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1. 1.

   Read these lines and answer the questions that follow:

   My soul is awakened, my spirit is soaring
   And carried aloft on the wings of the breeze;

   1. What causes the poet to feel joyful?
   2. What according to the poet, is carried with the breeze?
   3. What does the poet mean by 'soul is awakened'?
2. 2.

   Read these lines and answer the questions that follow:

   The long withered grass in the sunshine is glancing
   The bare trees are tossing their branches on high;

   1. Explain 'the long withered grass in the sunshine is glancing'.
   2. Which season of the year is it? How do you know?
   3. Why are the trees 'tossing their branches'? 
3. 3.

   Read these lines and answer the questions that follow:

   I wish I could see how its proud waves are dashing,
   And hear the wild roar of their thunder today!

   1. What does the poet want to see?
   2. Why are the waves called proud?
   3. Give an example of personification from the lines above.
4. 4.

   Describe the 'rapture' of the earth.