The Scarecrow By Walter de la Mare

Conquer English Course Book 7

D A Tressler, Good Luck Pub Ltd

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Fill in the blanks to complete the summary of the poem.
All 1__________ the cold 2__________, the scarecrow had to keep its 3__________ bowed as the 4__________ beat down on it forcefully. The 5__________ 6__________ powdered the scarecrow with 7__________. The snow turned into 8__________ and at 9__________ when the stars shone on the body of the scarecrow, it seemed to be 10__________ and glowing. The scarecrow was seen in the morning standing up straight in the middle of the 11__________ of the previous crop of wheat.
Spring arrived and the scarecrow compared it to a 12__________ as everything is born again in the spring. Spring brought with it the young flowers, the 13__________. The 14__________ that the scarecrow considered its home were covered with dew and young plants. A kind of 15__________ filled the scarecrow.
His work began. He 16__________ up at the skies and his 17__________ eyes searched for the18 __________, the 19__________ of humans. The 20__________ came to eat the crops and it was the work of the scarecrow to scare them away.
The scarecrow 21__________ his tall, thin master taking large 22__________ and walking through the fields behind his team of 23__________. He was getting the fields ready to be sowed with seeds for the next crop of 24__________.
The scarecrow knew that the fields that had earlier been covered with snow and had prevented the growth of new plants would soon have a new crop of wheat. The stalks would be 25__________ and would 26__________ in the wind. The scarecrow would look at a 27__________ of wheat plants. The grain ripened by the 28__________ and (constant...?), protected by the scarecrow would soon be ready to be harvested.
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2.
Why is Spring called a child?
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Spring is called a 'child' to emphasize its qualities of you...
3.
Who are the children of Spring and why are they called 'children'?
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The 'children' of Spring are the buds and the dew. They are ...
4.
Why is the adjective 'void' used to describe the eyes of the scarecrow?
5.
Why is the field of ripened wheat compared to a sea?
6.
Is there a hint of sadness at times in the poem?

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Conquer English Course Book 7

D A Tressler, Good Luck Pub Ltd

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The Scarecrow

Walter de la Mare

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