And looked around like a God, unseeing into the air And slowly turned his head;

Question

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.

And looked around like a God, unseeing into the air
And slowly turned his head;
(i) Who is compared with God?
(ii) Why is it compared with God?
(iii) Which figure of speech is used in line two?
(iv) Where did it turn?

Answer 1

(i) Snake.
(ii) It looked all around as he was the lord of the world.

(iii) Simile
(iv) To the crack in the wall, on dark hole.