Question

The author says, “He must first subject himself to its ordeal”. Pick out the meaning of this statement from the given options.
A) He must himself preach people.
B) He must be conservative in his experiment.
C) He must overcome his hardships.
D) He must first apply his experiment on himself.

Answer 1

Hint: We need to see from the options, which statement means closest to the given statement. Try to understand the meaning of the sentence word by word, that will help us in choosing the correct option. Here ‘subject’ means to undergo, ‘ordeal’ means a not so pleasant long term experience. Understand the word meanings and map it to the right option.

Complete answer:
Understand the overall meaning of the given sentence by identifying the meaning of unfamiliar words in poems;
‘subject’ – this means to undergo a situation or experience it
‘ordeal’ – this means a long-term experience that is not pleasant
Read the given statement in the question repeatedly.
For each option;
Options (A), (B) and (C): the lines are irrelevant, because they do not resemble the meaning of the given statement. He does not imply to preach anything, he should be the opposite of conservative and there is no need of mentioning hardships here.

Consider the Option (D) He must first apply his experiment on himself; explains the given statement perfectly because here if Gandhiji tells others to do something, he himself should experience its consequences. So it means that he has to put himself in their place first and go through the unpleasant experience and only then should he put the society through it. The correct option that gives the right meaning is option (D) He must first apply his experiment on himself.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note: Some terms that we must know in poems should include;
- Alliteration: This creates unique phrases in poems. This is the use of repetitive initial consonant sounds. To give an example; “the wailing waters”.
- Couplet: This is simple; it is made of two lines with the same rhyme. Couplets can be found in many common poems like Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
- Blank verse: This is when an iambic pentameter which does not rhyme is used. A good example for a blank verse is “Sunday Morning”.