Question

Read the extract and answer the questions that follow: 4 marks " I think I could turn and live with animals, they are, So placid and self-contain'd I stand and look at them long and long." (i) Name the poet and the poem. (ii) How does the poet describe animals? (iii) What does the poet wish to do? (iv) Find a word from the extract that means the same as 'serene'.

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Answer 1

Answer:

i)The poet is Walt Whitman and the poem is animals

ii) The poet Walt Whitman says that the animals are so calm and peaceful and do not have any greed of getting worldly things. He also says that they are better than human being and are satisfied with their life and are self contained .

iii) The poet want to live like a animals because they are so calm and peaceful and better than human being

iv)The word similiar to the serene is ''placid''

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