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5. Where did the speaker eventually find the arrow?

(a) In the heart of a friend

(b) In the speaker’s own heart
(c) In an oak tree

B. Answer the questions briefly.

1. What happened to the arrow that was shot into the air?

2. Why couldn’t the speaker see where the arrow fell?

3. What did the speaker breathe into the air?

4. Why couldn’t the speaker follow the flight of the song?

5. Where did the speaker eventually find the arrow?

Critical & Analytical
Think Well Thinking

C. Think and Answer.

1. What emotions do you think the speaker might have felt when he couldn’t
see where the arrow and the song landed?
2. Compare the journey of the arrow with that of the song. How are they similar,
and how are they different in terms of their impact?

D. Answer these questions with reference to context.

Long, long afterward, in an oak

I found the arrow, still unbroke;
And the song, from beginning to end,

I found again in the heart of a friend.

1. What does the speaker find in the oak long afterward?
2. Where does the speaker find the entirety of the song again?

Listening Well Listening for Understanding

E. Listening: Listen to a short summary of the poem and answer the questions that
follow.

1. What makes it impossible for the speaker to track the flight of the arrow?

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