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Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
Most near, most dear, most loved and most far.
Under the window where I often found her Sitting as huge as Asia, seismic with laughter Gin and chicken helpless in her Irish hand. Irresistible as Rabelais, but most tender for The lame dogs and hurt birds that surround her,- She is a procession no one can follow after But be like a little dog following a brass band.
She will not glance up at the bomber, or condescend
To drop her gin and scuttle to a cellar,
But lean on the mahogany table like a mountain Whom only faith can move, and so I send
O all my faith, and all my love to tell her
That she will move from mourning into mourning.


The third line of the poem suggests something about

Options

A

The complexion of the person.

B

The physique of the person.

C

The nationality of the person.

D

The continent to which she belongs.

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Correct Answer :

Option B

The physique of the person.

Solution :

The correct option is The physique of the person.

Let us analyze the poem step-by-step to understand why this option is correct:
The third line of the poem reads: "Sitting as huge as Asia, seismic with laughter".
Here, the poet uses the simile "as huge as Asia" to describe the physical presence or size of the person sitting under the window.
Comparing a person's size to the continent of Asia ("huge as Asia") directly emphasizes their grand size, scale, or physical build, which relates to the person's physique.

Furthermore, the phrase "seismic with laughter" describes how her laughter physically shakes her large frame, reinforcing the description of her physical form.
Therefore, the line is a description of the physique of the person, making "The physique of the person" the correct choice.

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