Question

Read the poem given below and complete its paraphrase with suitable words or phrases in the given blanks-
                                   A bird and a girl
A plump little girl and a thin little bird
Were out in the meadows together
How could that poor little bird must be
Without any clothes like mine, said she,
Although it is sunshiny weather
A nice little girl is that, said he,
But oh how cold she must be, for see!
She hasn’t single feather!
So each shivered to think of the poor thing,
Although it was sunshiny weather.

A ___1____ and a little bird went out in ____2____. The girl felt that the bird was shivering with cold as it had ____3____ like her. The bird thought that the girl must be feeling cold as she ____4____. Each shivered with sorrow for the other although the weather was ___5___.

Answer 1

Hint: Read the given poem carefully. Try to make out its literal, as well as metaphorical meaning. Read each line very attentively. All the lines associated with the girl are literal, whereas all the lines mentioning the bird are metaphorical. We have to convert this poem into a paragraph.

Complete answer: In this given question, we have to fill in the blanks with the suitable answer, as per the given poem. The poem is about a little girl and a bird. The poet is metaphorically relating both of them.
The answer is-
A plump little girl and a little bird went out in the meadows together. The girl felt that the bird was shivering with cold as it had no clothes like her. The bird thought that the girl must be feeling cold as she hasn’t a single feather. Each shivered with sorrow for the other although the weather was sunshiny.

Note: In such questions, we must fill it up according to the given passage only, and avoid adding our language, or words.