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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks with the correct options.

   1. The poet wishes for ______________ to come.
      1. winter
      2. the rainy season
      3. summer
      4. spring
   2. The birds are ______________ in the bushes.
      1. living
      2. nesting
      3. singing
      4. playing
   3. 'A cool green house' means ______________
      1. a cool and airy green house.
      2. a cool green canopy formed by the arching boughs of trees.
   4. _____________ tells the poet that she can live safely in the covert.
      1. The wind
      2. The robin
   5. In the covert, one can hear the echo of the ______________.
      1. stream
      2. sea
2. 2.

   'Which sayeth softly'. "Here dwell in safety, Here dwell alone..."

   1. Who sayeth softly?
   2. What all can be found 'here'?
   3. What can be heard 'here'?
3. 3.

   Explain these phrases from the poem.

   1. budding boughs
   2. whispering air
   3. mossy stone
   4. the sun shineth most shadily
4. 4.

   Do you think the poet is fond of animals and nature? Give reasons for your answer.

5. 5.

   Find one word from the poem for each of these words and phrases.

   1. pleasant smells _____________
   2. a small river ____________
   3. distant ______________
   4. trap ____________
   5. flowering ______________
   6. live in a place ____________
6. 6.

   From the poem identify an example of:

   1. Alliteration (the repetition of a consonant or consonant sound in a group words. For example, 'furrow followed free')
   2. Paradox (a statement that seems to contradict itself. For example, 'the beginning of the end')