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Question
From the poem pick out words that we do not use often in modern times. They should match the meanings given below.
- gift ..............
- the next day ..............
- a protective spot (for animals) ..............
- a cool shady spot under tall trees ..............
- ferns ..............
- edge ..............
- depression ..............
- cover for the dead ..............
- streams ..............
- poetry ..............
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Solution
- gift - boon
- the next day - morrow
- a protective spot for animals - covert
- a cool shady spot under tall trees - bower
- ferns - brake
- edge - brink
- depression - despondence
- cover for the dead - pall
- streams - rills
- poetry - poesy
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| A Thing of Beauty is a Joy For Ever A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health and quiet breathing. Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing A flowery band to bind us to the earth, Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth Of noble natures, of the gloomy days, Of all the unhealthy and o’er-darkened ways Made for our searching: yes, in spite of all, Some shape of beauty moves a way the pall From our dark spirits. Such the sun, the moon, Trees old, and young, sprouting a shady boon For simple sheep; and such are daffodils With the green world they live in; and clear rills That for themselves a cooling covert make ‘Gainst the hot season; the mid forest brake, Rich with a sprinkling of fair musk-rose blooms: And such too is the grandeur of the dooms We have imagined for the mighty dead; All lovely tales that we have heard or read: An endless fountain of immortal drink Pouring unto us from the heaven’s brink. Nor do we merely feel these essences For one short hour; no, even as the trees That whisper round a temple become soon Dear as the temple’s self, so does the moon, The passion poesy, glories infinite, Haunt us till they become a cheering light Unto our souls, and bound to us so fast, That, whether there be shine, or gloom o’ercast They always must be with us, or we die. - John Keats |
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