My Books

1.
Name two things that books have been compared to in the poem.
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Books have been compared to a friend and a city street.
2.
In the poem, find
1. the opposite of the word 'usual'.
2. a synonym of the word 'twisting'.
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quaint
winding
3.
Read these lines and answer the questions that follow.
I love my books,
They are the homes
Of queens and fairies,
Knights and gnomes.
1. How did the narrator feel about books?
2. List the characters that the poet had read about.
3. What kind of books do you think the poet had described in these lines? Name one such book that you have read.
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The narrator feels happy and full of love for books.
The char
The poet describes fairy tale ...
4.
Pick out five rhyming pairs of words from the poem.
5.
How is reading a book similar to having an adventure?
6.
What books do you enjoy reading? If you met someone who did not readd books, what would you say to encourage the person to read?

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