The poet explicitly says, "But I'm grateful she smiled at the sculptor, as she smiles at me in bronze." The gratitude is directed at the act of the girl smiling at the sculptor, which has travelled forward in time to the poet.
What is the poet grateful about according to the poem?
CUET UG 2022 — English VA
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What is the poet grateful about according to the poem?
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Held on 2 Jul 2022 · Verified 13 Jul 2026.
Options
- A
The poet is grateful that the servant girl was cast in bronze
- B
The poet is grateful for having encountered a relic from the past
- C
The poet is grateful that the servant girl smiled at the sculptor while he was casting her
- D
The poet is grateful that the sculptor polished the ache off the servant girl's fingers
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