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Question
Complete the following table.
| Scorpion | |
| Many images of the scorpion contrast in the opening lines of the poem. Find examples of each and add them to the columns below. | |
| Timid | Dangerous |
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(1) hides _________ (2) ___________ back |
(i) Diabolic ____________ (ii) ____________ |
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Solution
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B. Scorpion |
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Many images of the scorpion contrast in the opening lines of the poem. Find examples of each and add them to the columns below. |
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Get into pairs and discuss the following with your partners and complete the table.
Many people are superstitious. This means that they have a belief for which they have no logical reason.
An example of superstition is that - walking under a ladder brings bad luck. In pairs, list any superstitions that you know of.
| Superstition | What it implies |
| (1) Smashing a mirror | Brings seven years of bad luck. |
| (2) | |
| (3) | |
| (4) | |
| (5) |
Brainstorm what you know about Scorpions. Use the points given below.
After reading the poem, complete the following. What happens? There are three main parts of the poem. Do you know what they are about? The first one is done for you.
| Lines | What is happening? |
| 1-7 | The scorpion comes into the home to escape the rain and stings the poet’s mother. |
| 8-33 | |
| 34-48 |
Complete the following table.
| Background/setting of the poem | |
| Type |
Evidence (Quote lines from the poem |
| Rural/Urban | ______________________ |
Complete the following table.
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Imagery |
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| Look at the description of the village peasants. What does the imagery suggest about them? |
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| The Images | What images suggest |
| They came like swarms of flies. | |
| They buzzed the name of God. | |
| They threw giant scorpion shadows on the mud-baked walls. | |
| They clicked their tongues. | |
Choose the correct alternative.
His father and the villagers panic and hastily suggest _____________.
Choose the correct alternative.
‘The scorpion picked on me. And spared my children’ depicts ____________.
Choose the correct alternative.
The poem is titled ‘Night of the Scorpion’, for, the major part of the poem _______________.
Prepare a Presentation (on paper or on a PC) as a piece of reference to other students. Make use of the following points.
Read the following extract and complete the given activities:
A1. From the following extract of the poem provide evidence that it set in a rural background:
Evidence:
- ______
- ______
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With candles and with lanterns May he sit still, they said |
A2. How did the peasants console the poet’s mother? (02)
A3. Pick out an example of Antithesis from the extract: (01)
