Question

21. Flint
An emerald is as green as grass
A ruby red as blood,
(A sapphire shines as blue as heaven:)
A fint lies in the mud
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A diamond is a brilliant stone
To catch the world's desire
(An opal holds a fiery spark
But a flint holds fires
Christina Romi
• heaven: the sky • brilliant : very bright
world's desire: everyone in the world
has a strong wish to own it. ficry : like fire, very bright llint: very hard gray
stone that is used to produce sparks and light a fire
Things to do:
place.
1. Answer the following questions:
(a) What precious stones are mentioned here?
(b) Where does a flint lie?
(e) is a flint attractive or colourful
(d) What can a flint produce?
2. 'An emerald is as green as grass' is an example of a simile Give two other examples
of similes from the poem.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1 ) RUBY AND DAIMOND ARE PRECIOUS STONES

2 ) FLINT LIES IN MUD

3 ) FLINT IS NOT ATTRACTIVE NOR COLOURLESS

4 ) FIRE IS PRODUCED FROM FLINT

EX . RUBY RED AS BLOOD

A SAPPHIRE SHINES AS BRIGHT AS HEAVEN