B. Answer the questions with reference to context. 1. Lightly, O lightly we bear her along, She sways like a flower in the wind of our song; a. Who says these lines and about whom b. Why has the word 'lightly' been used in this context? Class 6th
B. Answer the questions with reference to context. 1. Lightly, O lightly we bear her along, She sways like a flower in the wind of our song; a. Who says these lines and about whom? b. Why has the word 'lightly' been used in this context? c. Identify the figure of speech used in the second line of the extract and explain it in your own words. 2. Gaily, O gaily we glide and we sing, We bear her along like a pearl on a string. a. Explain the phrase 'like a pearl on a string.' b. Find an example of alliteration in the quoted lines. c. What has 'her' movement just been compared with? Class 6th
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1. a) poet says this about the bride.
b) the bride inside the palanquin, is weighted by the bearers.
c) the bride flows like a flower, as when air blows the petals of the flowers flow.