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By Cecilia Brabin | July 22, 2009

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The table below lists some of the words used in the poem and their meaning in the context of the poem. Take a look at them and then have a go at the quiz based on them.

restore – cause to recover health or spirits

usurp – sieze position or power without authority

roam – walk with no fixed direction or purpose

yonder – over there ( dialect/ adverb old fashioned)

scarce – not common/ rarely found

barren – (land) infertile, unable to support growth of crops etc

stunted – prevent or impede growth and development

yield – give in, give up control of or surrender (something)

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1. [Match]

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Answers for Quiz [1].

  • 1. They are scarce (correct)
  • 2. It restored our well being (correct)
  • 3. We just roamed around (correct)
  • 4. They would not yield (correct)
  • 5. They were barren (correct)
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