A quarter million miles away,
One small blue planet watched in awe.
And no one who was there that day
Will soon forget the sight they saw.
a. Identify the 'small blue planet'.
b. How could a planet 'watch' anything? What does the poet really mean here?
c. From the list of words given below select synonyms for the word 'awe'.
confusion amazement horror fascination indifference wonderment andiety
d. There were only two astronauts on the moon. What, then, does the poet mean
when he says 'no one who was there that day will soon forget the sight they saw?
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Explanation:
a) Earth is also known as "blue planet".
b) A planet can watch by the activities being carried out on its surface.
c) The word "awe" means "amazement".
d) The author is an astronaut or it is only his imagination and he is making assumptions about the moon. Only astronauts could remember the structure of the moon and nobody else can remember it. Thereofre they soon will forget about that view.
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