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 intellectual power

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kept

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pieces/parts

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extends

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 god

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always

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 you

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bottom

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flow

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 detached

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path/ course / route

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 understanding or learning

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 common sense or judgement

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 distressed/ sad/ uninteresting/ dull or gloomy

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completeness or faultlessness/ the state of being perfect

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Column 'A'                         Column 'B'

free                                          constant                        

thought                                 state of being free/ liberty

freedom                                havig personal rights

striving                                 the power or process of thinking

stretches                            making an effort or attempt

reason                                  becomes wider or larger/ reaches out

heaven                                  home of god/ paradise

tireless                                 power of mind to think or understand in a logical way 

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 low

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 wide; broad

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incompleteness

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 vague

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 found

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alive

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 followed

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 backward

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never

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narrowing

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 hell

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 asleep

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tired

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 interesting; pleasant

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falsity; falsehood

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 joined/ connected

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 courage

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Fearless mind is always admired.

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 Constant attempts deserve perfection.

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Dead habits refer to the dead people's habits.

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 Dead habits are essential for the development.

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 The poet wishes for the freedom of knowledge.

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 The poem is a prayer for all the poet's countrymen.

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The mind should be fearless to get better knowledge.

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 There is fear where all people hold their head upright.

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The world has been divided into small fragments.

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The present world has not been divided into many domestic walls.

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 The poet thinks that the present world is divided into different factions.

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 The poet prays for a world guided by reason, but not dominated by old useless, unreasonable traditional rules.

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 If the mind is full of fear, people can think act freely and live with dignity.

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trying very hard to achieve sth

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b) a large area of land covered with sand

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a large area of land covered with sand

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divisions between societies, countries etc.

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emotion caused by the nearness/ possibility of danger etc.

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old useless traditions/ unreasonable outdated rules

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The poet appeals to God to change his country as a ______.

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The poet wants to hear ______.

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What is this poem entitled?

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What do you mean by "dead habits"?

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When will our head be held?

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Who has composed this poem?

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When does the mind hold high?

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Why is the world divided into parts?

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Where should our arms be directed?

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Where is the mind expected to be led?

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In what situations is knowledge not free?

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What happens if the mind is full of fear?

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What is the essence/ theme of the poem?

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What does the poet wish for his country?

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What has broken the world into fragments?

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When is the knowledge freely expressed?

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 What kinds of words does the poet want to hear?

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What is the cause of the world's fragmentation?

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What are bad effects of narrow domestic walls?

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What does the poet pray to the Almighty Father?

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Why has the world been broken up into fragments?

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In line 3, what does "narrow domestic walls" mean?