Fill in the table with the appropriate poem lines. A few lines may be used more than one time. Pick the line or lines that 1. suggest the sage lacked practical common sense 2. make the poem humorous - English

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Fill in the table with the appropriate poem lines. A few lines may be used more than one time.

Pick the line or lines that
1. suggest the sage lacked practical common sense
2. make the poem humorous
3. show the clowning movements of the sage
4. that are actually funny but have a serious tone

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Solution

Pick the line or lines that
1. suggest the sage lacked practical common sense	e.g. And swore he'd change the pigtail's place
2. make the poem humorous	'Because it hung behind him'. 'Not dangling there behind him'. 'Hung steadily behind him'. 'The pigtail hangs behind him.
3. show the clowning movements of the sage	'He turned him round.' 'Then round nd round,and out and in.' 'All day the puzzled sage did spin.' 'And right and left and round about.' 'And up and down and in and out,e turned.'
4. that are actually funny but have a serious tone	'In vain- it mattered not a pin.' 'Alas Still faithful to his back.' 'The pig tail hangs behind him.'

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Fill in the table with the appropriate poem lines. A few lines may be used more than one time. Pick the line or lines that 1. suggest the sage lacked practical common sense 2. make the poem humorous - English

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O	S	N	S	O	T	Q	O	K
U	P	N	D	S	I	R	T	I
D	R	Y	L	E	A	V	E	S
R	A	I	N	W	I	N	D	M
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C	K	S	N	O	W	S	K	Y
L	M	U	Y	K	E	M	H	L
O	S	N	S	O	T	Q	O	K
U	P	N	D	S	I	R	T	I
D	R	Y	L	E	A	V	E	S
R	A	I	N	W	I	N	D	M
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Fill in the table with the appropriate poem lines. A few lines may be used more than one time. Pick the line or lines that 1. suggest the sage lacked practical common sense 2. make the poem humorous - English

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C	K	S	N	O	W	S	K	Y
L	M	U	Y	K	E	M	H	L
O	S	N	S	O	T	Q	O	K
U	P	N	D	S	I	R	T	I
D	R	Y	L	E	A	V	E	S
R	A	I	N	W	I	N	D	M
S	O	T	H	U	N	D	E	R