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Brook Poem

The document discusses various poetic devices and imagery used to describe a brook, highlighting its sparkling appearance, lively sound, and graceful movement. It explains the significance of words like 'bicker' and 'chatter', the concept of a refrain, and the imagery created by phrases such as 'netted sunbeam' and 'brimming river'. Overall, it emphasizes the brook's animated character and its eternal nature compared to human life.

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Brook Poem

The document discusses various poetic devices and imagery used to describe a brook, highlighting its sparkling appearance, lively sound, and graceful movement. It explains the significance of words like 'bicker' and 'chatter', the concept of a refrain, and the imagery created by phrases such as 'netted sunbeam' and 'brimming river'. Overall, it emphasizes the brook's animated character and its eternal nature compared to human life.

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a. Why does the brook ‘sparkle’?

The brook sparkles because sunlight falls on its clear, transparent water as it emerges among
green ferns, causing it to glisten like silver in the light.

b. ‘Bicker’ means ‘to quarrel’. Why does the poet use this word here?

The word "bicker" describes the noisy, hurried flow of the brook as it rushes down the steep
valley—its sound resembles a lively, quarrelsome chatter.

c. Why has the word ‘chatter’ been repeated in the poem?

The poet repeats "chatter" to emphasize the brook’s constant, lively babbling as it flows over
stones—reinforcing its nonstop and animated character.

d. With many a curve my banks I fret’ – What does the poet mean by this statement?

The brook “frets” its banks by constantly curving and brushing against them, creating ripples
and erosion as it winds its way through landscapes.

e. ‘I wind about, and in and out.’ What kind of picture does this line create in your mind?

This line paints a vivid image of the brook meandering in a zig‑zag labyrinth, winding through
rocks, banks, and narrow paths—a twisting, flowing maze.

f. What does the poet want to convey by using the words ‘steal’ and ‘slide’?

By choosing “steal” and “slide”, the poet highlights the brook’s graceful, silent, and smooth
movement, as it glides effortlessly past obstacles.

g. ‘I make the netted sunbeam dance.’ What does ‘the netted sunbeam’ mean? How does it
dance?

“Netted sunbeam” refers to sunlight filtering through leaves and shrubs, creating a net-like
pattern on the brook’s surface. These patches seem to dance as the water’s ripples shimmer
and move.

h. What is a ‘refrain’ in a poem? What effect does it create?

A refrain is a line or phrase repeated at intervals within a poem. The refrain here is:

“For men may come and men may go,


But I go on for ever.”
It emphasizes that human life is transient, while the brook endures eternally, highlighting the
power and permanence of nature.

i. Why has the poet used the word ‘brimming’ in the line, ‘to join the brimming river’?

The term “brimming” suggests that the river is full to its top, overflowing. It conveys how the
brook joins a river abundant and powerful, emphasizing its final, fulfilling destination.

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