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"With buzzy wings, she hung aloft, then near and nearer drew, Thinking only of her brilliant eyes, and green and purple hue". Who does ‘she’ refer to?

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"With buzzy wings, she hung aloft, then near and nearer drew,
Thinking only of her brilliant eyes, and green and purple hue".

Who does ‘she’ refer to?

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Solution

‘She’ refers to the fly.

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Chapter 4.2: The Spider and the Fly - Exercise 1 [Page 105]

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Samacheer Kalvi English Class 9 TN Board
Chapter 4.2 The Spider and the Fly
Exercise 1 | Q A. 5. a) | Page 105

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