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1. Life 3. I am Every Woman
A woman is beauty innate,
Let me but live my life from year to year, A symbol of power and strength.
With forward face and unreluctant soul; She puts her life at stake,
Not hurrying to, nor turning from the goal; She's real, she's not fake!
Not mourning for the things that disappear The summer of life she's ready to see in spring.
In the dim past, nor holding back in fear She says, "Spring will come again, my dear.
From what the future veils; but with a whole Let me care for the ones who're near.”
And happy heart, that pays its toll She's The Woman – she has no fear!
To Youth and Age, and travels on with cheer. Strong is she in her faith and beliefs.
"Persistence is the key to everything,"
So let the way wind up the hill or down, says she. Despite the sighs and groans and moans,
O'er rough or smooth, the journey will be joy: She's strong in her faith, firm in her belief!
Still seeking what I sought when but a boy, She's a lioness; don't mess with her.
New friendship, high adventure, and a crown, She'll not spare you if you're a prankster.
My heart will keep the courage of the quest, Don't ever try to saw her pride, her self-respect.
She knows how to thaw you, saw you – so beware!
And hope the road's last turn will be the best.
- Henry Van Dyke She's today's woman. Today's woman, dear.
Love her, respect her, keep her near...

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- Rakhi Nariani Shirke

5. The Secret of the Machines 6. No Men Are Foreign

We were taken from the ore-bed and the mine, Remember, no men are strange, no countries foreign
We were melted in the furnace and the pit Beneath all uniforms, a single body breathes
We were cast and wrought and hammered to design, Like ours: the land our brothers walk upon
We were cut and filed and tooled and gauged to fit. Is earth like this, in which we all shall lie.
Some water, coal, and oil is all we ask, They, too, aware of sun and air and water,
And a thousandth of an inch to give us play: Are fed by peaceful harvests, by war’s long winter starv’d.
And now, if you will set us to our task, Their hands are ours, and in their lines we read
We will serve you four and twenty hours a day! A labour not different from our own.
We can pull and haul and push and lift and drive, Remember they have eyes like ours that wake
We can print and plough and weave and heat and light, Or sleep, and strength that can be won
We can run and race and swim and fly and dive, By love. In every land is common life
We can see and hear and count and read and write! That all can recognise and understand.
But remember, please, the Law by which we live, Let us remember, whenever we are told
We are not built to comprehend a lie, To hate our brothers, it is ourselves
We can neither love nor pity nor forgive, That we shall dispossess, betray, condemn.
If you make a slip in handling us you die! Remember, we who take arms against each other
Though our smoke may hide the Heavens from your eyes, It is the human earth that we defile.
It will vanish and the stars will shine again, Our hells of fire and dust outrage the innocence
Because, for all our power and weight and size, Of air that is everywhere our own,
We are nothing more than children of your brain! Remember, no men are foreign, and no countries strange.
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1. Not hurrying to, nor turning from the goal;

Anaphora
Not mourning for the things that disappear
2. From what the future veils; but with a whole Personification
1.LIFE
3. To Youth and Age, and travels on with cheer Oxymoron
Henry Van Dyke
4. O’er rough or smooth, the journey will be joy: Oxymoron
5. Still seeking what I sought when but a boy Simile
6. New friendship, high adventure, and a crown Metaphor
7. They live it is said, on Complaining street Epithet
8. The river of Discontent beside Personification
9. They growl at that and they growl at this Repetition
2.THE GRUMBLE FAMILY
10. And whether their station be high or humble, Oxymoron
Lucy Maud Montgomery
11. The weather is always too hot or cold: Oxymoron
12. Summer and winter alike they scold Oxymoron
13. They’d growl that they’d nothing to grumble about! Repetition
14. She puts her life at stake,
Anaphora
She’s real, she’s not fake!
15. She’s real, she’s not fake! Oxymoron
16. 3.I AM EVERY WOMAN She’s a lioness; don’t mess with her. Metaphor
17. Rakhi Nariani Shirke She’s a lioness; don’t mess with her.
Anaphora
She’ll not spare you if you’re a prankster
18. Don’t every try to saw her pride, her self-respect. Repetition
19. She’s today’s woman. Today’s woman, dear Repetition
20. Love her, respect her, keep her near… Repetition
21. Not a flower could he see, Not a leaf on a tree. Anaphora
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Away he set off to a miserly ant,
But we ants never borrow; we ants never lend
But we ants never borrow; we ants never lend
That I sang day and night,
“For all nature looked gay.” “For all nature looked gay”.
Personification
Oxymoron
Repetition
Oxymoron
Anaphora
27. “For all nature looked gay”. “For all nature looked gay”. Repetition
28. Go then”, says the ant, “and dance the winter away.” Assonance
29. And out of the door turned the poor little cricket. Assonance
30. We were taken from the ore-bed and the mine
We were melted in the furnace and the pit
5. THE SECRET OF THE Anaphora
We were case and wrought and hammered to design,
MACHINES We were cut and filed and tooled and gauged to fit.
31. Rudyard Kipling Some water, coal, and oil is all we ask, Assonance
32. We will serve you four and twenty hours a day! Hyperbole
33. And a thousandth of an inch to give us play:
Anaphora
And now, if you will set us to our task,
34. We can pull and haul and push and lift and drive,
We can print and plough and weave and heat and light,
Anaphora
We can run and race and swim and fly and dive,
We can see and hear and count and read and write!
35. We can pull and haul and push and lift and drive, Oxymoron
36. 5.THE SECRET OF THE We can pull and haul and push and lift and drive,
MACHINES Personification
37. Rudyard Kipling We can see and hear and count and read and write! Imagery
38. We are not built to comprehend a lie,
Anaphora
We can neither love nor pity nor forgive,
39. We can neither love nor pity nor forgive Personification
40. Though our smoke may hide the Heavens from your eyes Assonance
41. Though our smoke may hide the Heavens from your
Connotation
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will vanish and the stars will shine again, Oxymoron
43. We are nothing more than children of your brain! Simile
44. Beneath all uniforms, a single body breathes
Simile
Like ours: the land our brothers walk upon
45. Like ours: the land our brothers walk upon Assonance
46. Is earth like this, in which we all shall lie. Internal rhyme
47. They, too, aware of sun and air and water, Internal rhyme
48. Are fed by peaceful harvests, by war’s long winter starv’d Transferred Epithet /
Metaphor
49. Their hands are ours Simile
50. And in their lines we read Imagery
51. 6. NO MEN ARE FOREIGN A labour not different from our own. Metaphor
52. (James Falconer Kirkup) A labour not different from our own. Assonance
53. Remember they have eyes like ours that wake Simile
54. To hate our brothers, it is ourselves Assonance
55. Our hells of fire and dust outrage the innocence Metaphor
56. Our hells of fire and dust outrage the innocence Assonance
57. Of air that is everywhere our own, Internal Rhyme
58. Remember, no men are strange, no countries foreign…
Repitition
Remember, no men are foreign, and no countries strange
59. Of air that is everywhere our own, Assonance
60. But at the same time it is bare to the bone. Synecdoche
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64.
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Lights flicker on and off.
Lights flicker on and off.
Lights flicker on and off.
On this warm summer day in May
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Oxymoron
Assonance
Internal Rhyme
65. It just sits there, never getting small or ever growing tall, Paradox
66. It just sits there, never getting small or ever growing tall, Oxymoron
67. How could this be? Rhetorical Question
68. What happened inside that house? Rhetorical Question

