It is asking you to find what sound you can give as a present.
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Take the whisper of the river,
The thunder of the sea,
The echo of the songbird,
The rustle of the tree,
The howling of the blizzard,
The purring of the cat,
The shudder of the earthquake,
The whistle of the gnat,
The rumble of the storm cloud,
The singing of the sun,
The music of the moonrise,
And mix them one by one,
Till all the notes are silver
And all the chords are gold,
Then give your gift of laughter
To the sick, the sad, the old.
'A Spell to Cure Sorrow and to Create Joy' from The Works, ed. John Foster (Macmillan, 2014)
What sound does the poem suggests you can give as a present?
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- Read the question. Read it again. What is it asking?
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- Read the poem and look for a sound that you can give as a present.
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It has lots of sounds and nouns to go with the sounds.
- Keep reading and look for where it talks about a present.
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Near the end it says
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The poem suggests that you can give laughter as a present.
- Check your answer.