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What does the speaker fear in the poem?
What does the speaker fear in the poem?
In the poem, what do the 'high-pilèd books, in charactery' symbolize?
In the poem, what do the 'high-pilèd books, in charactery' symbolize?
What does the phrase 'faery power' refer to in the poem?
What does the phrase 'faery power' refer to in the poem?
What do the 'Huge cloudy symbols of a high romance' represent in the poem?
What do the 'Huge cloudy symbols of a high romance' represent in the poem?
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What does the speaker mean by 'Hold like rich garners the full ripened grain'?
What does the speaker mean by 'Hold like rich garners the full ripened grain'?
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What does the speaker fear regarding his 'teeming brain' and 'high-pilèd books, in charactery'?
What does the speaker fear regarding his 'teeming brain' and 'high-pilèd books, in charactery'?
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What is the speaker implying by mentioning 'the night’s starred face' and 'huge cloudy symbols of a high romance'?
What is the speaker implying by mentioning 'the night’s starred face' and 'huge cloudy symbols of a high romance'?
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What does the speaker worry about when he mentions 'fair creature of an hour' and 'the faery power'?
What does the speaker worry about when he mentions 'fair creature of an hour' and 'the faery power'?
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In the context of the poem, what do 'shadows with the magic hand of chance' represent?
In the context of the poem, what do 'shadows with the magic hand of chance' represent?
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What is the speaker contemplating when he stands 'on the shore Of the wide world'?
What is the speaker contemplating when he stands 'on the shore Of the wide world'?
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