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1 *Life Henry Van Dyke

2 The Grumble Family Lucy Maud Montgomery
3 *I am Every Woman Rakhi Nariani Shirke
4 The Ant and the Cricket Adapted from Aesop’s fables
5 *The Secret of the Machines Rudyard Kipling
6 *No Men are Foreign James Falconer Kirkup
7 The House on Elm Street Nadia Bush

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 me, my, I - The poet  dim past - unhappy  mourning - feeling sad
Refers & Means  unreluctant - willing to do something  veils - to hide or cover something
Poem - 1  crown – a prize / position for being best  quest - long search
 Anaphora – Not…Not …
LIFE*  Metaphor –  In the dim past  crown  road's last turn
Henry Van Dyke Figures of speech
 Personification –  future veils…  heart… pays its toll
 Contrast –  Youth and Age  up the hill or down  rough or smooth
APPRECIATION QUESTIONS
1. Let me but live my life from year to year, 2. In the dim past, nor holding back in fear
With forward face and unreluctant soul; From what the future veils; but with a whole
Not hurrying to, nor turning from the goal; And happy heart, that pays its toll
Not mourning for the things that disappear
To Youth and Age, and travels on with cheer.
Poem comprehension (2 marks)
a) Who/ Whom does the word ‘me’ refer to? Poem comprehension (2 marks)
(TB-A.1.a) (PTA- 2, 4, 5, AUG-2022, MAY-2022) a) What does the poet mean by the phrase ‘in
The word ‘me’ refers to the poet / Henry Van Dyke. the dim past’? (TB – A.3.a) (PTA-6)
b) What kind of life does the poet want to lead? ‘In the dim past’ means unhappy or unpleasant
(TB-A.1.b) (PTA-2, 4, AUG-2022, MAY-2022) past experiences.
The poet wants to lead a joyful life.
b) Is the poet afraid of future? (TB–A.3.b) (PTA-6)
c) How does he want to live his life? (PTA-5)
The poet wants to live a joyful life with forward No, the poet is not afraid of future.
face and unreluctant soul. c) How can one travel on with cheer? (TB – A.3.c)

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d) Why do you think the poet is not in a hurry?
(TB- A.2.a) (AUG-2022)
One can travel on with cheer by thinking of
his/her memories of youth and old age.
In the third line the poet says, “Not hurrying to ….”
It means that he is moving towards his goal without a
hurry. So I think he is not in a hurry. (SEP-2021)
Literary appreciation (5 marks) (PTA-4)
a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines. (TB-A.6.a)
e) What should one not mourn for? (TB - A.2.b) Rhyming words: fear - cheer; whole - toll
One should not mourn for the things that he or she
had lost in the past. (AUG-2022, SEP-2021) b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines.
Rhyme scheme: a b b a
Literary appreciation (5 marks)
a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines. c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines.
Rhyming words: year- disappear; soul - goal  Metaphor – In the dim past
b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines.  Personification – future veils
Rhyme scheme: a b b a (TB – A.7.a) (AUG-2022)  Personification – heart… pays its toll
c) Identify the figure of speech in the above line.  Contrast – Youth and Age
Figure of speech: Anaphora - Not…Not …
d) Pick out the alliterating words. d) Pick out the alliterating words.
Alliterated words: let - live - life ; forward - face Alliterated words: what – with; happy - heart

Paraphrase (5 marks) Paraphrase (5 marks) (SEP - 2021)

This stanza is taken from the poem ‘LIFE’ written by This stanza is taken from the poem ‘LIFE’ written by
‘Henry Van Dyke’. The poet wants to live his life
from year to year with a forward face and ‘Henry Van Dyke’. The poet says that he does not
unreluctant soul. He wants neither to hurry to his hold back for the fear of future. He wants to live
goal nor to move away from his goal. The poet his life with a whole and happy heart which
does not want to mourn for the things that he had
cheerfully travels with him from youth to old age.
lost in the past. This poem ‘Life’ is the poet's own
reflection on his life. This poem ‘Life’ is the poet's own reflection on his life.
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4. Still seeking what I sought when but a boy,
O'er rough or smooth, the journey will be joy: New friendship, high adventure, and a crown,
Still seeking what I sought when but a boy, My heart will keep the courage of the quest,
New friendship, high adventure, and a crown, And hope the road’s last turn will be the best.

Poem comprehension (2 marks) Poem comprehension (2 marks)

a) How is the way of life? (TB – A.4.a) a) What kind of quest does the poet seek here?
The way of life is full of ups and downs. It is (TB – A.5.a) (SEP-2020)
sometimes rough and sometimes smooth. The poet seeks for the courageous quest.

b) How should be the journey of life? (TB – A.4.b) b) What is the poet’s hope? (TB – A.5.b)
The journey of life should be joyful. The poet hopes that last turn in his life's journey
c) What did the poet seek as a boy? (TB – A.4.c) will be the best. (SEP-2020)
As a boy, the poet sought new friendship, high d) What does ‘crown’ refer to?
adventure and a crown of success. ‘Crown’ refers to the fame.
Literary appreciation (5 marks) (PTA-5) e) What does ‘quest’ mean?
a) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines. ‘Quest’ means a long search of something.
Rhyme scheme: a b b a
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b) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
a) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines.
Rhyming words: down - crown; joy - boy
Rhyme scheme: a b c c
c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines.
b) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
 Contrast – up the hill or down
Rhyming words: quest – best
 Contrast – rough or smooth
 Metaphor - crown c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines.
Metaphor – crown, road's last turn
d) Pick out the alliterating words.
Alliterated words: way- wind; d) Pick out the alliterating words.
still - seeking - sought Alliterated words: still - seeking - sought

Paraphrase (5 marks) Paraphrase (5 marks) (PTA -6)

This stanza is taken from the poem ‘LIFE’ written by This stanza is taken from the poem ‘LIFE’ written
‘Henry Van Dyke’. It does not matter to the poet by ‘Henry Van Dyke’. As a boy and later as a
whether the path goes up or down the hill or grown-up man, the poet always seeks new
the road may be rough or smooth but the friendship, high adventure and the crown of
journey of life will be joy. As a boy and later as success. He says that his heart will remain
a grown-up man the poet seeks new friendship, courageous to reach his desire and he hopes that
high adventure and the crown of success. This the road’s last turn will be the best. This poem
poem ‘Life’ is the poet's own reflection on his life. ‘Life’ is the poet's own reflection on his life.

SRIDHAR G R - GHS VALAYANKULAM MADURAI -22.

