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प्रश्न
In the morning glad I see
My foe outstretched beneath the tree
Who is the ‘foe’ referred to here?
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उत्तर
The person on whom the poet is angry with.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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And I watered it in fears
Night and morning with my tears;
What does ‘it’ refer to?
Complete the summary by filling in the given spaces with suitable words.
Once the poet was angry with his friend. He expressed his (i) ____________ and it ended. They became friends. But when he grew angry with his foe, he (ii) ___________ it and allowed his anger to grow. Day and night he watered it with his tears and allowed it to grow. He (iii) _________ his foe with false smiles and cunning tricks. The tree kept growing and yielded a bright apple which (iv) __________ his foe to eat it stealthily during the night. The next morning the poet was happy to see his foe lying (v) _________ under the tree.
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I was angry with my friend.
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my friend.
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe.
I told it not, my wrath did grow.
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River, river! Swelling river!
On you rush through rough and smooth;
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Mention the rhyme scheme of the poem.
