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#1. In the opening lines, what natural element symbolizes emotional distance?
“Far away where the soft winds blow” suggests emotional escape and distance.
#2. What phrase describes the location “far away” in the second stanza?
The line is “Far away in the stormy night.”
#3. Which musical instruments are referenced?
“We banged the drum slowly / And played the fife lowly.”
#4. Which celestial body is mentioned alongside twilight?
“In the shadows of moonlight.”
#5. What imagery is used to describe blindness?
“By rivers of blindness.”
#6. What quality is paired with “love” in the lyrics?
“In love and with kindness.”
#7. What symbolic act is suggested if they meet?
“We could hold up a toast if we meet.”
#8. What is sharpened according to the lyric?
“To sharpen the senses.”
#9. Which traditional rhyme is quoted?
#10. What does the speaker consider doing at the end?
“I just might have to come to see you.”
#11. What kind of light is mentioned?
“You are there in the flickering light.”
