I thought how paltry, how vulgar, what a mean act!
I despised myself and the voices of my accursed education.
(a) To which act is the speaker referring?
(b) What kind of act was it?
(c) What does the word 'accursed' mean?

Dear Student,
Given below are the answers to your question.

(a) He refers to his act of picking up a log and throwing it at the water-trough.
(b) It was a mean and inhospitable act, from the part of the poet.
(c) 'Accursed' here means strong dislike towards someone or something.

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