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On the basis of your understanding of the poem, answer the following questions
by ticking the correct choice.

 The message of the poem is that the life of a brook is ___________.

Options

  • temporary

  • short-lived

  • eternal

  • momentary

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eternal

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Chapter 2.1: The Brook - Exercise [Page 61]

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CBSE English Communicative - Literature Reader [English] Class 9
Chapter 2.1 The Brook
Exercise | Q 6.1 | Page 61

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