Poem Analysis - In the Darkened Room
XAT 2024 · Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning · Medium · Verbal Ability
Passage / data set
Read the following poem and answer the TWO questions that follow.
In the darkened room a woman cannot find her reflection in the mirror waiting as usual at the edge of sleep In her hands she holds the oil lamp whose drunken yellow flames know where her lonely body hides
Question 1 of 2
Which of the following statements BEST conveys the theme of the poem?
- A.
The poem explores the quality of life of a woman.
- B.
The poem laments the suffering and frustration of a woman.
- C.
The poem celebrates the woman's futile and meaningless life.
- D.
The poem revolves around a woman whose liberty has been throttled.
- E.
The poem revolves around the woman's feeling of alienation.
E
Explanation
Inability to find her reflection, the darkened room, and her lonely body hiding all point directly to alienation and loss of self-identity.
Question 2 of 2
What do the lines "the drunken yellow flames/know where her lonely body hides" BEST represent?
- A.
The lines represent flames as forces that are aware of her solitude.
- B.
The lines represent flames as turbulent emotions of a nameless woman.
- C.
The lines represent flames that highlight the location of her body
- D.
The lines represent flames as distorted memories that preserve her identity.
- E.
The lines represent flames as her desperate pursuit for her lost self.
D
Explanation
The 'drunken yellow flames' represent flickering, distorted memories that illuminate and preserve her true self amidst isolation.
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