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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
Read these lines and answer the question given below.
And pour the water of the Nile
What is the Nile? In which country is it?
Why does he welcome little fishes?
Tell the story of the poem in three or four sentences with the help of the pictures given below.
Discuss with your partner and pick out the similes used in the poem. Which one do you like the most? Why?
Discuss with your partner and pick out the rhyming words from the poem.
Discuss in pairs, pick out the words related to seasons from the grid and write them in the blanks.
| C | K | S | N | O | W | S | K | Y |
| L | M | U | Y | K | E | M | H | L |
| O | S | N | S | O | T | Q | O | K |
| U | P | N | D | S | I | R | T | I |
| D | R | Y | L | E | A | V | E | S |
| R | A | I | N | W | I | N | D | M |
| S | O | T | H | U | N | D | E | R |
What solution did he arrive at for the mystery that he found?
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?
Fill in the table with the appropriate poem lines. A few lines may be used more than one time.
| Pick the line or lines that | |
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1. suggest the sage lacked practical common sense |
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2. make the poem humorous |
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3. show the clowning movements of the sage |
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4. that are actually funny but have a serious tone |
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