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The poem creates a delightful picture of the city, rich in its natural beauty. Pick out the lines from the poem which give the pictorial effect to the poem. Write it in your own words, |
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Answer» (a) A sight so touching in its majesty The grandness of the scene touches the nature lover poet. (b) ‘This city now doth, like a garment, wear’. The beauty of the city in the morning is so unexpected to the poet that he picturises the city wearing a different attire. (c) ‘The beauty of the morning; silent, bare’ The reader can feel the calmness of the city along with the poet. (d) ‘All bright and glittering in the smokeless air’ The beauty of the morning is so apparent because of the pollution-free air which makes the sun look brighter. (e) ‘The river glideth at his own sweet will’ The smooth flow of the river can be visualized. (f) ‘And all that mighty heart is lying still’ The busy city is lying silent early in the morning. |
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