Question

Read the given extract from the poem and answer the questions that follow.

Each plot, a canvas wide, Where art and life coincide.

(i) What does ‘Each plot’ refer to in this extract?

(ii) Select which option imitates the rhyme scheme of the extract.

1. beautiful and clear
   laughter and cheer
2. beautiful and clear
   laughter and tears

(iii) Select the line from the extract that conveys that gardening blends aesthetic beauty with natural growth.

(iv) Complete the following sentence appropriately.

The plot is likened to a canvas suggesting that ______.

(v) Why has the poet most likely used the word ‘wide’ instead of ‘long’ in ‘canvas wide’?

Answer 1

(i) ‘Each plot’ refers to each piece or section of land in a garden where plants and flowers are grown.

(ii) beautiful and clear
laughter and cheer

(iii) The line is: “Where art and life coincide.”

(iv) The plot is likened to a canvas suggesting that a garden is like a work of art where nature and human creativity come together.

(v) The poet uses ‘wide’ instead of ‘long’ because a canvas provides a broad space for creating art. It also suggests that the garden has enough space for different plants, colours and designs to come together.