Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Read the poem aloud in pairs.
Advertisements
Solution
Do it Yourself.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Find an example of alliteration in the poem.
|
Alliteration: is repetition of the consonant at the beginning of two or more words in a line. Example: mother twists my ears. |
What qualities are needed to play a game?
Read the lines and answer the questions given below.
They may sound your praise and call you great,
They may single you out for fame,
But you must work with your running mate
Or you’ll never win the game;
- Whom does ‘they’ refer to?
- Which line talks about team spirit?
- Pick out the rhyming words from the given lines.
What do you think the poem is about?
What made the sage upset?
Was he finally successful in changing his pigtail’s position? Support your answer with a line from the poem.
Read the poem line and answer the question given below.
But wondered much and sorrowed more
Because it hung behind him.
- What was he wondering about?
- What does the word ‘it’ refer to here?
Read the poem line and answer the question given below.
And though his efforts never slack
And though he twist, and twirl, and tack,
Alas! Still faithful to his back
The pigtail hangs behind him.
- Pick out the rhyming words from the above lines and give the rhyme scheme for the same.
- Did he quit his trying? How can you say?
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 |
|
Role play
Work with a partner. Let one student read the poem and the other to pantomime (communication by means of gesture and facial expression) the poem as he or she reads.
