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What does the poet want to know from the lark? - English

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What does the poet want to know from the lark?

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The poet wants to know from the lark if it is not tired of soaring high to the empty sky and if it doesn't find the experience dull and boring. He further asks the lark if it doesn't long to be a silent goldfish in the sea. 

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Chapter 29: A Lark - Things to do [Page 71]

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Balbharati English [English] Standard 5 Maharashtra State Board
Chapter 29 A Lark
Things to do | Q 2. (3) | Page 71
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Chapter 29 A Lark
Things to do: | Q 2. (3) | Page 10

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