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The poet encourages her brother in the second part of the poem by telling him about the brighter side of life. Discuss with your partner and make a list of the expressions in the poem that mean encouragement.
- Brighter garden
- ________________
- ________________
Solution
- Brighter garden
- not a frost has been
- unfading flowers
- bright bee hum
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