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 they, them, their, folks - members of grumble family  it - act of grumbling

Refers
 you, us, our, we - reader of the poem  station - position or status
 discontent - dissatisfaction  amiss - not quite right
 growl - make a low guttural sound  grumble - a complaint about something
Means  gloomy - depressing or frightening  queerest - strangest or unusual
 acknowledge - accept or admit  terrible - extremely bad or serious
 wandering - leisurely walking  humble - meek, modest
 Epithet & Personification -  Complaining Street
 Personification -  City of Never-Are-Satisfied  River of Discontent
Figures of speech  Anaphora -  They growl at; they growl at
 Contrast -  high or humble  hot or cold  summer and winter
 Metaphor -  terrible jumble

APPRECIATION QUESTIONS
1. There's a family nobody likes to meet; 2. They growl at that and they growl at this;
They live, it is said, on Complaining Street Whatever comes, there is something amiss;
In the city of Never-Are-Satisfied, And whether their station be high or humble,
The River of Discontent beside. They are all known by the name of Grumble.
Poem comprehension (2 marks) Poem comprehension (2 marks)
a) Where does the family live? (TB –A.1.a) (PTA-1, 4, 5)
a) What does the word ‘growl’ mean here? (TB-A.2.a)
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The word Growl means ‘make a low guttural sound’.
b) Why do you think the street is named as
‘Complaining Street’? (TB–A.1.b) (PTA-1, 4, 5) b) Why do they find everything amiss?(TB-A.2.b)
I think all the people in the street would always Because they are always unsatisfied.
be complaining about everything.
Literary appreciation (5 marks)
Literary appreciation (5 marks) (PTA-6)
a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
Rhyming words: meet - street; satisfied - beside Rhyming words: this-amiss; humble-grumble
b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines. b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines.
Rhyme scheme: a a b b Rhyme scheme: a a b b
c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines. c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines.
 Epithet & Personification - ‘Complaining Street’  Anaphora - They growl at , they growl at
 Personification - ‘City of Never-Are-Satisfied’  Contrast - high or humble
 Personification - ‘River of Discontent’
d) Pick out the alliterating words. (TB - C.1)
d) Pick out the alliterating words. (TB - C.2) Alliterated words: high – humble
Alliterated words: said, street
Paraphrase (5 marks)
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This stanza is taken from the poem ‘THE
This stanza is taken from the poem ‘THE
GRUMBLE FAMILY’ written by ‘Lucy Maud
GRUMBLE FAMILY’ written by ‘Lucy Maud
Montgomery’. The poetess tells us that the family
Montgomery’. There is a family whom no one
likes to meet. They live on ‘Complaining street’ members always grumble and complain about
in the city of ‘Never-Are -Satisfied’. The ‘River everything that happens in their life. Whatever
of Discontent’ flows beside the city. They are may be their position high or humble, they are
never happy with their lives. Thus the poet insists known by the name of grumble. Thus the poet
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3. The weather is always too hot or cold; 4. They growl at the rain and they growl at the sun;
Summer and winter alike they scold. In fact, their growling is never done.
Nothing goes right with the folks you meet And if everything pleased them, there isn't a doubt
Down on that gloomy Complaining Street. They'd growl that they'd nothing to grumble about!
Poem comprehension (2 marks)
Poem comprehension (2 marks)
a) What is the opinion about the folks you meet
down the street? (TB – A.3.a) (PTA - 3, 6) a) What do they do, if everything pleased them?
The folks down the street are pessimistic. They If everything pleased them, they would growl
always grumble for everything. that they had nothing to grumble.
b) What does the word ‘gloomy’ mean here? b) Does their growling end?
(TB – A.3.b) (PTA - 3, 6) No, their growling does not end.
‘Gloomy’ means depressing or frightening.
Literary appreciation (5 marks)
Literary appreciation (5 marks) (MDL-19) a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
a) Identify the rhyming words in the given lines. Rhyming words: sun - done; doubt – about
Rhyming words: cold - scold; meet – street (TB - C.3)
b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines. b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines.
Rhyme scheme: a a b b (TB - C.3) Rhyme scheme: a a b b
c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines. c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines.
 Contrast – hot or cold, summer and winter Anaphora – They growl at; they growl at
 Personification, Epithet – Complaining street

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d) Pick out the alliterating words. (TB - C.2) them – there; growl - grumble; that – they;
Alliterated words: summer - scold
Paraphrase (5 marks) (PTA -2)
Paraphrase (5 marks) (PTA -4) This stanza is taken from the poem ‘THE
This stanza is taken from the poem ‘THE
GRUMBLE FAMILY’ written by ‘Lucy Maud
GRUMBLE FAMILY’ written by ‘Lucy Maud
Montgomery’. The poetess tells us that the
Montgomery’The weather is hot or cold and
the season is summer or winter, the grumble grumble family members grumble at the rain
family members will not fail to grumble. or the sun. Their complaining tone has no
Everything goes wrong and nothing is right end. If everything goes right, without doubt
according to the people on the gloomy they will grumble that there is nothing to
complaining street. Thus the poet insists that we growl about. Thus the poet insists that we should
should not grumble on everything. not grumble on everything.
5. But the queerest thing is that not one of the same Poem comprehension (2 marks)
Can be brought to acknowledge his family name; a) What is the queerest thing?
For never a Grumbler will own that he The queerest thing is that no one in that family
Is connected with it at all, you see. would acknowledge their family name.
b) What is their family name?
Paraphrase (5 marks) Their family name is ‘The Grumble family’.
This stanza is taken from the poem ‘THE
GRUMBLE FAMILY’ written by ‘Lucy Maud Literary appreciation (5 marks)
Montgomery’. The poetess tells us that the a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
Rhyming words: name - same; he – see
strange thing is no one in the grumble family
would acknowledge his/her family name. No b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines.
grumbler will accept that they are connected Rhyme scheme: a a b b
with their family. Thus the poet insists that we c) Pick out the alliterating words. (TB - C.2)
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6. The worst thing is that if anyone stays 7. And so it were wisest to keep our feet
Among them too long, he will learn their ways; From wandering into Complaining Street;
And before he dreams of the terrible jumble And never to growl, whatever we do,
He's adopted into the family of Grumble. Lest we be mistaken for Grumblers, too.
Poem comprehension (2 marks) Poem comprehension (2 marks)
a) What is the worst thing that can happen if a) What is the wisest thing that the poet
anyone stays with them? (TB – A.4.a) suggests? (TB – A.5.a)
If anyone stays with them, they will learn their Wisest thing that the poet suggests is to stay away
ways of grumbling. from the grumble family and complaining street.
b) What are the ways of the Grumble family? b) What does the phrase ‘to keep our feet from
Grumbling about everything is the way of the wandering’ refer to? (TB – A.5.b)
grumble family. (TB – A.4.b) The phrase ‘to keep our feet from wandering’
Literary appreciation (5 marks) refers not to enter the complaining street.
a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines. Literary appreciation (5 marks)
Rhyming words: stays - ways; jumble - grumble a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines. Rhyming words: feet - street; do – too
Rhyme scheme: a a b b b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines.
c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines. Rhyme scheme: a a b b
Figure of speech: Metaphor - terrible jumble c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines.
d) Pick out the alliterating words. (TB - C.2) Personification, Epithet – Complaining Street
thing – that; them – their; will - ways; long – learn d) Pick out the alliterating words. (TB - C.2)

