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प्रश्न
"With buzzy wings, she hung aloft, then near and nearer drew,
Thinking only of her brilliant eyes, and green and purple hue".
Who does ‘she’ refer to?
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उत्तर
‘She’ refers to the fly.
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| Poetic device | Lines from the poem |
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| Personification | |
| Repetition | |
| Imagery |
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