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Question
Find proof from the poem for the following.
The colour imagery in the poem.
Solution
- The poet refers to the cherry tree as 'dark'.
- He describes the blossoms as 'pink'.
- The sky has been described as 'blue'.
- The use of the words 'dappled green' to describe the leaves of the cherry tree.
The use of different colours to describe the different elements in the extract proves that the poet has used colour imagery in the poem.
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