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Choose the best option in the following statements.

The main focus of Stanza 2 is the narrator's


Grief means extreme sorrow.

Elation means extreme happiness.


Distraction means to lose concentration.


Loneliness means a state of isolation.


As in the second stanza, the poet talks about the things that made him lose his focus from the game that he was playing (the magical summer, humming of bees, thoughts of Clara), hence, option C is correct.

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Read this stanza from the song Fall of a Hero

My pride is pulled down,


It's a good cause for a laugh


Look deep inside my soul with pain,


Witness the fall of a hero


I lived the fall, and I tasted all Witness the fall of a hero Don't wanna live anymore


Ø Do we create superheroes and topple them?


Ø Do we also become insensitive to their feelings?


Discuss in groups and share your views with the class.


 1

Choose the best option in the following statements.

In the end of stanza 1, there is a disappointing contrast to the joy described earlier. What is this poetic device called?


 1

Choose the best option in the following statements.

On her not a girl is a patch. What does this imply?


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Answer the following question.

Mention six images that added to the euphoria of the setting.