Multiple choice

According to the poet, what is the striking similarity between a good poem and an unfolding bud?

Directions: Read the following poem carefully and answer the given question:

Unfolding Bud

One is amazed
By a water-lily bud
Unfolding
With each passing day
Taking a richer colour
And new dimensions
One is not amazed,
At a first glance,
By a poem,
Which is as tight-closed
As a tiny bud.
Yet one is surprised
To see the poem
Gradually unfolding,
Revealing its rich inner self
As one reads it
Again

Naoshi Koriyama

  1. Both are colourful and beautiful.

  2. Both are pretty ordinary looking in the beginning.

  3. The development of both a bud and writing a poem are hard and time consuming.

  4. If you have patience, both the bud and the poem will give you the sense of real beauty.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The poem draws a parallel between how a water-lily bud gradually unfolds to reveal its beauty and how a poem reveals its deeper meaning when read repeatedly. Just as the bud takes 'richer colour and new dimensions' over time, the poem shows its 'rich inner self' only when you read it 'again.' Option D correctly captures this central theme that both reward patience and repeated engagement.

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