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प्रश्न
Faster than a cheetah
With a tail that’s miles long,
Why is the comet compared to a cheetah?
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उत्तर
The cheetah is the fastest running animal. So the comet is compared to the cheetah.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Pick out words from the poem that bring to mind peace and quiet.
Identify the rhyme scheme used in each stanza. One example has been done for you.
| Stanza | Rhyme scheme |
| 1 | aaba |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 |
You have agreed to pick up some friends at the train station. They are coming to stay with you for a few days. You’ve arranged with your elder brother/ sister to drive the car for the day. You are about to leave the house when you realize the car is outside but your brother/ sister has gone to work, taking the keys!. How angry does that make you feel?
How did the poet’s anger with his friend end?
How does the poet bring out the pain of the tree?
“Oh no, no,” said the little Fly, “kind Sir, that cannot be,
I’ve heard what’s in your pantry, and I do not wish to see!”
Can you guess what was in the pantry?
"The Spider turned him round about, and went into his den,
For well he knew the silly Fly would soon come back again:"
Why was the spider sure that the fly would come back again?
O’er the yellow pebbles dancing,
Through the flowers and foliage glancing.
What is meant by ‘foliage’?
How does the poet bring about the comparison of life with the river? Explain it with reference to the poem.
There are some who seem to fancy that for gladness they must roam,
That for smiles that are the brightest they must wander far from home.
According to them, when do they get bright smiles?
