Multiple choice

What, according to the poet, is the striking similarity between a good poem and an unfolding bud?

Directions: Read the poem and answer the given question.

UNFOLDING BUD

One is amazed
By a water-lily bud
Unfolding
With each passing day
Taking a richer colour
And new dimensions
One is not amazed,
At a first glance,
By a poem,
Which is as tight-closed
As a tiny bud.
Yet one is surprised
To see the poem
Gradually unfolding,
Revealing its rich inner self
As one reads it
Again
                                                Naoshi Koriyama

  1. Both are colourful and beautiful.

  2. Both are pretty ordinary looking in the beginning.

  3. The development of both a bud and writing a poem are hard and time consuming.

  4. If you have patience, both the bud and the poem will give you the sense of real beauty.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The poet's central message is that both a good poem and an unfolding bud require patience and repeated attention to reveal their true beauty. The bud gradually unfolds over days, and the poem gradually reveals its rich inner self as you read it again and again. Option A focuses only on color and beauty, missing the key theme of gradual revelation. Option B is incorrect - they seem ordinary but reveal hidden beauty. Option C is incorrect - the poem doesn't discuss difficulty of creation. The key similarity is that both require patience to fully appreciate their developing beauty and meaning.

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