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Paraphrase (5 marks) Alliterated words: were - wisest; whatever - we
This stanza is taken from the poem ‘THE Paraphrase (5 marks)
GRUMBLE FAMILY’ written by ‘Lucy Maud This stanza is taken from the poem ‘THE GRUMBLE
Montgomery’. The poetess informs us that if FAMILY’ written by ‘Lucy Maud Montgomery’. The
anyone stays with the grumble family, he/she poetess tells us that it is better for us to stay away
will learn their ways. Before he/she can realize from them and not to enter even to the Complaining
the change in them, they will begin to grumble Street. If we do so, other people will mistake us as
and complain like that family. Thus the poet the members of grumble family. Thus the poet
insists that we should not grumble on everything. insists that we should not grumble on everything.
8. Let us learn to walk with a smile and a song, Literary appreciation (5 marks)
No matter if things do sometimes go wrong; a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
And then, be our station high or humble, Rhyming words: song - wrong; humble – grumble
We'll never belong to the family of Grumble! b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines.
Rhyme scheme: a a b b
Poem comprehension (2 marks) c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines.
a) What does the poet expect everyone to learn? Figure of speech: Contrast - high or humble
(TB – A.6.a) (MDL - 19) d) Pick out the alliterating words. (TB - C.2)
The poet expects everyone to walk with a smile let - learn; walk - with; smile - song; high – humble
and a song when something goes wrong. Paraphrase (5 marks)
This stanza is taken from the poem ‘THE GRUMBLE
b) What should we do when things go wrong
FAMILY’ written by ‘Lucy Maud Montgomery’.
sometimes? (TB – A.6.b) (MDL - 19) The poetess advises us if anything goes wrong,
When things go wrong, we should not worry. let us learn to walk with a smile. Whether we
c) Who does the word ‘us’ refer to? are people of high rank or humble rank, let us
not belong to the family of grumble. Thus the
The word ‘us’ refers to the reader of the poem.
poet insists that we should not grumble on everything.
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Summer and winter alike they scold. In fact, their growling is never done. Among them too long, he will learn their ways; From wandering into Complaining Street;
Nothing goes right with the folks you meet And if everything pleased them, there isn't a doubt And before he dreams of the terrible jumble And never to growl, whatever we do,
Down on that gloomy Complaining Street. They'd growl that they'd nothing to grumble about! He's adopted into the family of Grumble. Lest we be mistaken for Grumblers, too.
Poem comprehension (2 marks) Poem comprehension (2 marks)
Poem comprehension (2 marks) Poem comprehension (2 marks)
a) What is the opinion about the folks you meet a) What is the worst thing that can happen if a) What is the wisest thing that the poet
(TB – A.3.a) (PTA - 3, 6) a) What do they do, if everything pleased them?
down the street? anyone stays with them? (TB – A.4.a) suggests? (TB – A.5.a)
The folks down the street are pessimistic. They If everything pleased them, they would growl
If anyone stays with them, they will learn their Wisest thing that the poet suggests is to stay away
always grumble for everything. that they had nothing to grumble. ways of grumbling. from the grumble family and complaining street.
b) What does the word ‘gloomy’ mean here? b) Does their growling end? b) What are the ways of the Grumble family? b) What does the phrase ‘to keep our feet from
(TB – A.3.b) (PTA - 3, 6) No, their growling does not end. Grumbling about everything is the way of the wandering’ refer to? (TB – A.5.b)
‘Gloomy’ means depressing or frightening. grumble family. (TB – A.4.b) The phrase ‘to keep our feet from wandering’
Literary appreciation (5 marks)
Literary appreciation (5 marks) (MDL-19) Literary appreciation (5 marks) refers not to enter the complaining street.
a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
a) Identify the rhyming words in the given lines. Rhyming words: sun - done; doubt – about a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines. Literary appreciation (5 marks)
Rhyming words: cold - scold; meet – street (TB - C.3) Rhyming words: stays - ways; jumble - grumble a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines. b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines. b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines. Rhyming words: feet - street; do – too
Rhyme scheme: a a b b (TB - C.3) Rhyme scheme: a a b b Rhyme scheme: a a b b b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines.
c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines. c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines. c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines. Rhyme scheme: a a b b
 Contrast – hot or cold, summer and winter Anaphora – They growl at; they growl at Figure of speech: Metaphor - terrible jumble c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines.
 Personification, Epithet – Complaining street d) Pick out the alliterating words. (TB - C.2) Personification, Epithet – Complaining Street
d) Pick out the alliterating words. (TB - C.2)
d) Pick out the alliterating words. (TB - C.2) thing – that; them – their; will - ways; long – learn d) Pick out the alliterating words. (TB - C.2)

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them – there; growl - grumble; that – they;
Alliterated words: summer - scold Paraphrase (5 marks) Alliterated words: were - wisest; whatever - we
Paraphrase (5 marks) (PTA -2) This stanza is taken from the poem ‘THE Paraphrase (5 marks)
Paraphrase (5 marks) (PTA -4) This stanza is taken from the poem ‘THE
This stanza is taken from the poem ‘THE GRUMBLE FAMILY’ written by ‘Lucy Maud This stanza is taken from the poem ‘THE GRUMBLE
GRUMBLE FAMILY’ written by ‘Lucy Maud Montgomery’. The poetess informs us that if FAMILY’ written by ‘Lucy Maud Montgomery’. The
GRUMBLE FAMILY’ written by ‘Lucy Maud
Montgomery’. The poetess tells us that the anyone stays with the grumble family, he/she poetess tells us that it is better for us to stay away
Montgomery’The weather is hot or cold and
the season is summer or winter, the grumble grumble family members grumble at the rain will learn their ways. Before he/she can realize from them and not to enter even to the Complaining
family members will not fail to grumble. or the sun. Their complaining tone has no the change in them, they will begin to grumble Street. If we do so, other people will mistake us as
Everything goes wrong and nothing is right end. If everything goes right, without doubt and complain like that family. Thus the poet the members of grumble family. Thus the poet
according to the people on the gloomy they will grumble that there is nothing to insists that we should not grumble on everything. insists that we should not grumble on everything.
complaining street. Thus the poet insists that we growl about. Thus the poet insists that we should 8. Let us learn to walk with a smile and a song, Literary appreciation (5 marks)
should not grumble on everything. not grumble on everything. No matter if things do sometimes go wrong; a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
Poem comprehension (2 marks) And then, be our station high or humble, Rhyming words: song - wrong; humble – grumble
5. But the queerest thing is that not one of the same
a) What is the queerest thing? We'll never belong to the family of Grumble! b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines.
Can be brought to acknowledge his family name;
The queerest thing is that no one in that family Rhyme scheme: a a b b
For never a Grumbler will own that he Poem comprehension (2 marks)
Is connected with it at all, you see. would acknowledge their family name. c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines.
b) What is their family name? a) What does the poet expect everyone to learn? Figure of speech: Contrast - high or humble
Paraphrase (5 marks) Their family name is ‘The Grumble family’. (TB – A.6.a) (MDL - 19) d) Pick out the alliterating words. (TB - C.2)
This stanza is taken from the poem ‘THE let - learn; walk - with; smile - song; high – humble
GRUMBLE FAMILY’ written by ‘Lucy Maud Literary appreciation (5 marks) The poet expects everyone to walk with a smile
Montgomery’. The poetess tells us that the a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines. and a song when something goes wrong. Paraphrase (5 marks)
Rhyming words: name - same; he – see This stanza is taken from the poem ‘THE GRUMBLE
strange thing is no one in the grumble family b) What should we do when things go wrong
would acknowledge his/her family name. No b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines. FAMILY’ written by ‘Lucy Maud Montgomery’.
sometimes? (TB – A.6.b) (MDL - 19) The poetess advises us if anything goes wrong,
grumbler will accept that they are connected Rhyme scheme: a a b b
When things go wrong, we should not worry. let us learn to walk with a smile. Whether we
with their family. Thus the poet insists that we
should not grumble on everything. c) Pick out the alliterating words. (TB - C.2) c) Who does the word ‘us’ refer to? are people of high rank or humble rank, let us
Alliterated words: thing - that ; be - brought not belong to the family of grumble. Thus the
The word ‘us’ refers to the reader of the poem.
poet insists that we should not grumble on everything.
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Am Every Woman 
 She, her, lioness, my, me - woman of today  you - reader of the poem
Refers  thaw - tackle  saw - deal with cruelty
 spring - good times/happiness of life  summer - hard times/sufferings of life
 stake - risk  innate - inborn & natural  persistence - determination
Means  moans - grieves  groans – grumbles  sigh - expressing grief, deep breathe
 prankster - mischievous person  mess with - interfere with
 Metaphor -  symbol of power and strength  Persistence is the key
Figures of speech  summer  spring  She’s a lioness; don’t mess with her
 Repetition -  today's woman Anaphora
APPRECIATION QUESTIONS
1. A woman is beauty innate, 2. The summer of life she's ready to see in spring.
A symbol of power and strength. She says, "Spring will come again, my dear
She puts her life at stake, Let me care for the ones who're near.”
She’s real, she’s not fake! She’s The woman - she has no fear!
Poem comprehension (2 marks) Poem comprehension (2 marks)
a) What does the word summer mean here?
a) How is a woman? (First 2 lines) (SEP-2021)
(TB - 1.a) (PTA-4)
A woman is beauty innate. Here summer means hard times in a women’s life.
b) What does she symbolize? (SEP-2021) b) How does she take life? (TB – 1.b) (AUG-2022)
She symbolizes power and strength. She takes her life optimistically.
c) What is the meaning of ‘fake’? c) What does she mean by “spring will come
‘Fake’ means duplicate or unreal. again”? (TB - 1.c) (AUG-2022, PTA-4)
Literary appreciation (5 marks) It means good times of life will come again.
a) Add another word that rhymes with ‘strength’. d) What does she want to do?

