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1. 1.

   Choose the correct options

   1. Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches
      1. are all running in the opposite direction.
      2. seem to be running faster than fairies or witches.
   2. Horses and cattle seem to be running like soldiers running towards the battlefield
      1. because the actually running.
      2. because the train is moving fast.
   3. Painted stations are
      1. stations that are beautiful as pictures.
      2. paintings of stations.
   4. Every sight is just a glimpse because
      1. the train is moving so fast that the speaker is allowed only a glimpse.
      2. the speaker keeps closing his eyes as his eyes are itching.
2. 2.

   All of the sights of the hill and the plain
   Fly as thick as driving rain;

   1. Which sights of the hill and the plain have been mentioned so far?
   2. From where does the speaker see these sights?
   3. What is the point of similarity between the sights seen and the driving rain?
3. 3.

   And here is a mill, and there is a river:
   Each glimpse and gone forever!

   1. Who is pointing out these sights and to whom?
   2. Can the speaker see each sight clearly? Explain.
4. 4.

   And ever again, in the wink of an  eye,
   Painted stations whistle by.

   1. What are painted stations?
   2. Explain the phrase whistle by.
   3. Which words tell you that this sight can be seen many times?
5. 5.

   Here is a cart run away in the road
   Lumping along with man and load;

   1. Do you think the cart has really run away?
   2. What is the cart carrying?
   3. How are the roads over which the cart is moving?
   4. Explain the line Lumping along with man and load.
6. 6.

   How does the speaker create the sense of a fast moving train though words? (hint: images, repetitions)