ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Medora Chevalier is a 21st century poet. She is a well-known writer of present day. She writes about contemporary themes. In this poem - Or will the Dreamer Wake? she writes about how the animals would become extinct if they are not protected.

GLOSSARY

plaintive (adj) : sad

snuffle (v) : to breathe noisily

gleaming (adj) : shining softly

glacier (n) : a large mass of ice which usually moves slowly down a mountain

warbles (v) : to sing with a high continuous but quickly changing sound

birth fills (n) : the process of giving birth to a baby

solemn (adj) : very serious and not happy

COMPREHENSION

I. Answer the following questions.

1. Why does the poet say that these cubs could be the last ones ever to freely live and to roam and mate?

2. 'She waits for all the life she's making'. What does the poet convey through this line?

3. Why does the thrush weave her nest?

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