The pleassant land of counterpane. And sees before him, dale and plain,
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6.4.2.1 Read the poem again and answer the questions.
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The Land of Counterpane
When I was sick and lay a-bed,
by Robert Louis Stevenson
I had two pillows at my head,
And all my toys beside me lay
To keep me happy all the day.
And sometimes for an hour or so
I watched my leaden soldiers go,
With different uniforms and drills,
Among the bedclothes, through the hills;
And sometimes sent my ships in fleets
All
up
and down among the sheets;
Or brought my trees and houses out,
And planted cities all about.
I was the giant great and still
That sits upon the pillow-hill,
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1 What is wrong with the boy?
2 What does he play with?
3 What does he compare himself to?
What do you think the "counterpane" in the poem is? What helped you
find the answer? Check in your dictionary.
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