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6. Comment on the poet’s use of simile in the line, “Charging along like troops in a battle.”
7. Discuss the structure of the poem. How do they reflect the movement of the train?
8. Suppose you are the poet watching these scenes today. How might the images or
people described in the poem change in a modern train journey?
9. If you had to illustrate this poem in a picture book, which three scenes would you draw
and why?
10. Use the idea of speed in the poem to write a short diary entry titled "A Day that Went
by Too Fast."
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