River, river, brimming river !
Broad and deep, and still as time;
Seeming still, yet still in motion,
Tending onward to the ocean,
Just like mortal prime.
1. What does ‘brimming river mean?
2. Towards what is the river flowing?
3. To whom is the river compared?
4. Write the rhyming words in the stanza.
5. Explain ‘Seeming still, yet in motion.
1. ‘Brimming river’ means an overflowing river.
2. The river is flowing towards the ocean.
3. The river is compared to a middle-aged man
4. time-prime, motion-ocean
5. ‘Seeming still, yet in motion’ means the river appears to be motionless, but still it is flowing quietly.