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Find in the poem lines that match the following. The cricket’s song has a warmth that never decreases.

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Find in the poem lines that match the following.

The cricket’s song has a warmth that never decreases.

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Solution

The cricket’s song, in warmth, increasing ever,

This line exemplifies the fact that the cricket's song never loses its warmth, rather keeps increasing.

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Chapter 8.2: On the Grasshopper and Cricket - Working with the Poem [Page 119]

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Chapter 8.2 On the Grasshopper and Cricket
Working with the Poem | Q 3.2 | Page 119

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