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Question 1:, , Discuss with your partner the following definition, of a poem., , A poem is made of words arranged in a beautiful, order. These words, when read aloud with feeling,, have a music and meaning of their own., , Answer:, , Very true. Poetry is different from prose because it, arranges best words in a musical order. However,, a poem being short, musical and interesting is, easy to learn by heart and to remember for a long, period., , Question 2:, , The poetry of earth’ is not made of words. What is, it made of, as suggested in the poem?, , Answer:, , The poetry of earth is made of the chirping of, birds in trees, and a grasshopper's sound. They, sing joyfully without a long break.

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Question 3:, Find in the poem lines that match the following:, , (i) The grasshoppers happiness never comes, to an end., , (ii) The cricket's song has a warmth that never, decreases., , Answer:, , (i) He has never done with his delights., (ii) The cricket's song in warmth increasing, ever., , Question 4:, , Which word in stanza 2 is opposite in meaning to, ‘the frost’?, , Answer:, , “warmth

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Question 5:, , The poetry of earth continues round the year, through a cycle of two seasons. Mention each, with its representative voice., , Answer:, , The two major seasons in a year are Summer and, winter. Both are rich in music. In summer, the, representative voice is that of the birds and the, grasshoppers. In winter, the cricket is the prime, singer.