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She wants to take care of the loved ones who are
Strength – length (TB - B.1.b)
near to her.
b) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
Literary appreciation (5 marks)
Rhyming words: stake – fake (TB - B.1.a)
a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
c) Give the rhyme scheme for the given lines. Rhyming words: dear – near – fear
Rhyme scheme: a b c c (TB - B.1.c) b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines.
d) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines. Rhyme scheme: a b b b
Metaphor – symbol of power and strength c) Identify the figure of speech employed here.
e) Pick out the alliterating words. Metaphor - summer (Hard times of life) …
Alliterated words: symbol – strength spring (Good times of life)
Paraphrase (5 marks) d) Pick out the alliterating words.
summer - see - spring; says - spring
This stanza is taken from the poem ‘I AM
EVERY WOMAN’ written by ‘Rakhi Nariani Paraphrase (5 marks)
This stanza is taken from the poem ‘I AM EVERY
Shirke’. The poetess says that a woman has
WOMAN’ written by ‘Rakhi Nariani Shirke’. The
inborn beauty and she is a symbol of power and
modern woman is optimistic. She hopes for the
strength. She is ready to face any challenge,
best. She is ready to face the sufferings (summer) of
risking even her life. Every woman is true in life even in happy times (spring). She cares for
expressing her love and she is never fake. those who are near her. She is a fearless, modern
Thus, the poetess praises the modern woman. woman. Thus, the poetess praises the modern woman.
3. Strong is she in her faith and belief. b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines.
“Persistence is the key to everything,” Rhyme scheme: a b a c
Says she. Despite the sighs and groans and moans, c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines.
She’s strong in her faith, firm in her beliefs. Figure of speech:
Literary appreciation (5 marks) Metaphor - Persistence is the key
a) Identify a new rhyming word for ‘belief’. d) Pick out the alliterating words. (TB - B.3.a)
belief – relief
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Poem comprehension (2 marks) Paraphrase (5 marks)
a) What is she strong about? (TB - 2.a) (PTA-2, AUG- 2022) This stanza is taken from the poem
She is strong about her faith and belief. (MAY-2022, SEP-2021) ‘I AM EVERY WOMAN’ written by
b) How does she deal with the adversities in life? (TB - 2.b) (PTA-2) ‘Rakhi Nariani Shirke’. The poetess
says that the modern woman is
She deals with the adversities with persistence. (AUG-22, MAY-22, SEP-21)
c) Is she complaining about the problems of life?(TB-3.a)(PTA-6) strong in her faith and beliefs. Her
No, she is not complaining about the problems of life. faith is “Continuous hard work is
d) Pick out the words that show her grit. (TB - 3.b) (PTA-6) the key to success”. In spite of
Persistence, strong and firm are the words that show her grit. sorrow and disappointment, she is
e) Pick out the words that refer to sufferings of life. strong in faith and belief. Thus, the
Sighs, groans and moans refer to sufferings of life. poetess praises the modern woman.
4. She’s a lioness; don’t mess with her. 5. Don't ever try to saw her pride, her self-respect.
She’ll not spare you if you’re a prankster. She knows how to thaw you, saw you - so beware!
Don't ever try to saw her pride, her self-respect. She's today's woman. Today's woman, dear.
She knows how to thaw you, saw you - so beware! Love her, respect her, keep her near...
Poem comprehension (2 marks)
Poem comprehension (2 marks)
a) What do the words thaw and saw mean here?
(TB - 4.a) (MAY-2022) a) Is the poet talking about the women of the
‘Thaw’ means tackle; ‘saw’ means deal with cruelty. previous generation? (TB - 5.a)
b) What is the tone of the author? (TB - 4.b) No, the poet is talking about the Today’s woman.
The tone of the author is angry. (MAY-2022) b) How should a woman be treated? (TB - 5.b)

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c) How is a woman described here?
The woman is described as a lioness.

A prankster is a mischievous person.

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(MDL-19)

(MDL-19)
Woman should be treated with love and respect.
c) Who does ‘you’ refer to?
‘You’ refers to the readers.
Literary appreciation (5 marks)
a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines. a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
Rhyming words: her – prankster (SEP-2020) Rhyming words: dear – near
b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines. b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines.
Rhyme scheme: a a b c (SEP-2020) Rhyme scheme: a b c c
c) Pick out the line that has a metaphor in it. c) Identify the figure of speech employed in the
(TB - B.2.a) (SEP-2020) above line.
She’s a lioness; don’t mess with her. - Metaphor
Figure of speech: Repetition - today's woman
d) Give your examples of metaphor to describe
the qualities of a woman. (TB - B.2.b) d) Pick out the alliterating words.
She’s an angel; She’s an parrot - Metaphor Alliterated words: saw - self-respect; saw – so
e) Pick out the alliterating words. (SEP-2020) Paraphrase (5 marks)
Alliterated words: saw - self-respect; saw – so This stanza is taken from the poem ‘I AM
Paraphrase (5 marks) (AUG- 2022) EVERY WOMAN’ written by ‘Rakhi Nariani
This stanza is taken from the poem ‘I AM EVERY Shirke’. The poetess says if you try to harm the
WOMAN’ written by ‘Rakhi Nariani Shirke’. The woman, she will “thaw you and saw you”. So, be
poetess says that the modern woman is as bold as a
careful. This is the character of a modern woman.
lioness. Don’t try to play any mischief with her. If you
We have to love and respect her and keep her near
try to harm her, she will “thaw you and saw you”. So,
us. Thus, the poetess praises the modern woman.
be careful. Thus, the poetess praises the modern woman.
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Poem – 4. The Ant and the Cricket 
 cricket- an insect like grasshopper  accustomed to - be used to  gay - joyful
 crumb - piece of bread  famine -extreme scarcity of food  quoth - said
Means
 miserly - hesitant to spend money  hastily - hurriedly  warrant - guarantee
 wicket – gate  folks - people  trembling - shaky  fable - moral story
 Personification -  A silly young cricket  a miserly ant  borrow…repay..  I sang
Figures of  servant and friend  never borrow  never lend  lay anything by  dance the winter away
speech  Repetition -  For all nature looked gay  Epithet -  snow-covered ground
 Anaphora -  Not a….. Not a…. Not a…  Metaphor -  some have two

