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Question
The poem, 'A Considerable Speck’, captures ______.
Options
the journey of a mite across a sheet of paper
the poet’s determination to kill the mite
the poet’s encounter with a gigantic fly
the mite’s attempt to escape from the fly
Solution
The poem, 'A Considerable Speck’, captures the journey of a mite across a sheet of paper.
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