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1. 1.

   Then out in the free fresh air they swing.
   Under the sunny sky.

   1. Whom does 'they' refer to?
   2. To what does the poet compare 'they' in the latter stanzas?
   3. What is the act being talked of in this stanza?
2. 2.

   What does the poet wish to wash away from her heart and soul?

3. 3.

   What will make a 'glorious washing day' on earth?

4. 4.

   And anxious thoughts may be swept away
   As we busily wield a broom.

   Explain the lines with reference to the poem.

5. 5.

   I am glad a task to me is given
   To labor at day by day;

   1. Why is the poet glad to do the tasks?
   2. What does she believe that labour brings her?
6. 6.

   What does the poet command her head, heart and hands to do respectively?