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Emily Dickinson (1830–86) was one of the most important poets of
the nineteenth century. She had a unique poetic style. She seldom
titled her poems and therefore most of them are known by their
opening lines.
Comprehension
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct op ons.
1. The speaker was looking at a _________________.
a. bird b. worm c. beetle
2. The bird ate a _________________.
a. beetle b. worm c. crumb
3. The bird drank dew from the _________________.
a. tree b. grass c. river
4. The speaker offered a _________________ to the bird.
a. leaf b. crumb c. beetle
5. The bird stirred its velvet head because it was _________________.
a. happy b. cautious c. sad
B. Read the lines given and answer the following ques ons.
1. And then hopped sidewise to the wall
a. Who hopped sidewise to the wall?
b. What was the reason for doing that?
c. What was he doing just before?
2. They looked like frightened beads, I thought,
a. What is referred to by the word ‘they’?
b. Why was the bird frightened?
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