APPRECIATION QUESTIONS
1. A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing 2. Not a crumb to be found
Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring, On the snow-covered ground;
Began to complain when he found that, at home, Not a flower could he see,
His cupboard was empty, and winter was come Not a leaf on a tree.
Poem comprehension (2 marks) “Oh! what will become,” says cricket, “of me?”
a) What was the routine of the cricket? (TB - 1.a) (PTA-5)
Poem comprehension (2 marks)
The cricket enjoyed singing in spring and
a) What couldn’t he find on the ground?(TB - 3.a)
summer. This was the routine of the cricket.
He couldn’t find any trace of food or grains on the ground.
b) Name the seasons mentioned here (in line 1&2). b) Why was the ground covered with snow?
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Spring and summer are the seasons mentioned here. winter season. (TB-3.b)
c) Who does ‘he’ refer to? (TB – 2.a) (SEP-2020) c) Who does ‘he’ refer to? (MDL-19)
‘He’ refers to the cricket. ‘He’ refers to the cricket.
d) Why was his cupboard empty? (TB – 2.b) (PTA -1) d) Mention the season when he could not see a
Because the cricket did not save any food or flower or a leaf on a tree. (MDL-19)
grains for the winter. (SEP-2020) Winter season is mentioned here.
e) Who began to complain and for what?(PTA-1) e) What does crumb mean?
The cricket began to complain as its cupboard was empty. Crumb means a piece of bread.
Literary appreciation (5 marks) (PTA -1) Literary appreciation (5 marks)
a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines. a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
Rhyming words: sing - spring; home-come Rhyming words: found - ground; see - tree - me
b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines. b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines.
Rhyme scheme: a a b b Rhyme scheme: a a b b b
c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines. c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines.
Personification - A silly young cricket Figure of speech: Epithet - snow-covered ground
Anaphora - Not a….. Not a…. Not a…
d) Pick out the alliterating words.
d) Pick out the alliterating words.
silly – sing; sunny - summer – spring; cupboard – come
Alliterated words: what - will
Paraphrase (5 marks)
Paraphrase (5 marks)
This stanza is taken from the poem ‘THE ANT This stanza is taken from the poem ‘THE ANT AND
AND THE CRICKET’, adapted from Aesop’s
THE CRICKET’, adapted from Aesop’s fables. The
fables. The poet says that a silly young cricket
sings all through the spring and summer. When cricket found no food not even a crumb. The ground
winter arrives, he finds that his cupboard is is covered with snow. He could not see a single flower
empty and started to complain. We should plan or leaf. He is worried of his survival. We should plan
our future like ant and not be lazy like cricket. our future like ant and not be lazy like cricket.
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3. At last by starvation and famine made bold, 4. Him shelter from rain.
All dripping with wet, and all trembling with cold, And a mouthful of grain.
Away he set off to a miserly ant, He wished only to borrow;
To see if, to keep him alive, he would grant He’d repay it tomorrow;
If not, he must die of starvation and sorrow.
Poem comprehension (2 marks)
a) What made the cricket bold? (TB – 4.a) (PTA-2, 6) Poem comprehension (2 marks)
Starvation and famine made the cricket bold. a) What would keep him alive? (TB – 5.b)
Shelter and grains from the ant would keep him alive.
b) Why did the cricket drip and tremble?
(TB – 4.b) (PTA-2, 6) b) What is the assurance made by the cricket?
Because the weather was snowy and cold. The cricket assured that if the ant granted
shelter and food, he would repay it in future.
c) Whom did the cricket want to meet? Why? (TB – 5.a)
The cricket wanted to meet a miserly ant to c) What will happen, if the ant doesn’t help?
borrow food or grains from it. The cricket must die of starvation and sorrow.

Literary appreciation (5 marks) Literary appreciation (5 marks)

a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines. a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines. (TB - 9.a)
Rhyming words: bold - cold; ant – grant rain - grain; borrow – tomorrow – sorrow

b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines. b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines.
Rhyme scheme: a a b b b
Rhyme scheme: a a b b
c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines.
c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines.

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Personification -..borrow…repay..
Figure of speech: Personification – a miserly ant.
d) Pick out the alliterating words.
d) Pick out the alliterating words. Alliterated words: starvation - sorrow
Alliterated words: by - bold ; with - wet;
Paraphrase (5 marks)
Paraphrase (5 marks) This stanza is taken from the poem ‘THE ANT
This stanza is taken from the poem ‘THE ANT AND THE CRICKET’, adapted from Aesop’s
AND THE CRICKET’, adapted from Aesop’s fables. fables. The cricket hopes that the ant will give
Starvation and famine gave courage to the cricket. shelter from rain and grain to keep him alive.
Finally, in dripping and trembling state, he goes to The cricket wishes only to borrow it and later he
a miserly ant hoping that the ant will give him food plans to repay it to the ant. If the ant doesn’t help
and shelter to keep him alive. We should plan our him, he says he would die. We should plan our
future like ant and not be lazy like cricket. future like ant and not be lazy like cricket.
5. Says the ant to the cricket, “I’m your servant and friend, Literary appreciation (5 marks)
But we ants never borrow; we ants never lend.
But tell me, dear cricket, Did you lay anything by a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
When the weather was warm?” Quoth the cricket, “Not I!” Rhyming words: friend – lend; By – I
Poem comprehension (2 marks) b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines.
a) Why do you think ants neither borrow nor lend? Rhyme scheme: a a b b
Ants work hard and plan for the future and so they c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines.
neither borrow nor lend. (TB:6.a) Personification - servant and friend;
b) Who says the lines ‘But we ants never borrow; we never borrow; never lend; lay anything by
ants never lend’ to whom? (TB – 6.b)
The ant says these lines to the cricket. d) Pick out the alliterating words.
c) Who does ‘I’ refer to in the last line? (TB – 7.a) says - servant ; dear - did; but – by;
‘I’ refers to the cricket. when - weather - was – warm

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Poem – 4. The Ant and the Cricket
Paraphrase (5 marks)
This stanza is taken from the poem ‘THE ANT AND THE CRICKET’, adapted from Aesop’s fables. The
ant tells the cricket: “I am your friend and servant. But ants never borrow or lend anything.”
Then the ant asks the cricket: “Did you store anything for winter during summer?” and the
cricket replied “No”. We should plan our future like ant and not be lazy like cricket.

