the speaker and the beloved been walking when the shadows were produced?
What happened to the shadows when the sun was just above the speaker's head?
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What does the phrase "brave clearnesse" suggest at noon?
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Complete clarity
At noon, all things are reduced to brave clearness, which means open and complete clarity.
What do the morning shadows represent in the poem?
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Shadows that hide love from others
The morning shadows are made to blind others, meaning they conceal love from outsiders.
What do the afternoon shadows represent in the poem?
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Shadows that work upon the lovers themselves and blind their own eyes
The later shadows are described as acting upon the lovers themselves, leading to self-deception.
Which pair of ideas is contrasted in the poem through the two kinds of shadows?
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Concealment from others and self-deception
Morning shadows hide love from others, while afternoon shadows blind the lovers themselves, so the contrast is between hiding from outsiders and deceiving oneself.
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