Question

What does the line 'The peasants came like swarms of flies' suggest about the villagers in the poem?

• A. They arrived silently and unnoticed
• B. They were compared to a gentle breeze
• C. They arrived in large numbers and with urgency
• D. They approached cautiously and with hesitation

Answer 1

Answer:

C. They arrived in large numbers and with urgency

• Night of the Scorpion is written by Nissim Ezekiel.

• Here the peasants gathers in the speaker,s house.

• The simile implies that the villagers arrived in large numbers and with a sense of urgency, buzzing around like flies, indicating their collective and persistent presence in response to the scorpion sting.