Question 10 of 18intermediate🔍 AnalyzeMatching3 marks

Match the descriptions in Column 1 with what they symbolise in Column 2. Column 1:

  1. the child's innocence, dreams, hopes, and messages sent out into the world
  2. purity, beauty, and the start of a new day
  3. the vast universe and the child's dreams continuing through the night

Column 2: (i) midnight stars (ii) paper boats (iii) shiuli flowers

Correct Answer
  1. the child's innocence, dreams, hopes, and messages sent out into the world - (ii) paper boats
  2. purity, beauty, and the start of a new day - (iii) shiuli flowers
  3. the vast universe and the child's dreams continuing through the night - (i) midnight stars
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Explanation

In the poem, paper boats symbolize the child's hopes and dreams being sent out into the world with his name and flowers. Shiuli flowers bloom at dawn and represent purity, beauty, and new beginnings. The midnight stars represent the vast universe and the continuation of the child's dreams through the night as he imagines his boats floating under them.

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