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Reference to the context

Read these lines from the poem and answer the questions that follow.

I am a kind word uttered and repeated

By the voice of Nature;

I am a star fallen from the
Blue tent upon the green carpet.

a. Why does the flower call itself ‘a kind word uttered… by the voice of nature’?

b. Why does the flower use the word ‘repeated’ in the stanza?

c. What is being termed as a ‘blue tent’ and ‘green carpet’?

i. Blue tent is the river and the green carpet is the algae.

ii. Blue tent is the sky and the green carpet is the grass.
iii. Blue tent is the river and the green carpet is the plants.

iv. Blue tent is the sky and the green carpet is the Earth.

d. Which figure of speech is used in this line?

I am a kind word

i. personification ii. simile

iii. onomatopoeia iv. alliteration

Time to think and answer

1. Flowers play an important part in our lives. They can be an expression of love, joy, and
sorrow. Some are mentioned in the poem. Add to this list all the occasions that you can
think of when flowers are used to express or convey something.

2. The flower says that it only looks up at the light and not at its shadow, a lesson that humans
must learn. What do you think is the deeper significance of this line?

Time to enjoy

1. Write the summary of the poem in about 75 words.

2. Why do you think the poet repeats the words ‘I am’? State the lines and write the reason for
repetition.

3. When poets give human-like attributes to non-human things, it is called personification.
Describe with examples how the poet used personification in the poem.

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