What is the meaning of ‘realio’ trulio ‘?Ģ. With a little black kitten and a little grey mouse,Ĥ. Q:- Read the extract and answer the questions choosing the appropriate option given below :-ġ. …… May have a refrain (single or two line (s) repeated often) * To Whom I am writing : decide for whom you are writing. * Purpose of writing the balled : to entertain and interest. Use the following guidelines to write your balled. Revise and edit your balled to make it entertaining. Gather information (choose/decide an idea/theme),organise your materials under characters and story and then write. Have you come across any such modern song or lyric that tells a story? If you know one, tell it to the class. This poem, in ballad from, tells a story. As soon as the danger is over they again pretend to be brave. Because all the brave characters fled in times of danger but the coward did the real work of bravery. Do you find the Tale of Custard the Dragon to be a serious or a light-hearted poem? Give reasons to support your answer.Īns: In fact, this is a light hearted poem. He also brings dungeon and engine as images.Ĩ. Can you trace some images used in the poem?Īns: Yes, the poet draws the image of the physical structure of the dragon and of the pirate. Writers use words to give us a picture or image without actually saying what they mean. Can you find out the rhymes scheme of two or three stanzas of the poem?Īns: The rhyme scheme in the first stanza is : aa bb and the second starza is also : aa bb the same scheme is found in the rest stanzas.ħ. His mouth was like a fireplace and nose was liked a chimney. Read stanza three again to know how the poet described the appearance of the dragon.Īns: In this stanza the poet says that the dragon had big sharp teeth, spikes on top of him and scales below him. Iv) Mustard was a brave as a tiger in rage.ĥ. Iii) Belinda was as brave as a barrel full of bears. I) the little yellow dog was sharp as mustard.
Can you, with your partners, list some more such poetic devices used in the poem?
‘Clashed his tail like iron in a dungeon’ -the poetic device here is a simile. The poet has employed many poetic devices in the poem. Why?Īns: Belinda tickled the dragon without mercy because the dragon was coward.Ĥ. ‘Belinda tickled him, she tickled him unmerciful ‘. And so the dragon is called ‘Cowardly dragon’.ģ. Why did custard cry for a safe cage? Why is the dragon called ‘cowardly dragon’?Īns: Custard cried for a safe edge because he was coward. Ans: The characters in this poem are a little black kitten, a little grey mouse, a little yellow dog and the dragon.
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