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Read the given lines and answer the questions given below.
I drive past the house almost every day.
The house seems to be a bit brighter.
On this warm summer day in May.
It plays with your mind.
- To whom does ‘I’ refer to?
- Pick out the alliterated words in the 2nd line.
Solution
- ‘I’ refers to the poetess, Nadia Bush.
- The alliterated words in the second line are a bit brighter.
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