Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:
Question 1
One is amazed by a water-lily, unfolding with each passing day, taking on a
richer colour and new dimensions.
a. Why is it fascinating to watch a water-lily blooming?
b. How is a poem similar to a water-lily?
c. How is a poem different from a water-lily?
d. Name the poet.
e. What is the meaning of dimensions in the above lines?
Answers
Answer:
A. It takes many days to flower, ... spreading out its petals and turning a. richer shade with each passing day.
B. The poet compares the poem and the lily. Much like a flower, the beauty of a poem grows gradually. Through the comparison the poet shows how the poem starts with a hidden message in it waiting to blossom and reveal itself. And once it blossom everybody admires the true beauty of it that was hidden inside.
C. The poet compares the poem and the lily. Much like a flower, the beauty of a poem grows gradually. Through the comparison the poet shows how the poem starts with a hidden message in it waiting to blossom and reveal itself. And once it blossom everybody admires the true beauty of it that was hidden inside.
D. The Water Lily by Henry Lawson - Famous poems, famous poets.
E. A line on a drawing pointing to another line or part to which the dimensions relate.