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5. To whom is the speaker referring in lines 21-24?

6. What is the rhyme of lines 29 and 31 more commonly known as?

7. What does the speaker say about the paths of glory in lines 33-36?

8. In lines 55-60, to what or whom does the speaker compare a flower in the desert? Does the
metaphor succeed? Why or why not?

9. Living a simple life has its drawbacks, but doing so also has its positive side. According to
lines 65-68, what positive side of living a simple life is pointed out?

10. What made the lives to which the speaker refers in lines 73-74 special?

11. In line 80, what causes the speaker to sigh?

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