The poet has used many describing words such as ‘healthy’ in this poem. Make a list and classify them as - For the world _______ For himself ________ For the road _______ - English

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The poet has used many describing words such as ‘healthy’ in this poem.
Make a list and classify them as -

For the world _______
For himself ________
For the road _______

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Solution

a. For the world

free
healthy

b. For himself

afoot
light-hearted
strong
content

c. For the road

long
brown
open

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Chapter 2.1: Song of the Open Road - Brainstorming (A3) [Page 96]

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