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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. The poem has a beginning, a middle, and an end. - English

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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.

The poem has a beginning, a middle, and an end.

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The poem has a beginning, a middle, and an end.

Beginning: The poem begins with the planting of a cherry seed by the poet. “Eight years have passed Since I placed my cherry seed in the grass.”

Middle: The mid part of the poem talks about the growth of the seed into a full-grown tree. “Six feet high my own dark cherry,”

End: The poem ends on a happy note with the tree in full bloom and the poet being glad about it. “That small, the cherry, grown by me.”

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बालभारती English Yuvakbharati [English] Standard 11 Maharashtra State Board
पाठ 2.1 Cherry Tree
Brainstorming | Q (A5) (i) (a) | पृष्ठ ६९

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