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    The butterfly goes to the buttercup to sip its nectar using her drinking straws (antennas). Summary of Poem Meadow Surprises Quiz on the Poem Meadow Surprises Video on the Poem Meadow Surprises

    The butterfly goes to the buttercup to sip its nectar using her drinking straws (antennas).

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    The central idea of the poem “Meadow Surprises” is that nature can surprise us and sometimes teach us about ourselves. The poem deals with the beauty of nature and the fun of discovering new things about nature. The poem is about a man who is out walking in a field and finds a cluster of mushrooms.Read more

    The central idea of the poem “Meadow Surprises” is that nature can surprise us and sometimes teach us about ourselves. The poem deals with the beauty of nature and the fun of discovering new things about nature. The poem is about a man who is out walking in a field and finds a cluster of mushrooms. The poem shows how the man enjoys himself just by staring at them.

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    Following literary devices/figures of speech have been used in the poem Meadow Surprises. Alliteration: it is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. e.g. "sitting very still", "he hops", "whose fuzzy head", "look and listen". Metaphor: It is a figurRead more

    Following literary devices/figures of speech have been used in the poem Meadow Surprises.

    1. Alliteration: it is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. e.g. “sitting very still”, “he hops”, “whose fuzzy head”, “look and listen”.
    2. Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase denoting one kind of object or action is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them. e.g. “A dandelion whose fuzzy head was golden days ago has turned to airy parachutes“. In this line, the white petals of the dandelion is called “airy parachutesA” as they fly in the air like parachutes. Another example is “butterfly unfolding its drinking straws”. In this line, the antennas of butterfly are called straws as they like like straws.
    3. Enjambment: It is the running-over of a sentence or phrase from one poetic line to the next. e.g. “You may see a butterfly Rest upon a buttercup And unfold its drinking straws To sip the nectar up.”.
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    The butterfly opens (unfold) its antennas (straws) in order to sip the nectar of the buttercup. Hence "unfolding its drinking straws" refer to how the butterfly sips the nectar. Summary of Poem Meadow Surprises Quiz on the Poem Meadow Surprises Video on the Poem Meadow Surprises

    The butterfly opens (unfold) its antennas (straws) in order to sip the nectar of the buttercup. Hence “unfolding its drinking straws” refer to how the butterfly sips the nectar.

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    The central theme of the poem "Meadow Surprises" is the way the natural world can surprise us and sometimes teach us about ourselves. The poem deals with the beauty of nature and the fun of discovering new things about nature. The poem is about a man who is out walking in a field and finds a clusterRead more

    The central theme of the poem “Meadow Surprises” is the way the natural world can surprise us and sometimes teach us about ourselves. The poem deals with the beauty of nature and the fun of discovering new things about nature. The poem is about a man who is out walking in a field and finds a cluster of mushrooms. The poem shows how the man enjoys himself just by staring at them.

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