Question

The poem is rich in visual imagery, painting vivid pictures of small, everyday things magnified into something grand.

1. In the line, ‘A myriad shells show in a scrap of chalk’, the magnifying glass reveals ______.
2. In the line, ‘A forest—flowers and trees’ the poet uses the imagery of nature to emphasise ______.

Answer 1

1. In the line, ‘A myriad shells show in a scrap of chalk’, the magnifying glass reveals the hidden patterns or fossil-like structures in something as simple as chalk.
2. In the line, ‘A forest—flowers and trees’ the poet uses the imagery of nature to emphasise how a tiny patch of moss can look like an entire forest under magnification.