(a) Why is it considered a ‘spectacle of a life time’? (b) Describe a comet?

Question

Read the following lines from the poem and answer the questions in a sentence or two.

“A spectacle of a lifetime A comet in full flight.”

(a) Why is it considered a ‘spectacle of a life time’?

(b) Describe a comet?

Answer 1

(a) The word spectacle indicates an unusual event that attracts attention. Hence it is considered a spectacle of a life time.

(b) Comets are small, fragile, irregularly shaped bodies composed of a mixture of frozen gases