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प्रश्न
Find out expressions from the poem that indicate funny moments.
For example, I laughed as I would die.
उत्तर
- was all upon the grin
- The grin grew broad
- And shot from ear to ear
- He read the third; a chuckling noise
- The fourth; he broke into a roar
- The fifth; his waistband split;
- The sixth; he burst five buttons off;
- And tumbled in a fit.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The teacher writes incomplete sentences on the board. He/She asks the students to complete them in their notebooks.
(a) Today, I am happy because____________ .
(b) Today after the class, I wish____________ .
(c) Tomorrow, I feel that____________ .
(d) I want to laugh because____________ .
(e) Today, the class seems to be cheerful about____________.
The teacher writes an incomplete sentence and asks the students to complete it in a funny way.
Order of sequence:
Arrange the following reactions in their proper order, as per the poem.
(a) His waistband split
(b) The grin grew broad.
(c) Sleepless eye.
(d) Was all upon the grin.
(e) He broke into a roar.
(f) He burst five buttons off
Read the following poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of the given points in paragraph format.
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The Height of the Ridiculous I wrote some lines once on a time "These to the printer," I exclaimed, He took the paper, and I watched, He read the next; the grin grew broad The fourth; he broke into a roar; Ten days and nights, with sleepless eye, - Oliver Wendell Holmes |
You can use the following points while appreciating the given poem.
- Title and Poet
- Rhyme Scheme
- Figure of Speech
- Theme/Central Idea (At Least 2 to 3 lines)
Form goups in your class and together compose a short humorous poem. Use jokes, experiences, etc. and convert it to a poetic form. Write and decorate it on chart-paper and put it up in your class, in turns.
Project :
Reading a poem.
Arrange the poetry reading competition. Select the poem of your choice.
- Read the poem silently.
- Repeat the reading of the poem.
- Focus on the pauses, stresses, intonation etc.
- Pay attention to the proper pronunciations.
Give the words related to:
Read the following extract and do the given activities:
A1. State whether the following statement is true or false:
- He read the second; grin grew broader
- After the poet read the third line he heard a chuckling noise
- The fifth he broke into a roar.
- The poet handed the paper to his servant.
| He took the paper, and I watched, And saw him peep within At first line he read, his face Was all upon the grin He read the next; the grin grew broad And shot from ear to ear; He read the third; a chuckling noise I now began to hear. The fourth; he began to roar. The fifth; his waistband split; The sixth; he burst five buttons And tumbled in a fit. Ten days and nights, with sleepless eyes, I watched that wretched man, And since, I never dare to write As funny as I can. |
A2.
- Which line suggests that the servant was totally out of control. (01)
- What did the poet decide after looking at the miserable condition of his servant? (01)
A3. Name and explain the figure of speech in the following line. (01)
Pick out one line from the poem where the poet has used the Figure of Speech “Tuatology”
(B) Read the following poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of the given points in a paragraph:
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The Height of the Ridiculous I wrote some lines once on a time |
Points:
- The title and the poet of the poem. (1)
- Rhyme scheme (1)
- Figures of speech (1)
- Central Idea/Theme (2)
