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प्रश्न
Thinking about the Poem
In stanza 1, find five ways in which we all are alike. Pick out the words.
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उत्तर
Words which suggest the five ways in which we all are like are:
Each of us has a similar body
All of us breathe
All of us walk
All of us lie
We live and die on the same earth
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