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Glossary
brazen : obvious, without any attempt to be
hidden
alchemy : effective process like a magic
rust : a plant disease that causes reddish-
brown spots
contemplate : think about the possible future action
eternity : time that never ends
detach : disconnect / separate
despair : be hopeless
2.1. Tick the correct answer.
a. ‘You’ in the poem refers to ...............................
a girl Buddha a flower
b. Nothing on earth owns.................................
life eternity wealth
c. When the peony is full of rust it......................................
drops its head gives a sweet smell
opens its skirts
d. The peony is as bright as the sun when ...............................
it is full faced it has a rust it drops its head
e. Flowers have ................................. life.
an unlimited a limited don’t have a
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