1. Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow:

Palanquin Bearers:

Lightly, O lightly we bear her along,

She sways like a flower in the wind of our song;

She skims like a bird on the foam of a stream,

She floats like a laugh from the lips of a dream. Gaily,

O gaily we glide and we sing,

We bear her along like a pearl on a string. Softly,

O softly we bear her along,

She hangs like a star in the dew of our song;

She springs like a beam on the brow of the tide,

She falls like a tear from the eyes of a bride.

Lightly, O lightly we glide and we sing,

We bear her along like a pearl on a string.

i) Pick out the comparisons in the poem. Are they similes or metaphors?

ii) What is the tone of the poem? Do you get a sense of hard physical labour? Why/why not?

iii) One of the palanquin bearers is an old man who has to do this work to earn a living. Write a short poem from his point of view describing his difficulties.

i) In the poem "Palanquin Bearers," there are several comparisons, and they are primarily similes. Similes use "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things, while metaphors directly equate two things without using such explicit comparative terms. Here are the comparisons in the poem:

Similes:
- "She sways like a flower in the wind of our song."
- "She skims like a bird on the foam of a stream."
- "She floats like a laugh from the lips of a dream."
- "We bear her along like a pearl on a string."
- "She hangs like a star in the dew of our song."
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