Question 4
EasyOriginal questionLightly, O lightly we bear her along,
She like a flower in the wind of our song;
She like a bird on the foam of a stream,
She floats like a laugh from the lips of a dream.
Gaily, O gaily we and we sing,
We bear her along like a pearl on a string.
Softly, O softly we bear her along,
She hangs like a star in the dew of our song;
She springs like a on the of the tide,
She falls like a tear from the eyes of a bride.
Lightly, O lightly we glide and we sing,
We bear her along like a pearl on a string.
"She skims like a bird on the foam of a stream." Here "skims" means
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: B
Explanation
A bird skimming over a stream just touches the surface as it moves quickly and lightly.
The picture shows how smoothly the palanquin is carried.
Worth noting
Everything in the poem is light and graceful, so a word meaning sinking or diving would not fit.
- Concept
- Working out a word's meaning from the picture it makes
- Typical timeTypical
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