Explain the meaning of This line And flickered his tongue like a forked night on the air, so black, Share with your friends Share 0 Abinaya Selvaraj answered this The snake* 1 View Full Answer Inayat Rehmani answered this This line means snake take out his tounge which was flicked means divided into two part .snake lick its lips with its tounge 1 Abinaya Selvaraj answered this The had drunk enough water and flickered his tongue as if to lick his lips which was black as the night sky. 2