What does the poet want to convey by using the words ‘steal’ and ‘slide’?

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By using the words ‘steal’ and ‘slide’, the poet wants to convey the silent and almost undetectable movement of the stream.

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(l) What is the ‘refrain’ in the poem? What effect does it create?

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