CLASS 10
AMANDA
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Question
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deep
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emerald
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adventurous
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silent
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Detailed explanation-1: -Languid, emerald sea – languid and emerald type qualities are assigned to sea. The poet compares the mortal nature of human beings with the eternal nature of the sea or natural objects.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer : C. Solution : Languid means weak or faint. Blissfully means very happily. Drifting means freely flowing Emerald is a precious stone.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: In the poem, ‘First Flight’ the word ‘languid’ is used to depict that the waves of the sea mentioned in the poem sway gently. The poem is about the dream of Amanda, who dreams to escape into her own solitary dreamland.
Detailed explanation-4: -Rhyme: aaba ccc (Amanda, Amanda, straight, Amanda, sea, me, blissfully) Metaphor: use of word emerald sea for green colour of sea being similar to the colour of emrald. Repetition: use of word ‘Amanda’ Imagery: drifting blissfully.