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प्रश्न
We come across many animals in our vicinity. We have also read about different animals in books. Make a list of all animals that fall under various categories. One is given to you.
| Amphibians | Mammals | Wild Animals | Aquatic Animals | Pet Animals |
| frog | cow | lion | octopus | cat |
Encourage students to read/use reference material to complete the activity.
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उत्तर
| Amphibians | mammals | Wild animals | Aquatic animals | Pet animals |
| Frog | Cow | Lion | Octopus | Cat |
| Toad | Bat | Tiger | Crocodile | Dog |
| Salamander | Squirrel | Bear | Alligator | Guinea pig |
| caecilian | mongoose | Wolf | Hippopotamus | Goldfish |
| Cheetah | turtle | |||
| Leopard | ||||
| monkey |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Notice the use of the word ‘turn’ in the first line, “I think I could turn and live with animals…”. What is the poet turning from?
Get into pairs and attempt the following :
“The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.”- Mark Twain. - Discuss with your partner what Mark Twain means from the above quote. Write in your own words.
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Find adjectives from the poem which refer to positive and negative thinking.
| Positive | Negative |
| 1. ____________________ | 1. ____________________ |
| 2. ____________________ | 2. ____________________ |
| 3. ____________________ | 3. ____________________ |
Complete the following.
Animals do not complain about _________________.
State whether the following statement is true or false.
Animals do not worship other animals.
With the help of the poem find the differences between animals and human beings.
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Animals I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contain’d -Walt Whitman |
| Human beings | Animals |
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Read the text again, and complete the web, highlighting the good values/habits which we can learn from animals.
Read the poem again and write an appreciation of the poem in a paragraph format with the help of given points.
Points
- Title
- Poet
- Rhyme scheme
- Favourite line
- Theme/Central idea
- Figures of speech
- Special features - Type of the poem, language, tone, implied meaning, etc.
- Why I like/dislike the poem.
Justify how ‘Animals’ by Walt Whitman is a criticism of mankind and its ways.
Walt Whitman speaks of the human race with a tinge of sarcasm. Which are the two reasons that you agree with?
