Question

Don’t bite your nails, Amanda!
Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda!
Stop that slouching and sit up straight,
Amanda!
(There is a languid, emerald sea,
where the sole inhabitant is me—
a mermaid, drifting blissfully.)
a. Name the poem and poet.
b. What does Amanda imagine?
c. Which word from the extract means the same as ‘faint’or ‘ ‘dull’?

Answer 1

Answer:

a) Amanda by Robin Klein

b) Amanda imagines that she is lying in a languid, emerald sea,

and she is the only alone one in the form of a mermaid, drifting blissfully

c) 'Slouching' word from the extract means the same as ‘faint’or ‘dull’ .

Answer 2

We are given some lines from the poem and asked questions regarding the poem. We shall answer them as follows:

• The first question asked is to name the poem which is ' Amanda' and to name the poet which is ' Robin Klein '.
• The next question asked is what does Amanda imagine and the answer is as follows:
• Amanda imagines that she is a mermaid and she can swim without any botheration and she can do whatever she likes.
• The next question is which word is similar to ' faint ' or 'dull ' from the above passage.
• The correct answer for the above question is 'languid.'

PROJECT CODE: #SPJ3