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CBSE · Class 5 · English
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Who wrote the poem The Rainbow?
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The poem The Rainbow was written by Christina Rossetti.
What are the boats and ships doing in the first stanza?
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Boats sail on the rivers, and ships sail on the seas. The poem shows them moving on water.
What are clouds compared with in the first stanza?
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Clouds sailing across the sky are described as prettier than boats and ships. The poet enjoys the beauty of clouds more.
What does the word these refer to in the first stanza?
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In the first stanza, these refers to boats and ships.
What is the bow in the poem?
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The bow means the rainbow. It is described as something that bridges heaven, overtops the trees, and builds a road from earth to sky.
Which is prettier in the second stanza: river bridges or the bow?
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The bow is prettier than river bridges. The poet compares the rainbow with bridges on rivers and praises the rainbow as the more beautiful one.
What does the word these refer to in the second stanza?
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In the second stanza, these refers to bridges on the rivers.
What do the words overtops and bridges mean in the poem?
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Overtops means goes higher than or rises above. Bridges means connects or makes a link. In the poem, the rainbow rises above the trees and seems to connect earth and sky.
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