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1. 1.

   Coral and ivory lilies unfold
   Their delicate lives-

   1. Which colours do 'coral' and 'ivory' indicate?
   2. Where do the lilies grow?
   3. What does the poet mean by 'unfold their delicate lives'?
2. 2.

   And all the vivid air thrills
   with butterfly-wings in the wild-rose hedge,
   And the luminous blue of the hills.

   1. What brightens the colourless air?
   2. Why are the hills referred to as 'luminous blue'?
   3. Write five creative adjectives to describe the beauty of spring.
3. 3.

   What does the poet mean by these lines:

   'The honey-birds pipe to the budding figs,
   And honey-blooms call to the bee.'

4. 4.

   Where does one find the kingfisher? What does the kingfisher do?

5. 5.

   'Spring' is a nature poem. Justify this statement.

6. 6.

   Each stanza of the poem talks about a beautiful scene in spring. Which scene do you like best and why?