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  I murmur under moon and stars In brambly wildernesses; I linger by my shingly bars; I loiter round my cresses. (i) What does 'murmur' suggest about the brook's movement? (ii) Identify the poetic device used in line one. (iii) Explain 'linger by my shingly bars'. or (i) Who is T in the above lines? (ii) Why does 'I' murmur in the first line?      (iii) What do 'linger' and 'loiter' indicate?

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                  (i) It suggests a slow and gentle movement of the brook. (ii) Onomatopoeia has been used in line one. (iii) The brook is interrupted by the hurdles coming in its way. or (i) 'I' here refers to the brook. (ii) The brook murmurs because it has slowed down. (iii) The words 'linger' and 'loiter' indicate that the brook is moving slowly.