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प्रश्न
Did something dreadful happen? How would you describe the events in the poem– comedy or tragedy?
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उत्तर
Nothing dreadful happened. The poem has comical sense. The unreasonable attitude of sage makes humour throughout the poem.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Choose the rhyming words from the box and write them in the correct blanks.
grin, in, ______ , ______
- file
- din
- toss
- nail
- while
- paws
- thin
Choose the rhyming words from the box and write them in the correct blanks.
crocodile, Nile, ______ ,______
- file
- din
- toss
- nail
- while
- paws
- thin
Why does he welcome little fishes?
Read the poem aloud and fill in the wheel with its rhyming pair. Also try giving your own rhyming word. One is done for you.

Have you been on a train?
Which season am I? Read the poem, understand and solve the riddle.
Leaves will wither because of me.
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.
And though his efforts never slack
And though he twist, and twirl, and tack,
Alas! Still faithful to his back
The pigtail hangs behind him.
- Pick out the rhyming words from the above lines and give the rhyme scheme for the same.
- Did he quit his trying? How can you say?
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.
