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1. 1.

   How has the poet described the speed at which everything passes by the train?

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   The speed at which everything passes by the train, the poet ...

2. 2.

   Find two similes in the first verse.

   1. What is the movement of the bridges and houses, hedges and ditches compared to?
   2. What is the movement of the meadows, the horses, the cattle, the hill and the plain compared to?
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   1. “Faster than fairies, faster than witches”.
   2. “... like t
3. 3.

   Normally a train whistles past a station at which it doesn't stop. How does the poet describe the train going past stations it doesn't stop at?

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   The poet describes the train going past stations it doesn’...

4. 4.

   What is the child doing?

5. 5.

   What is the tramp looking at?

6. 6.

   What can be seen on the road and what is it carrying?