Balbharati solutions for English Kumarbharati 9th Standard Maharashtra State Board chapter 1 - Have you ever seen...? [Latest edition]

Words that have the same spelling, but differ in meaning when used in different contexts are called homographs. For example,

1. A temple fair attracts a lot of crowds.
   Her performance in the test was fair.
2. A rose is the king of flowers.
   The sun rose with a golden glow.

Think of 5 homographs and list them below. Then write 2 sentences of your own, to bring out the difference in meanings.

When words with the same spelling or pronunciation are used in such a way that they convey more than one meaning, the figure of speech involved is called a pun.
A pun is a play upon words. For example,

1. Hello! How’s life?
2. Hell, O! It’s a strife.

Find other examples of pun with the help of your parents/teacher.

1. _________________
2. _________________
3. _________________
4. _________________

In poetry, when a question is asked, not to get an answer, but to emphasise a point of fact, it is an example of Interrogation.

For example : 

• When can their glory fade?
• Isn’t it time for the autumn’s glow?

From a popular book of poems/the internet, write down 3-4 examples of Interrogation used in poetry.

1. ___________________
2. ___________________
3. ___________________
4. ___________________

From each line in the poem, pick out the word that is a homograph. Write its meaning in the context of the phrase used in the poem. Then write the other meaning implied in the question.

Write two lines from this poem which you find most humorous. Justify your choice.

Find from the poem, three examples of Interrogation :

1. ___________________
2. ___________________
3. ___________________

Find from the poem, three examples of Pun :

1. ___________________
2. ___________________
3. ___________________

Find from the poem, three examples of Personification :

1. ___________________
2. ___________________
3. ___________________

Find from the poem, three examples of Alliteration :

1. ___________________
2. ___________________
3. ___________________

Form groups of four or five. Think, discuss, and add at least one more stanza, using the same style and devices as the poet has used. It should include homographs, interrogation, and the same rhythm and rhyme scheme.

Read the following sentence carefully. Then fill in the blank using appropriate words, to make puns.

She had a photographic memory but never _________________ it.

Read the following sentence carefully. Then fill in the blank using appropriate words, to make puns.

He was struggling to figure out how lightning works when it ________________ him.

Read the following sentence carefully. Then fill in the blank using appropriate words, to make puns.

Every calendar’s days are ______________.

Read the following sentence carefully. Then fill in the blank using appropriate words, to make puns.

A bicycle cannot stand on its own because it is _______________.

Read the following sentence carefully. Then fill in the blank using appropriate words, to make puns.

I’m reading a book on anti-gravity. It’s impossible to _______________ the book.

Read the following sentence carefully. Then fill in the blank using appropriate words, to make puns.

I’d tell you a chemistry joke but I know I wouldn’t get a ___________________.

Read the following sentence carefully. Then fill in the blank using appropriate words, to make puns.

What do you call Watson when Sherlock isn’t around?

Read the following sentence carefully. Then fill in the blank using appropriate words, to make puns.

I would tell a history joke, but it’s too _______________.

Read: ‘Alice in Wonderland’ by Lewis Carroll.