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Question
Complete the call-outs:
A.1)
Our world is an institution
Of environmental pollution
We choose not to care
For our future generations
And I for one am guilty
For buying the hundreds of electronic gadgets
That attracts the industries to produce like maggots
environmental pollution is at the heart of our planet
The forests are dying
Wildlife is crying
Millions of fish are dying
Mother earth is sighing
Tell me is it right
That we sleep well at night
Replenishing ourselves
For tomorrow’s greedy fight
Overcrowded trains
Overloaded brains
Where is the light? What is our plight?
While the river break their banks
And greedy industries play their polluted pranks.
A.2) Find the examples that show that we do not care for our future generation
A.3) Match:
Match the lines in Column ‘A’ with the figures of speech in Column ‘B’:
| Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ | ||
| (i) | Our world is an institution | (a) | Personification |
| (ii) | Mother earth is sighing | (b) | Simile |
| (c) | Metaphor |
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Solution
A.1)
A.2)
(i) We choose not to care for our future generations.
(ii) And I for one am guilty
For buying the hundreds of electronic goods.
(iii) Overcrowded trains
Overloaded brains.
A3 Match:
| Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ | ||
| (i) | Our world is an institution | (c) | Metaphor |
| (ii) | Mother earth is sighing | (a) | Personification |
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