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    The speaker expresses displeasure at the extinction of cranes from the lands they once inhabited. Where cranes used to beautifully dance and enchant observers, there are now only mechanical cranes operating in the fields. The extinction of cranes is blamed on humans destroying wetland habitats to build structures. All that remains of the cranes' dances are video recordings, which pale in comparison to experiencing them in person. Their dances are referred to as "ghostly" because cranes no longer perform them in the lands they once lived.

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    The speaker expresses displeasure at the extinction of cranes from the lands they once inhabited. Where cranes used to beautifully dance and enchant observers, there are now only mechanical cranes operating in the fields. The extinction of cranes is blamed on humans destroying wetland habitats to build structures. All that remains of the cranes' dances are video recordings, which pale in comparison to experiencing them in person. Their dances are referred to as "ghostly" because cranes no longer perform them in the lands they once lived.

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    The speaker expresses displeasure at the extinction of cranes from the lands they once inhabited. Where cranes used to beautifully dance and enchant observers, there are now only mechanical cranes operating in the fields. The extinction of cranes is blamed on humans destroying wetland habitats to build structures. All that remains of the cranes' dances are video recordings, which pale in comparison to experiencing them in person. Their dances are referred to as "ghostly" because cranes no longer perform them in the lands they once lived.

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    The speaker expresses displeasure at the extinction of cranes from the lands they once inhabited. Where cranes used to beautifully dance and enchant observers, there are now only mechanical cranes operating in the fields. The extinction of cranes is blamed on humans destroying wetland habitats to build structures. All that remains of the cranes' dances are video recordings, which pale in comparison to experiencing them in person. Their dances are referred to as "ghostly" because cranes no longer perform them in the lands they once lived.

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    THE LOST DANCES OF CRANES Answer in detail.

    (Think and answer) How does the speaker


    express her displeasure about the extinction of a past glory in the world around her? Answer:
    From the beginning, the poet signals that there are some beautiful things of the past that are no
    longer available in the present. In the past, the dance of the beautiful crane used to enchant
    those who could witness it. Now, in the same fields, one sees only the mechanical crane
    occupying a large area and only the movement of the crane machine can be seen now. The
    speaker seems to indicate that the near extinction of cranes is due to man’s desire to build
    structures on the very home of the cranes, namely the wetlands where the cranes could survive.
    She feels all that remains of the beautiful crane is only in the form of video footage or nature
    documentaries. People do not seem to realise that they are poor substitutes for the wonders the
    world once held.
    Why does she refer to their dance as ghostly? (They no longer dance in that place as they used
    to; only their memory remains.)

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