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Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following line and answer the question given below.

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Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following line and answer the question given below.

‘‘ Not I!
My heart was so light
That I sang day and night,
For all nature looked gay.”

What was the nature of the cricket? How do you know?

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The nature of cricket is to sing day and night and be happy.

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Chapter 4.2: The Ant and the Cricket - Exercise [Page 118]

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Samacheer Kalvi English Class 10 SSLC TN Board
Chapter 4.2 The Ant and the Cricket
Exercise | Q A. 7. b) | Page 118

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