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Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow:Were he not gone, The woodchuck could say whether it’s like his Long sleep, as I describe its coming on, Or just some human sleep.i. What does the speaker wonder about?ii. Why does the speaker refer to the woodchuck?iii. Why is the speaker not able to say whether his sleep is like that of the woodchuck? |
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Answer» i. He wonders whether he will sleep like a normal person, or like a hibernating creature, such as a woodchuck. ii. A woodchuck is a groundhog, and it hibernates in the winter. The speaker thinks he too could sleep for a long time. iii. The woodchuck is an expert in hibernation, so it could say whether the speaker is about to go into hibernation. Unfortunately, the woodchuck has already gone to sleep for the winter, so the speaker will get no answer to his question. |
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