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Your world is as big as you make it I know, for I used to abide

In the narrowest nest in a corner My wings pressing close to my side.

But I sighted the distant horizon Where the sky-line encircled the sea And I throbbed with a burning desire To travel this immensity.

I battered the cordons1 around me

And cradled my wings on the breeze

Then soared to the uttermost reaches With rapture, with power, with ease!


What words and phrases show the comparison throughout the poem?

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Answer:

The words which are contrasted and compared are:

  • Big versus narrow
  • I used to abide in the narrowest nest versus then soared to the uttermost reaches With rapture, with power, with ease
  • winds pressing close to my side versus cradled my wings on the breeze

Step-by-step explanation:

The poem speaks about self-discovery and breaking free from self-imposed limitations. The imagery used here typified a bird in a nest that decides to explore the vastness of the sky.

The inner changer of paradigm happens when the writer becomes aware of the distant horizon.

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