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I come from haunts of coot and hem; I make a sudden sally And sparkle out among the fern, To bicker down a valley. (i) Identify T in the current extract. (ii) It originates from............... .... (iii) Which poetic device is used here? or (i) Name the poem and the poet of these lines. (ii) According to the stanza where does the brook originate from? (iii) Which is the literary device used in these lines?                          or (i) From where does the brook emerge? (ii) Explain, "I make a sudden sally." (iii) What makes the brook 'sparkle.'

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                (i) T refers to the brook. (ii) the places inhabited by water birds like coot and hern. (iii) The poet has used personification by personifying the brook and alliteration in sudden sally, haunts hern. or (i) The poem is 'The Brook' and the poet is Lord Alfred Tennyson. (ii) The brook originates from the favourite haunts of the birds like the coot and the heron. (iii) The poet has used  personification and personified The Brook'. Alliteration in sudden sally, haunts hern is used. or (i) The brook emerges from the mountains, a favourite haunt of the birds like the coot and the heron. (ii) The brook suddenly emerges and moves with a great force. (iii) As the sunlight that falls on the water is reflected back, the brook sparkles.