Fill in the blanks with sensory words in the box for the following passage written by Sarojini Naidu. There are two extra words. scarlet shrill sizzle perfumes flaming scents sweetness essence smooth Come and share my exquisite March morning with me: this sumptuous blaze of gold and sapphire sky; these 1. _____ lilies that adorn the sunshine; the voluptuous 2. _____ of neem and champak and serisha that beat upon the languid air with their implacable 3. _____; the thousand little gold and blue and silver breasted birds bursting with the 4. _____ ecstasy of life in nesting time. And, do you know that the scarlet lilies are woven petal by petal from my heart's blood, these little quivering birds are my soul made incarnate music, these heavy 5. _____ are my emotions dissolved into aerial 6. _____, this 7. _____ blue and gold sky is the 'very me'...
scarlet
the voluptuous _____ of neem and champak and serisha
perfumes
sweetness
bursting with the _____ ecstasy of life
shrill
these heavy _____
scents
essence
this _____ blue and gold sky
flaming
Explanation
The blanks are filled by selecting sensory words from the box that best fit the poetic imagery and context. 'Scarlet' fits blank (1) as it describes the lilies, which are later explicitly referred to as 'scarlet lilies' in the passage. 'Perfumes' and 'sweetness' fit blanks (2) and (3), describing the rich, relentless fragrance of the flowers. 'Shrill' in blank (4) provides the auditory imagery of the birds' ecstasy. 'Scents' and 'essence' fit blanks (5) and (6), creating a contrast between the 'heavy' physical fragrance and the 'aerial' spiritual form of the poet's emotions. 'Flaming' in blank (7) complements the earlier description of the 'sumptuous blaze' of the sky. The two extra words are 'sizzle' and 'smooth'.