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Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following line and answer the question given below.
‘‘ Not I!
My heart was so light
That I sang day and night,
For all nature looked gay.”
What was the nature of the cricket? How do you know?
Solution
The nature of cricket is to sing day and night and be happy.
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