6. My heart was so light 7. Thus ending, he hastily lifted the wicket,

That I sang day and night, And out of the door turned the poor little cricket.
For all nature looked gay.” Folks call this a fable. I’ll warrant it true:
“For all nature looked gay”. Some crickets have four legs, and some have two.
“You sang, Sir, you say? Poem comprehension (2 marks)
Go then”, says the ant, “and dance the winter away”. a) The ant refused to help the cricket. Why?(TB– 8.a)
Poem comprehension (2 marks) Because the ant could not tolerate the laziness
of the cricket.
a) What was the nature of the cricket? How do
you know? (TB – 7.b) b) Explain the second line. (TB – 8.b)
The cricket gets disappointed outside the ant’s door.
The nature of the cricket was to enjoy singing
c) What did the ant do?
day and night. We know this from its reply
The ant stopped talking and closed its small
“That I sang day and night”.
gate hurriedly.
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The ant asked the question to the cricket. ‘Some have two’ refers to human beings who are
Literary appreciation (5 marks) lazy and behave like the cricket. The poet
indicates them as the two-legged crickets.
a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
Rhyming words: light - night; gay-gay- say-away Literary appreciation (5 marks)
b) Mention the rhyme scheme in the above lines. a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
Rhyming words: wicket – cricket; true - two
Rhyme scheme: a a b b b b (TB - 10.a)
b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines.
c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines.
Rhyme scheme: a a b b
 Repetition - For all nature looked gay.
c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines.
 Personification - I sang ;
Metaphor - some have two (human crickets)
 Personification - dance the winter away
d) Pick out the alliterating words.
d) Pick out the alliterating words. Alliterated words: folks – fable
Alliterated words: sang - sir - say
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Paraphrase (5 marks) This stanza is taken from the poem ‘THE ANT
This stanza is taken from the poem ‘THE ANT AND THE CRICKET’, adapted from Aesop’s
AND THE CRICKET’, adapted from Aesop’s fables. fables. The ant closes the door in a hurry and sent
The cricket said, “No. I did not store anything for the poor cricket away. The poet says that some
winter. My heart was happy and nature was so glad. people say that it is only a story. he agrees it too
and added that some crickets have four legs, and
So l sang all day and night.” The ant gets angry and
some have two legs. ‘Two leg cricket’ refers to
said, “You sang the whole summer in the same way people who are lazy and do not plan for their
and dance the winter away.” We should plan our future. We should plan our future like ant and
future like ant and not be lazy like cricket. not be lazy like cricket.

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Poem – 5. The Secret Of The Machines

APPRECIATION QUESTIONS
1. We were taken from the ore-bed and the mine, 2. Some water, coal, and oil is all we ask,
We were melted in the furnace and the pit And a thousandth of an inch to give us play:
We were cast and wrought and hammered to design, And now, if you will set us to our task,
We will serve you four and twenty hours a day!
We were cut and filed and tooled and gauged to fit.
Poem comprehension (2 marks)
Poem comprehension (2 marks)
a) Who does ‘we’ refer to? (PTA -1, MAY-2022)
a) Whom does ‘we’ refer to? (PTA – 3) ‘We’ refers to the machines.
‘We’ refers to the machines. (SEP-2020)
b) What do they ask for? (PTA -1, MAY-2022)
b) How are they made to fit? (PTA – 3) They ask for water, coal, oil and a little place to run.
The machines are made to fit by cutting, filing, c) Who will serve us for a whole day? (PTA-4)
assembling and gauging. Machines will serve us for a whole day.
c) Where are the metals melted? (SEP-2020) d) Can the machine do any task without human being?
The metals are melted in the blast furnaces. No, the machine can do the tasks only with the
d) What are obtained from the ore-bed and the mine? help of human beings. (PTA-4)
Ores of metals to make machines are obtained e) Who does ‘you’ refer to? (AUG-22)
from the ore-bed and the mine. The pronoun ‘you’ refers to human beings.
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The task of the machines is referred as ‘Our task’.
a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
Rhyming words: mine - design; pit – fit Literary appreciation (5 marks)
b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines. a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
Rhyme scheme: a b a b Rhyming words: ask - task; play-day
b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines.
c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines.
Rhyme scheme: a b a b
Figure of speech: Anaphora - We were… We were..
c) Identify the figure of speech employed here.
d) Pick out the alliterating words.  Hyperbole – a thousandth of an inch
Alliterated words: we - were – wrought; - …serve you four and twenty hours a day
filed - fit  Assonance –all we ask.
Paraphrase (5 marks) d) Pick out the alliterating words.
This stanza is taken from the poem ‘THE Alliterated words: we - will
SECRET OF THE MACHINES’ written by Paraphrase (5 marks)
‘Rudyard Kipling’. The machines say, “In the This stanza is taken from the poem ‘THE
beginning we were dug out of mines and ore-beds. SECRET OF THE MACHINES’ written by
Then we were melted in the furnace and the pit. ‘Rudyard Kipling’. The machines say, “We need
Afterwards we were cast, wrought, hammered, only water, coal and oil. We need a very little
place to work. With all these, if people set us to
cut and filed to shape and tooled and gauged to
work, we will work all the 24 hours.” These lines
fit.” These lines describe the functions of machines. describe the functions of machines.

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3. We can pull and haul and push and lift and drive,
a) What works can the machines do?
We can print and plough and weave and heat The machines can pull, haul, push, lift, drive,
and light, print, plough, weave, heat, light, run, race, swim,
We can run and race and swim and fly and dive, fly, dive, see, hear, count, read and write.
We can see and hear and count and read and write! b) Can a machine read? Name such a machine.
Yes, machines can read. Ex: Robots, computers.
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Literary appreciation (5 marks) (PTA – 2) d) Pick out the alliterating words.
a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines. Alliterated words: (MAY-2022, SEP-2021)
drive – dive; light – write (MAY-22, SEP-21) pull - push ; print - plough ; we - weave ;
b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines. run - race ; can - count ; we - write
Rhyme scheme: a b a b (MAY-22, SEP-21) Paraphrase (5 marks) (MDL-19)
This stanza is taken from the poem ‘THE
c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines.
Alliterated words: (MAY-2022, SEP-2021) SECRET OF THE MACHINES’ written by
 Personification – We can pull and haul… ‘Rudyard Kipling’. The machines say that they
 Personification – We can print and plough…. can pull, haul, push, lift, drive, print, plough,
 Personification – We can run and race…. weave, heat, light, run, race, swim, fly, dive, see,
 Personification – We can see and hear…. hear, count, read and write. These lines describe
 Imagery - We can see, hear, count, read and write! the functions of machines.
4. But remember, please, the Law by which we live, 5. Though our smoke may hide the Heavens from
We are not built to comprehend a lie, your eyes,
We can neither love nor pity nor forgive, It will vanish and the stars will shine again,
If you make a slip in handling us you die! Because, for all our power and weight and size,
Poem comprehension (2 marks) We are nothing more than children of your brain!
a) What does the poet except us to remember?(SEP-21) Poem comprehension (2 marks)
The poet asks us to remember that they are operated a) Why do the machines call themselves children
by the law of obedience without thinking and feeling. of the human brain?

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b) How are the machines not built?(SEP-2021) Because they are the products of the creative
A machine can neither comprehend a lie nor love ideas of human brain.
or pity or forgive anyone.
Literary appreciation (5 marks)
Literary appreciation (5 marks)
a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
Rhyming words: eyes - size; again – brain
Rhyming words: live - forgive; lie – die
b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines.
b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines.
Rhyme scheme: a b a b Rhyme scheme: a b a b

c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines. c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines.
 Personification - not built to comprehend a lie  Connotation - smoke may hide the Heavens

 Personification - neither love nor pity nor forgive,  Personification - Hyperbole - …children of your brain!

d) Pick out the alliterating words. d) Pick out the alliterating words.
law - live ; but – by; which - we ; neither - nor Alliterated words: hide – Heavens; stars – shine

Paraphrase (5 marks) (PTA – 5) Paraphrase (5 marks)

This stanza is taken from the poem ‘THE This stanza is taken from the poem ‘THE
SECRET OF THE MACHINES’ written by SECRET OF THE MACHINES’ written by
‘Rudyard Kipling’. The machines say that they are ‘Rudyard Kipling’. The machines say, “The
operated by the law of obedience without smoke produced by us may hide the sky from
thinking and feeling. They can neither people’s eyes but, the smoke will vanish soon
comprehend a lie nor love or pity or forgive and people can see the stars again.” Though
anyone. They have no human feelings. If anyone we have a lot of power and strength and size,
commits a mistake in handling them, he/she will we are only the children of your brain. These
die. These lines describe the functions of machines. lines describe the functions of machines.
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No Men Are Foreign

