Question

Read the following extract and answer: "Perhaps the Earth can teach us / as when everything seems dead / and later proves to be alive. / Now I'll count up to twelve / and you keep quiet and I will go." — (b) What remains alive when everything seems dead?

Hint:

Consider what persists beneath a seemingly dead winter landscape.

Answer 1

Interpreting the Lines:
The poem suggests that beneath apparent stillness, life persists and later re-emerges.

Final Answer:
Life itself, in the form of nature's inner vitality, remains alive beneath the surface even when everything looks lifeless.