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2 POST and Preseng, : jwas a childish ignorance,, But now ‘tis little joy, To know I'm farther off from Heaven, ‘Than when I was a boy., Thomas Hood, 4x0.5=2, , . Fillin the blank spaces with appropriate words from the poem:, (a) The tree on which the poet’s brother used to get the ........... is still there., in the poet’s house in the morning through the window of the house., , _ (b) The sun used to ........, (¢) The poet used to think ........-. tops of the tree might touch the sky., (d) The poet said that his .......... used to fly in the feathers then but now it's so heavy., Answer the following questions: : 3x1=3, (b) What is the poem about?, , @) Who has composed this poem?, , te) i i tn. the firct stanza?