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Question
In your notebook write down a line from the poem as proof for the following.
The poem is a 'prayer'
Solution
Last line - Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.
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Points
- The title and the poet of the poem (01)
- Rhyme scheme (01)
- Figures of speech (01)
- Central Idea/Theme (02)
