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Question
Answer the following in about 40-50 words:
Describe how Custard the dragon fights with the Pirate.
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Solution
The other members of the family scrambled to find safety when the pirate attacked the Belinda home, but Custard charged in to engage the intruder head on. The dragon snorted like an engine, charged at the pirate like a "robin at a worm," and swallowed him whole while the pirate fired his pistol in an attempt to defend himself from the beast. He gobbled every bit of him.
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Read the following extract and answer the questions:
| Belinda was as brave as a barrel full of bears, And Ink and Blink chased lions down the stairs, Mustard was as brave as a tiger in a rage, But Custard cried for a nice safe cage. |
- Comment upon the contrast that is reflected in the last two lines of the extract.
- Fill in the blank with one word.
While describing Ink and Blink, the speaker says that they could chase lions down the stairs.
By saying so, he is revealing the _______ characteristic of their personality. - Comment on the poet’s use of language in these lines in about 40 words.
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- Bravery and heroism
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