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a) I'd rather sleep in the ivy wall;
No rain comes through, tho' I hear it fall.
The sun peeps gay at dawn of day,
And I sing, and wing away, away!
(i) Who is 'T' in the above lines?
(ii) Ivy is a plant. What does the bird want to
convey by describing it as a wall?
(iii) What does the speaker prefer ivy wall to?
Answers
The Bird by William Allingham talks about a girl who alluring the bird to be her pet and says she would give the bird many luxuries if the bird becomes her pet; however, the bird prefers its natural habitat and refuses to be the girl's pet
Explanation:
(i) In the given lines ‘I’ refers to the little bird that lives in the Ivy plant.
(ii) Ivy is a creeper plant which climbs up a wall and spreads like a thick curtain. For the little bird that has built its nest in the ivy, the plant acts as the wall to its nest giving it the support and protection that a wall provides. The bird prefers the ivy plant to silken quilts, a velvet bed, and satin pillow
(iii) The speaker prefers the ivy wall to any other habitat. It protects the bird from the rain and the sun. That is, Because of the ivy plant no rain comes through, though the bird can hear it fall and the sun peeps gay at dawn of day.
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