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6. Read the last stanza. Does the description suggest
anything about the ascetic?
R2. Imagery is the use of language to evoke pictures in the
minds of the readers or listeners. Sit in pairs, identify
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the images used in the poem and write them down.

e.g., 1. Upagupta sleeping on the dusty ground.

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R3. In groups of four discuss what might have happened
next in the story of the poem “Upagupta”. Share your
answer with the rest of the class.

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Try to think of the incident critically. For instance, when
the girl invited the ascetic he refused. Later, when the
ascetic came on his own, and attended her, she could not
recognize him.

This is a case what we term ‘irony’ in poetry. Think of irony
in the books you have studied. Share your opinions and
thoughts with your classmates.

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