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Cedric2008 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Can you paraphrase a sentence for me

hi!I‘m confused by a sentence from the song named 'Today Is The First Day Of The Rest Of My Life Lyric ' by John Denver .

Today is the first day
Of the rest of my life.
I wake as a child
To see the world begin.

On monarch wings
And birthday wonderings.
Want to put on faces.
Walk in the wet and cold.


what is meant by the sentence in blue?Thank you !can you paraphrase it for me?
  

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I'm confused by a few lines from a song by John Denver. Today is the first day of the rest of my life, I wake as a child to see the world begin. On monarch wings and birthday wonderings, want to put on faces, walk in the wet and cold.

  • I'm confused by a few lines from a song by John Denver.
  • Today is the first day of the rest of my life, I wake as a child to see the world begin.
  • On monarch wings and birthday wonderings, want to put on faces, walk in the wet and cold.
  • what is meant by 'put on faces' 2.
  • on monarch wings=flying like a monarch butterfly.
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I'm confused by a few lines from a song by John Denver.

Today is the first day of the rest of my life, I wake as a child to see the world
begin.
On monarch wings and birthday wonderings, want to put on faces, walk in the wet and
cold.

1.what is meant by 'put on faces'
2. on monarch wings=flying like a monarch butterfly. am I right.
3. can you paraphrase 'on
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Hi. Welcome to English Forums.
Cedric20081.what is meant by 'put on faces'
To pretend, to simulate.
Cedric2008 on monarch wings=flying like a monarch butterfly. am I right.
A monarch butterfly is a large migratory orange and black butterfly that occurs mainly in North America. The caterpillar feeds on milkweed, using the
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Daydreaming about flying like a butterfly and thinking excitedly about what I might get for my birthday present. I want to play-act different favorite childhood characters. I want to play outside, ignoring any inclement weather.
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I got it ! thank you :)
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On monarch wings = on the wings of of a Monarch butterfly.

And birthday wonderings = and questions (about getting older) that arise when one has a birthday

I want to put on faces: this has no real meaning. I hear this as "I want to try on different faces as one would try on different kinds of clothes"

Walk in the wet and cold: this just means what it says.

Ho
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Hi can you paraphrase a sentence for me?

a boy's love is water in a basket.
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A boy's love doesn't last very long.

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