English — Language and Literature (184) — CBSE Class 10 board question

The question asks about a poem, but the source passages provided do not include a poem that treats grief as temporary. The closest relevant passage is Tagore's extract:

> "Say not in grief that she is no more / but say in thankfulness that she was. / A death is not the extinguishing of a light, / but the putting out of the lamp because the dawn has come."

I will base my answer on this.

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In the extract by Tagore, the poet considers grief as temporary by shifting the focus from loss to gratitude. He urges us not to mourn the death of a loved one but to be thankful that the person lived. The image of a lamp being put out not because the light has ended, but because the dawn has come, suggests that death is a natural transition, not a permanent darkness. This implies that grief, like night, gives way to a brighter perspective — thankfulness and acceptance — making sorrow a passing phase rather than a permanent state.

Source: Extended Reading, Chapter 8

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• The examiner expects you to quote or closely reference the poem's imagery — the lamp and dawn metaphor is central.
• The key idea: grief → temporary because the poet replaces it with thankfulness; death = dawn, not darkness.
• Avoid writing generally about grief; anchor every point to the poem's specific lines/images.
• At ~80 words, this fits the 3-mark length perfectly.