SSC MTS Tier 118 Feb 2026Shift 1Reading Comprehension
Wyatt's 'My Lute Awake'

My Lute Awake is a lyric poem with eight five-line stanzas and a refrain. The poem opens with the use of a literary device known as Apostrophe, in which the poet personifies the only living lute, calling it to get awake, for one last time, so that both he and the poet can complete the last task before they die. The poet feels repulsive to his lady. So the poem is bitter in tone. The bitterness became more intense, and the speaker of the poem becomes violent as he proclaims, Vengeance shall fall on thy disdain. The lady is not innocent, though as she 'makest but a game on earnest pain'. Therefore, cruelty demands punishment. The poet predicts the future of the lady, saying that she may end her days in loneliness, Perchance thee lie wethered and old/The winter nights that are so cold. The reason is that she has been extraordinarily heartless; therefore, there is no possibility that anyone can love her for long. The poem is embittered and follows the philosophy of Carpe Diem, as do the previous poems. The poet warns the lady to respond soon or face the consequences.

What makes the poet foresee a future for the lady filled with loneliness and desolation?

Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation

Answer: (A) The lady’s character of being extremely cold emotionally leads eventually to no lasting love at all.

"She has been extraordinarily heartless; therefore, there is no possibility that anyone can love her for long." यानी वह अत्यंत निष्ठुर रही है, इसलिए कोई उसे देर तक प्रेम नहीं कर सकता। उसकी कठोरता ही कारण है। बुढ़ापे का उल्लेख केवल पृष्ठभूमि ("wethered and old") के रूप में है, कारण के रूप में नहीं।

"She has been extraordinarily heartless; therefore, there is no possibility that anyone can love her for long." Her coldness is the cause. Ageing is mentioned only as the setting ("wethered and old"), not as the reason.

बाकी Options उत्तर क्यों नहीं हैंWhy the other options are not the answer

B'The reason she shuns the world, the custom...' से अकेलापन उसका अपना चुनाव प्रतीत हुआ; किंतु passage उसकी निष्ठुरता को कारण बताता है, जिससे कोई उसे देर तक प्रेम नहीं कर सकता।'The reason she shuns the world, the custom...' made the loneliness her own choice; but the passage blames her heartlessness, so no one can love her for long.
C'The fair lady matures into an old lady...' passage में वृद्धावस्था के रूप में है, इसलिए कारण प्रतीत हुआ; किंतु वृद्धावस्था केवल पृष्ठभूमि है, और कारण उसकी निष्ठुरता है।'The fair lady matures into an old lady...' is in the passage as ageing, so it looked like the cause; but ageing is only the setting, and her heartlessness is the reason.
D'She is the villain in the community's eyes...' अलगाव का सामाजिक कारण प्रतीत हुआ; किंतु passage कहता है कि वह निष्ठुर है, अतः कोई उसे देर तक प्रेम नहीं कर सकता।'She is the villain in the community's eyes...' sounded like a social cause of isolation; but the passage says she is heartless, so no one can love her for long.

Source: SSC MTS Tier 1 · 18 Feb 2026 · Shift 1। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC MTS Tier 1 · 18 Feb 2026 · Shift 1. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.