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प्रश्न
Discuss with your partner and pick out the rhyming words from the poem.
उत्तर
The rhyming words in the poem are :
“witches – ditches; battle – cattle; plain – rain; eye – by; scrambles – brambles; gazes – daisies; road – load; river – forever”.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Find an example of alliteration in the poem.
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Alliteration: is repetition of the consonant at the beginning of two or more words in a line. Example: mother twists my ears. |
What qualities are needed to play a game?
How is team spirit created?
Read the poem aloud in pairs.
Was he finally successful in changing his pigtail’s position? Support your answer with a line from the poem.
Pin the tail on the donkey.
Read the poem line and answer the question given below.
| ‘He mused upon this curious case’ |
What is the figure of speech used in this line?
Read the poem line and answer the question given below.
Irony is a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning. It may also be a situation that ends up in quite a different way than what is generally anticipated. In simple words, it is a difference between appearance and reality.
Can this poem be called an ironic poem? Justify your answer.
Fill in the table with the appropriate poem lines. A few lines may be used more than one time.
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1. suggest the sage lacked practical common sense |
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2. make the poem humorous |
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3. show the clowning movements of the sage |
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4. that are actually funny but have a serious tone |
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Role play
Work with a partner. Let one student read the poem and the other to pantomime (communication by means of gesture and facial expression) the poem as he or she reads.
