Lesson 1 How Others See Me
LP_Second_Quarter_Grade_7_English - baitang7
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Bonsai<br />
by Edith Tiempo<br />
All that I love<br />
I fold over once<br />
And once again<br />
And keep in a box<br />
Or a slit in a hollow post<br />
Or in my shoe.<br />
All that I love?<br />
Why, yes, but for the moment ---<br />
And for all time, both.<br />
Something that folds and keeps easy,<br />
Son‘s note or Dad‘s one gaudy tie,<br />
A roto picture of a young queen,<br />
A blue Indian shawl, even<br />
A money bill.<br />
It‘s utter sublimation<br />
A feat, this heart‘s control<br />
Moment to moment<br />
To scale all love down<br />
To a cupped hand‘s size,<br />
Till seashells are broken pieces<br />
From God‘s own bright teeth.<br />
And life and love are real<br />
Things you can run and<br />
Breathless hand over<br />
To the merest child.<br />
YOUR DISCOVERY TASKS<br />
Task 1. Context Clues<br />
Choose the option that best approximates the underlined word in each sentence.<br />
1. After being chased by the cat, the mouse finally escaped through a slit in the<br />
wall.<br />
A. large gap B. narrow opening C. wide space<br />
2. When the wind became chilly, the woman pulled the shawl tightly against her<br />
shoulders.<br />
A. garment B. hat C. dress<br />
3. Art‘s depressing short stories were a form of sublimation for his many<br />
frustrations.<br />
A. outrage B. activity C. redirection<br />
Grade 7 English Learning Package 80
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