Question

Read the following extract and do the given activities:

A1. State whether the following statement is true or false:

1. He read the second; grin grew broader
2. After the poet read the third line he heard a chuckling noise
3. The fifth he broke into a roar.
4. 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.

1. Which line suggests that the servant was totally out of control.    (01)
2. 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”

Answer 1

A1.

1. He read the second; grin grew broader- True.
2. After the poet read the third line he heard a chuckling noise - False.
3. The fifth he broke into a roar- False.
4. The poet handed the paper to his servant- True.

A2.

1. The line “The sixth; he burst five buttons/and tumbled in a fit” shows the servant was totally out of control.
2. After seeing the miserable condition of his servant, the poet decided to never write funny things with all his heart and capability.

A3. Tautology – “And saw him peep within”
The words ‘saw’ and ‘peep’ are near in meaning.