Complete the summary of the poem given below with suitable words from the poem.
The poem describes the magic of seeing the world through a 1. _____.
magnifying glass
It reveals how tiny things like 2. _____ and 3. _____ can appear vast and complex.
shells / chalk
It reveals how tiny things like 2. _____ and 3. _____ can appear vast and complex.
moss
Even a 4. _____ of water can seem like a hive of 5. _____.
drop
Even a 4. _____ of water can seem like a hive of 5. _____.
bees
The poet is impressed at how the spider spins its 6. _____ from its 7. _____.
web / web-silk
The poet is impressed at how the spider spins its 6. _____ from its 7. _____.
spinnerets
The poem ends with the idea that, through lenses, the 8. _____ could seem within reach.
moon
Explanation
(1) The opening lines 'With this round glass / I can make Magic talk' refer to the magnifying glass as the instrument that reveals hidden wonders. (2) The poem mentions 'A myriad shells show / In a scrap of chalk' showing how small things reveal complexity. (3) The poem states 'Of but an inch of moss / A forest—flowers and trees' showing how a tiny piece of moss appears vast. (4) The poem says 'A drop of water / Like hive of bees' comparing a single drop to a complex structure. (5) The simile compares the drop of water to a 'hive of bees' suggesting complexity and activity. (6) The poem describes 'How the deft spider jets / The woven web-silk / From his spinnerets'. (7) The spider releases web-silk from its spinnerets, as described in the poem. (8) The final stanza mentions 'Eyeing the moon' and suggests that with lenses, even the moon 'Twould seem you'd walk there / In an afternoon!'