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प्रश्न
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.
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उत्तर
Yes, this poem is an ironic poem because the word ‘sage’ is used in an ironic sense to refer to a person who is dull witted. It insists on how learned men lack practical sense.
This poem can be called an ironic poem. The character in this poem is a wise man. He has a handsome Pigtail. Naturally it will hang behind the person. In spite of being wise, he decides to change its position. He knows it well. But he tries to change its position. He wants it to hang at his face. How funny idea is! The ways he follows to changes its place are full of irony. He turns him round and round, out and in, he spins all day. It all ends in vain. But he does not want to give up his trying. The poet ends the poem saying. The Pigtail remains faithful to his back. So the poem ends with the irony.
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Look at the picture.
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What helps one win the game?
Read the lines and answer the questions given below.
It’s helping your fellowman to score When his chances hopeless seem;
Its forgetting self till the game is o’re And fighting for the team.
- What does 'it' stand for here?
- Write the rhyme scheme for the above lines.
Read the lines and answer the questions given below.
They may sound your praise and call you great,
They may single you out for fame,
But you must work with your running mate
Or you’ll never win the game;
- Whom does ‘they’ refer to?
- Which line talks about team spirit?
- Pick out the rhyming words from the given lines.
Pair work. Discuss with your partner and list out any five team games.
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
Discuss with your partner and pick out the similes used in the poem. Which one do you like the most? Why?
What day is it?
- We feel thirsty on a _________.
- We use an umbrella on a _________.
- We sail paper boats on a _________.
- We fly kites on a _________.
Read the poem line and answer the question given below.
| ‘He mused upon this curious case’ |
What is the figure of speech used in this line?
Role play
Work with a partner. Let one student read the poem and the other to pantomime (communication by means of gesture and facial expression) the poem as he or she reads.
