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The River

The poem describes the river from different perspectives in its 6 sentences. It portrays the river as a wanderer with no fixed home that twists and turns through the landscape. It also collects and hides treasures in its depths. Additionally, the river sounds like a happy baby and its flowing water creates a song that echoes through the countryside. Finally, the river is depicted as a threatening monster that hungrily consumes trees and could swallow people too.

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The River

The poem describes the river from different perspectives in its 6 sentences. It portrays the river as a wanderer with no fixed home that twists and turns through the landscape. It also collects and hides treasures in its depths. Additionally, the river sounds like a happy baby and its flowing water creates a song that echoes through the countryside. Finally, the river is depicted as a threatening monster that hungrily consumes trees and could swallow people too.

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The River

(1) The Rivers a wanderer, A nomad, a tramp, He doesnt choose one place, To set up his camp (2) The Rivers a winder, Through valley and hill, He twists and he turns, He just cannot be still (3) The Rivers a hoarder, And he buries down deep, Those little treasures, That he wants to keep (4) The Rivers a baby, He gurgles and hums, And sounds like hes happily, Sucking his thumbs (5) The Rivers a singer, As he dances along, The countryside echoes, The notes of his song (6) The Rivers a monster, Hungry and vexed, Hes gobbled up trees, And he ll swallow you next

The meanings
The river is like a _______man, who wanders _______ and does not have ____________ home.

The river is not _______, it bends as it flows from _________ to the ________. It does not stop flowing. The river _______things as it moves along. Some of them _____ to the ______ and remain in the river bed. The river is like a ______, who makes happy baby noises and _______, like when he is sucking his thumbs happily. The river is like a ______. As it moves along, it makes ______ and this can be heard from a _______ in the country. The river is like a ________ creature that greedily _______ the trees in its way and we also may become its victims next

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