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Nor sit in learning’s bower Worn thro’ with the dreary shower’ Which of the following is a close paraphrase of the lines above? - English Honeydew

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Nor sit in learning’s bower

Worn thro’ with the dreary shower’

Which of the following is a close paraphrase of the lines above?

Options

  • Nor can I sit in a roofless classroom when it is raining.

  • Nor can I learn anything at school though teachers go on lecturing and explaining.

  • Nor can I sit in the school garden for fear of getting wet in the rain.

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Solution

Nor can I learn anything at school though teachers go on lecturing and explaining.

This statement is a close paraphrase of the given lines.

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Chapter 5.2: The School Boy - Working with the Poem [Page 84]

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