The Twins

Write an Appreciation of the poem with reference to all the points mentioned below.

1. Title
2. Poet
3. Rhyme Scheme
4. Favorite Lines
5. Theme/Central Idea
6. Figures of Speech
7. Special features
8. Why I like/dislike the poem

Imagine you had an identical twin (brother or sister). Imagine and share with your classmates what pranks you two would play on your friends, elders in the family, and even in school.

Write in your notebook, the summary of this poem in about 15 to 20 lines in your own words. You can suggest another humourous title.

Two babies born at the same time are called twins. Guess and share who are:

1. triplets
2. quadraplets
3. quintiplets

Rewrite putting the mistakes in the speaker’s life, in their proper order.

1.  The speaker got beaten-up, often, at school.
2. The speaker’s bride became his brother’s wife.
3. The speaker desparately asked for guidance. 
4. No one in the family could distinguish between the twin- babies.
5. At the naming ceremony, wrong names were given to the two twin brothers.
6. Even in death, the twins were not spared during burial.

Pick out from the poem sets of words that generally go together.

Example: kith and kin

1. ____________
2. ____________
3. ____________
4. ____________

Pick out four situations in the lives of the twins, which are too absurd and senseless to believe.

1. ____________
2. ____________
3. ____________
4. ____________

Write any two lines from the poem, that you find most humorous.

1. __________________
2. __________________