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  I slip, I slide, I gloom, I glance, Among my skimming swallows; I make the netted sunbeam dance Against my sandy shallows. (i) Which line suggests different movements and moods of the brook? (ii) Identify the figure of speech used in line three. (iii) What do you understand by 'netted sunbeam'? or (i) What do you understand by 'skimming swallows'? (ii) What is the poetic device used in the first line? (iii) What does 'the netted sunbeam' refer to?

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                  (i) Line one suggests the different movement and moods of the brook. (ii) Personification has been used in line three. (iii) The sunlight seems to be trapped in the water like the fish. Its reflected rays produce a net-like effect of flashing light. or (i) 'Skimming swallows' refers to the swallows who are hunting in the brook's water. (ii) Alliteration has been used in the first line. (iii) The sunlight seems to be trapped in the water like the fish. Its reflected rays produce a net-like effect of flashing light.