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He was awarded the poet Laureate of the nursery for his great
works for the children. His great love for children and nature made
his poetry popular till now.
1st Stanza;
Great, wide, beautiful, wonderful world,
With the wonderful water around you curled,
And the wonderful grass on your breast,
World, you are beautifully dressed.
Paraphrase
The poet describes the world showing its greatness as it is so
big, wide, beautiful and amazing. It has water running beautifully
around it and beautiful grass on it which looks like a beautiful
green dress.
Rhyme scheme ( a a b b )
Figures of speech
1-Personification; “on your breast,"
The poet gives the world the image of a person who has a
breast.