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II Read the poem once again and list the words in the poem which show the movement of the river at various stages.

III What are the images referred to in the poem? How do they add to the beauty of the poem?

IV Read the following comparisons.

‘She skims like a bird.’ ‘Her face shines as the moon in the sky.’

Pick out similar expressions from the poem ‘The River’. Say why the poet has made these comparisons. What would you compare them to?

Stanza	Poet’s idea	What is the river compared to?	Similarities
1.	young river	a child	Both the river and the child dance and sparkle.
2.	.......	.......	........
3.	........	........	.........
4.	........	........	........

1.Now, read the last line of each stanza. What do these lines say about the river?

2.Do the river and its movement suggest something else to you?

3.Attempt an appreciation of the poem comparing and contrasting your experience of a river with that of the poet.

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