Question

Grass is soft, smooth and not rough. It is easily cut. But the poet here has used it as a symbol. What does grass symbolise here?

Answer 1

Grass is soft, smooth and not rough. It is easily cut. Grass. here symbolises a living object on the land which cannot be destroyed. We can cut it in pieces, mow down, turn it to ashes but we cannot destroy its identity. It appears again with a new greenery.