Each plot, a canvas wide, Where art and life coincide.
What does 'Each plot' refer to in this extract?
In this extract, 'Each plot' refers to a section or piece of the garden. The poet compares this garden plot to a canvas where the gardener's art and life come together.
Select which option imitates the rhyme scheme of the extract. A. beautiful and clear / laughter and cheer B. beautiful and clear / laughter and tears
Option A. The rhyme scheme of the extract is AA because the words 'wide' and 'coincide' rhyme. Similarly, in Option A, 'clear' and 'cheer' rhyme, imitating the AA rhyme scheme. Option B has an AB scheme.
Select the line from the extract that conveys that gardening blends aesthetic beauty with natural growth.
'Where art and life coincide.' This line conveys the blend because 'art' represents aesthetic beauty and 'life' represents natural growth.
Complete the following sentence appropriately. The plot is likened to a canvas suggesting that ____.
a garden is like a painting where the gardener creates a living artwork, blending art and life.
Why has the poet most likely used the word 'wide' instead of 'long' in 'canvas wide'?
The poet most likely uses the word 'wide' instead of 'long' to emphasize the expansive and broad nature of both a canvas and a garden plot, which allows for vast creativity. Furthermore, 'wide' is used to maintain the rhyme scheme as it rhymes with 'coincide'.
Explanation
The answers are derived directly from the poem's metaphor of gardening as painting. 'Plot' refers to the garden, compared to a canvas. The rhyme scheme is AA (wide/coincide), matching Option A (clear/cheer). 'Art and life coincide' directly answers the blend of beauty and growth. The canvas metaphor suggests gardening is an art form. 'Wide' highlights the broad space for creativity and fulfills the rhyme with 'coincide'.