Question

Read the following extract carefully and complete the activities given below :
A1 Complete the following : 
(i) Books were found on the _____________ and ____________.
(ii) The tales are described as ______________ and __________.

 

Have you forgotten? Don't you know? We'll say it very loud and slow: THEY ... USED ... TO ... READ! They'd READ and READ, AND READ and READ, and then proceed To READ some more. Great Scott! Gadzooks! One-half of their lives was reading books! The nursery shelves held books galore! Books cluttered up the nursery floor! And in the bedroom, by the bed, More books were waiting to be read! Such wondrous, fine, fantastic tales Of dragons, gypsies, queens, and whales And treasure isles, and distant shores Where smugglers rowed with muffled oars, And pirates wearing purple pants, And sailing ships and elephants, And cannibals crouching 'round the pot, Stirring away at something hot. (It smells so good, what can it be? Good gracious, it's Penelope.)

 

A2  What kind of books does the poet mention?

A3  Poetic Device :

THEY ... USED ... TO ... READ! They'd READ and READ,

AND READ and READ, and then proceed

Which words are repeated?

The figure of speech is _______________

Answer 1

A1
(i) Books were found on the nursery floor and in the bedroom, by the bed.

(ii) The tales are described as wondrous a fantastic/fine.

A2 The poet mentions books about dragons, gypsies, queens, whales, treasure isles and distant shores. Smugglers, elephants, ships and cannibals also future in the books. 

A3 The words ‘READ’ and ‘AND’ are repeated. The figure of speech is Repetition.