THE BROOK BY AFFRED LORD TENNY THIS POEM IS ABOUT A STREAM THAT HOW IT START ITS JOURNEY AND AT THE END IT JOINS THE RIVER AFTER FACING HUDDLES. ALSO INCLUDE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS TO TEST HOW MUCH YOU HAVE LEARNED.

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About the PoetAbout the Poet
Affred lord Tennyson isAffred lord Tennyson is
representative of Victorianrepresentative of Victorian
age. His skilledage. His skilled
craftsmanship and noblecraftsmanship and noble
ideals retained a largeideals retained a large
audience for poetry in anaudience for poetry in an
age . He contribution lies inage . He contribution lies in
short poems. His flame restshort poems. His flame rest
on his prefect control ofon his prefect control of
sound, meaning ,the unionsound, meaning ,the union
of pictorial .of pictorial .

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About the poemAbout the poem
This poem is about the long stream. TheThis poem is about the long stream. The
poet start its journey from haunts and cootpoet start its journey from haunts and coot
and made a sudden emerge. They flowsand made a sudden emerge. They flows
out among to bushes and flow down valleyout among to bushes and flow down valley
with a great noise. It also cross ridges,with a great noise. It also cross ridges,
villages and bridges. It also creates soundvillages and bridges. It also creates sound
and carry many things with it while flowing.and carry many things with it while flowing.
At the end it joins the brimming river.At the end it joins the brimming river.

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I come from haunts ofI come from haunts of
coots and hermcoots and herm
I make a sudden sallyI make a sudden sally
And sparkle out among theAnd sparkle out among the
fernfern
To bicker down the valleyTo bicker down the valley
 When the brook starts itsWhen the brook starts its
journey from the placejourney from the place
where water birdswhere water birds
frequently visit and hefrequently visit and he
spark among the flowerspark among the flower
less plants and flow downless plants and flow down
with a great noise.with a great noise.

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By thirty hills I hurry down,
Or slip between the ridges
By twenty Thorpe's, a little town
And half a hundred bridges.
Till last by Phillips farm I flow
 It flows through thirty hills and slip
between the ridges. It also flows
through twenty villages and also
fifty bridges. it will flow till he join
the brimming river .

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For men may come and men mayFor men may come and men may
go,go,
but I go on fore everbut I go on fore ever
I chatter over stony ways,I chatter over stony ways,
In little sharps and treblesIn little sharps and trebles
I bubble into eddying bays,I bubble into eddying bays,
I babble on the pebbles.I babble on the pebbles.
the poet say that the life of men is short butthe poet say that the life of men is short but
brook life is for thousand years. During thebrook life is for thousand years. During the
journey, It make noise on the stony ways andjourney, It make noise on the stony ways and
pebbles.pebbles.

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With many a curves my banks I fretWith many a curves my banks I fret
By many a field and fallow,By many a field and fallow,
And many a fairy foreland setAnd many a fairy foreland set
With willow- weed and mallow.With willow- weed and mallow.
 When the brook passes through curves heWhen the brook passes through curves he
became angry . He also pass throughbecame angry . He also pass through
fields, uncultivated land fairy foreland set.fields, uncultivated land fairy foreland set.
He also carry unwanted plants and mallowHe also carry unwanted plants and mallow
with it when it flow .with it when it flow .

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I chatter, chatter as I flowI chatter, chatter as I flow
To join the brimming river,To join the brimming river,
For men may come andFor men may come and
men may go,men may go,
But I go on forever.But I go on forever.
When it flows to join the brimmingWhen it flows to join the brimming
river, it makes noise . The poet saysriver, it makes noise . The poet says
that the life of men is short the life ofthat the life of men is short the life of
brook is for thousand of years .brook is for thousand of years .

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I wind about, and in and out ,I wind about, and in and out ,
With here a blossom sailing,With here a blossom sailing,
And here and there a lusty trout,And here and there a lusty trout,
And here and there a grayling,’And here and there a grayling,’
And here and there foamy flakeAnd here and there foamy flake
Upon me, as I travelUpon me, as I travel
 The brook move in zig zaz manner. He carryThe brook move in zig zaz manner. He carry
many things with him like big fish, graylingmany things with him like big fish, grayling
and foamy flake.and foamy flake.

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With many a silvery water break
Above the golden gravel.
And draw them all along, and flow
To join the brimming river
For men may come and men may go
But I go on forever
He carry many things with him when he
flow along the brimming river. The poet
says that the life of men is short the life of
brook is for thousand of years .

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I steal by lawns and grassy plots
I slide by hazel covers
I move the sweet forget-me-nots
That grow for happy lovers.
The brook passes by lawns and grassy plots
and slide by small trees of edible nuts. I move
by flowers that grow for happy lovers.

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I slip, I slide, I gloom, I glance,
Among my skimming swallow;
I make the netted sunbeam dance
Against my sandy shallow.
 The brook slip, slide, gloom and glance
among the moving swallow. He made the
netted sunbeam dance under his shadow

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I murmur under moon and stars
In brambly wildernesses;
I linger by my shingly bars ;
I loiter round my cresses;
And out again I curve and flow
To join the brimming river. For men may come
and men may go ,But I go on forever
He made soft voices under moons and stars and
move without any aim. I flow with many things
and curves but I never stop. the life of men is
short the life of brook is for thousand of years .

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Message of the Poem
The message of the poem is that we
should not stop in life whenever we face
difficulties in our life and keep on moving
towards our goal.
The message of the poem is that the life
of the brook is momentary.

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Read the given extract and answerRead the given extract and answer
the following questionsthe following questions
By thirty hills I hurry down,By thirty hills I hurry down,
Or slip between the ridges.Or slip between the ridges.
By twenty thropes, a little town.By twenty thropes, a little town.
And half a hundred bridges.And half a hundred bridges.
1)1) Who is I refer to in the given extract?Who is I refer to in the given extract?
 The brook is referred to I in the givenThe brook is referred to I in the given
extract.extract.

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2) What is the rhyme scheme of the extract?2) What is the rhyme scheme of the extract?
 The rhyme scheme of the extract is a b a b.The rhyme scheme of the extract is a b a b.
3) What does the word Thorpe's mean in the3) What does the word Thorpe's mean in the
extract?extract?
 The word thropes means a village.The word thropes means a village.