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Now there is only one type of bobcat we see
The one that is for free, clearing the pavements of all debris
We used to walk through a footpath in a forest of pine
The smell intoxicating our lungs and mind
Now the only smell to be found comes from plastic trees
Swaying on my rear-view mirror, labelled pine breeze
We used to watch the valley play hide and seek

(1) What signs of urbanisation are mentioned in the first six lines of the extract?

(2) Do you think skyscrapers are necessary? Why do you think so?

(3) Pick out the example of personification from the extract.

(4) Pick out the lines from the extract expressing the fond memory of the poet about the pines.

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

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Answer 2

In this extract the poet highlights the profound and adverse impacts of the contemporary artificial lifestyle that brings degradation of the ecology and unhealthy food habits

Explanation:

1. The bobcat has given way to a 'fur-free one' ( the one that is for free) the sweeper(clearing the pavements of all debris) and the pines' sweet smell  has evaporated leaving only the smell that is coming from the plastic trees

2. Yes, I think skyscrapers are required since the city is developing and expanding, and hence we need the necessary infrastructure to be developed together with it.

3. 'The valley play hide and seek'

4.  "We used to walk through a footpath in a forest of pine; The smell intoxicating our lungs and mind; Swaying on my rear-view mirror, labelled pine breeze"

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