The Twins

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.

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

1. __________________
2. __________________

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.

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

Example: kith and kin

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

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

Read the given poem and write an appreciation of the poem using the points given below of the poem.

1. Title –     (½)
2. Name of the poet –     (½)
3. Rhyme Scheme –     (1)
4. Figures of Speech –     (1)
5. Theme/Central idea (in about 2 to 3 lines) –     (2)

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

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

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

1. triplets
2. quadraplets
3. quintiplets