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Question
Read the following lines from the poem and answer the question that follow.
Let me but live my life from year to year,
With forward face and unreluctant soul;
- Whom does the word ‘me’ refer to?
- What kind of life does the poet want to lead?
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Solution
- ‘Me’ refers to the poet, Henry Van Dyke.
- The poet wants to live a joyous life with plenty of positivity towards the future.
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