Not Waving but Drowning by Stevie Smith

Question

Nobody heard him, the dead man,
But still he lay moaning:
I was much further out than you thought
And not waving but drowning.

Poor Chap, he always loved larking
And now he’s dead
It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way,
They said.

Oh, no no no, it was too cold always
(Still the dead one lay moaning)
I was much too far out all my life
And not waving but drowning.
Question 10
Choose the correct word or phrase, as used in the poem above, that has two different meanings(2 points)
Responses

Waving
Waving

Still he lay moaning
Still he lay moaning

I was much too far out
I was much too far out

Larking

Answer 1

Larking