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The cherry tree is a narrative poem. Features that make it a narrative poem are given below. Justify them with proper examples. It is a time-bound poem.

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The cherry tree is a narrative poem. Features that make it a narrative poem are given below. Justify them with proper examples.

It is a time-bound poem.

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“Eight years have passed”
“I went away next year”
“And next year there were blossoms”
The word 'year(s)' mentioned in the above lines from the poem makes it evident that the poem is time-bound. Also, the whole process of a seed growing into a tree is certain to be time-bound.

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पाठ 2.1 Cherry Tree
Brainstorming | Q (A5) (i) (f) | पृष्ठ ६९

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