Question

Read these lines from the poem.

Thus I am lord of the Desert Land,

And I will not leave my bounds,

To crouch beneath the Christian’s hand,

And kennel with his hounds:

What do these lines suggest about how the Bushman views the white man?


He appreciates the white man for sharing his knowledge with others.


He disrespects the white man for his inability to survive in nature.


He admires the white man for his ability to take control of situations.


He resents the white man for his disrespectful treatment of others.

Answer 1

Answer: These lines suggest that the Bushman resents the white man for his disrespectful treatment of others.

Step-by-step explanation: In the poem "Song of the Wild Bushman" written by Thomas Pringle, the poet presents the way in which the Bushman views the white man. While the Bushman sees himself as the most important man of the Desert Land, he sees the white man as someone who tends to dominate people and places that do not belong to him and exercises his power without showing respect for others. In that way, the speaker feels aggrieved at the white man. Moreover, he refers to the white man as "the Christian".

Answer 2

Answer: D) He resents the white man for his disrespectful treatment of others.

Explanation: In this lines from the poem, the speaker expresses his disgust to the white man by making very clear that he won't leave the land he is in (where he is the Lord, because there is no one to whom he must obey), he says that he isn't going to leave his land to be beneath the power of the white man, who according to him, is very disrespectful (it is expressed with the phrase "... and kennel with his hounds").