Multiple choice

Which word in the poem can replace the word 'develop'?

Directions: Read the following poem carefully 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. Unfold

  2. Amaze

  3. Glance

  4. Reveal
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Throughout the poem, the word 'unfolding' describes the gradual revealing process of both the bud ('By a water-lily bud Unfolding') and the poem ('Gradually unfolding'). 'Unfold' is the direct synonym that replaces 'develop' in this context, as both words describe the gradual revealing or growth process. Options B, C, D are other words in the poem but don't mean 'develop'.

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