Question
Read the poem by Henry Austin Dobson, and answer the question that follows.
Fame is a food that dead men eat,
I have no stomach for such meat.
In little light and narrow room,
They eat in the silent tomb.
With no kind voice of comrade near
To bid the feaster be of cheer.
But friendship is a noble thing,
Of friendship it is good to sing.
For truly when a man shall end,
He lives in memory of his friend,
Who doth his better part recall,
And of his fault make funeral.
What detail does the author convey in the following line?
I have no stomach for such meat.
He does not want to choose fame.
He does not eat non-vegetarian food.
He does not eat all the variety of meat.
He gets stomach pain if he eats meat.
Fame is a food that dead men eat,
I have no stomach for such meat.
In little light and narrow room,
They eat in the silent tomb.
With no kind voice of comrade near
To bid the feaster be of cheer.
But friendship is a noble thing,
Of friendship it is good to sing.
For truly when a man shall end,
He lives in memory of his friend,
Who doth his better part recall,
And of his fault make funeral.
What detail does the author convey in the following line?
I have no stomach for such meat.
He does not want to choose fame.
He does not eat non-vegetarian food.
He does not eat all the variety of meat.
He gets stomach pain if he eats meat.
Answers
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The line "I have no stomach for such meat" conveys that the author does not want to choose fame. It suggests a rejection of fame as something undesirable or unappetizing, likening it to food that he has no appetite for. Therefore, the correct interpretation is:
**He does not want to choose fame.**
**He does not want to choose fame.**