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The teacher is respected by John.
The images in this poem convey the author's sadness and longing for his home country because they are rich, colorful, and he describes them with heightened reverence. He even uses the religious image of "mystical skies<span> In benediction over nun-like hills" (meaning it feels like the skies are praying over the hills that look line nuns) to show how much he respects his home land. </span>
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