APPRECIATION QUESTIONS

1. Remember, no men are strange, no countries foreign 2. They, too, aware of sun and air and water,
Beneath all uniforms, a single body breathes Are fed by peaceful harvests, by war’s long winter starv’d.
Like ours: the land our brothers walk upon Their hands are ours, and in their lines we read
Is earth like this, in which we all shall lie. A labour not different from our own.
Poem comprehension (2 marks)
Poem comprehension (2 marks)
a) What is common for all of us? (TB – 2.a)
a) What is found beneath all uniforms? Sun, air and water are common to all of us.(PTA-1)
(TB–1.a) (PTA-3)
A similar human is found beneath all uniforms. b) How are we fed? (TB – 2.b )
We are fed by peaceful harvests.
b) What is same for every one of us? (TB – 1.b)
c) Mention the season referred here. (TB :2.c) (PTA -1)
The air we breathe and the land we walk and
The winter season is referred here.
lie are the same for every one of us.
d) Who does ‘their’ refer to? (TB – 3.a)
c) Where are we all going to lie finally? ‘Their’ refers to the people from other countries.
We all are going to lie finally in the same
e) What does the poet mean by ‘lines we read’?(TB – 3.b)
land (grave). (TB - 1.c) (PTA-3)
‘Lines we read’ means, “we can read and
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a) Find out a new word that rhymes with ‘foreign’ palm lines”. They are not different from one another.
Rhyming words: foreign - reign f) What does not differ? (TB – 3.c)
b) Find out a new word that rhymes with ‘lie’. The work of other country’s people does not
Rhyme words: lie – die ; dye; fly differ from us.
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c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines.
a) Find out a new word that rhymes with ‘water’.
Figure of speech:
water – daughter ; hotter ; shorter
 Simile – a single body breathes Like ours:
b) Identify the Phrase that has a transferred epithet.
 Simile – earth like this
Transferred epithet – winter starv’d.
d) Pick out the alliterating words.
c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines.
Alliterated words:
 Transferred epithet – winter starv’d.
beneath - body – breathes;
 Metaphor – war’s long winter
like - land; like – lie;  Metaphor – Their hands are ours.
which – we
d) Pick out the alliterating words.
Paraphrase (5 marks) Alliterated words: war - winter
This stanza is taken from the poem ‘NO Paraphrase (5 marks)
MEN ARE FOREIGN’ written by ‘James This stanza is taken from the poem ‘NO MEN
Falconer Kirkup’. The poet says that there are ARE FOREIGN’ written by ‘James Falconer
no strange man, there are no foreign Kirkup’. The people from other countries
countries. Like the people from our country, enjoyed the same sun, air and water. They got
everyone have same human body and we all food from “peaceful harvests” and suffered from
walk on the same land. These lines describes wars. They also performed the same labour as we
the commonness of life among the people in perform. These lines describes the commonness of
life among the people in all countries.
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3. Remember they have eyes like ours that wake 4. Let us remember, whenever we are told
Or sleep, and strength that can be won To hate our brothers, it is ourselves
By love. In every land is common life That we shall dispossess, betray, condemn.
That all can recognise and understand. Remember, we who take arms against each other
Poem comprehension (2 marks) It is the human earth that we defile.
a) Do life differs in every land? Poem comprehension (2 marks)
No, life is common in every land. a) Who tells us to hate our brothers? (TB – 4.a)
b) What is asked by the poet to remember? A few ill-minded politicians tell us to hate our brothers.
The people from the other countries also have b) What happens when we hate our brothers?
eyes and strength like ours. This is asked to (TB – 4.b)
remember by the poet. When we hate our brothers, we hate ourselves.
Literary appreciation (5 marks) c) What do we do to ourselves? (TB – 4.c)
a) Find out a new word that rhymes with ‘wake’. We dispossess, betray, and condemn ourselves,
wake – bake ; cake ; take when we hate our brothers.
b) Identify the Phrase that has ‘simile’. Literary appreciation (5 marks)
Simile – eyes like ours a) Find out a new word that rhymes with ‘told’.
c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines. told – sold ; gold ; bold
 Simile – eyes like ours b) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines.
 Contrast – wake or sleep Repetition – Remember ….. Remember
d) Pick out the alliterating words. c) Pick out the alliterating words.
Alliterated words: sleep - strength Alliterated words: whenever - we

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Paraphrase (5 marks)
This stanza is taken from the poem ‘NO MEN
ARE FOREIGN’ written by ‘James Falconer
Kirkup’. The people from other countries have
‘eyes like ours’ which sleep or wake up. They too
Paraphrase (5 marks)
This stanza is taken from the poem ‘NO MEN
ARE FOREIGN’ written by ‘James Falconer
Kirkup’. We should remember that when we hate
others we hate, dispossess, betray and condemn
have strength that can be won by love. We can ourselves. If we take arms against one another,
realize that life is common in all countries. These we only spoil the beauty and holiness of our
lines describes the commonness of life among the earth. These lines describes the commonness of life
people in all countries. among the people in all countries.
5. Remember, we who take arms against each other Poem comprehension (2 marks)
It is the human earth that we defile. a) What outrages the innocence? (TB– 5.a)
Our hells of fire and dust outrage the innocence
Our hells of fire and dust outrage the
Of air that is everywhere our own,
Remember, no men are foreign, and no countries strange innocence of air.
Literary appreciation (5 marks) b) Who are not foreign? (TB – 5.b)
a) Find out a new word that rhymes with ‘defile’. The People from other countries are
defile – smile ; while ; style not foreign.
b) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines. c) What is not strange? (TB – 5.c)
 Metaphor - hells of fire.
 Personification - Innocence of air
Other countries are not strange.

Paraphrase (5 marks) (PTA -3)

This stanza is taken from the poem ‘NO MEN ARE FOREIGN’ written by ‘James Falconer
Kirkup’. If we take arms against one another, we only spoil the beauty and holiness of our earth.
Our rifles, bombs and other firearms disturb the ‘innocence of air’ which is everywhere around us.
We must remember that no men are foreign and no countries are strange. These lines describes the
commonness of life among the people in all countries.
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APPRECIATION QUESTIONS
1. It sat alone. 2. At night the house seems to be alive,
What happened there is still today unknown.
It is a very mysterious place, Lights flicker on and off.
And inside you can tell it has a ton of space, I am often tempted to go to the house,
But at the same time it is bare to the bone. To just take a look and see what it is really about,
Poem comprehension (2 marks) But fear takes over me.
a) What does ‘It’ refer to? (TB - 1.a) (PTA-3)
‘It’ refers to the mysterious house. Poem comprehension (2 marks)
b) Pick out the line that indicates the size of the house. a) What happened in the house at night?
“And inside you can tell it has a ton of space” The lights in the house flicker on and off at night.
indicates that the house is very spacious. (TB- 1.b)
c) What happened inside it? (PTA-3) b) What stopped the poetess from going to the house?
What happened inside the house is unknown to the poet. It is her fear that stopped the poetess from going
Literary appreciation (5 marks) into the house.
a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
Literary appreciation (5 marks)
Rhyming words: alone-unknown-bone; place- space
b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines. a) Find out a word that rhymes with ‘house’.
Rhyme scheme: a a b b a House – mouse; louse; boughs

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c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines. b) Identify the figure of speech in the second line.
 Personification - It sat alone
Contrast - on and off
 Metaphor - mysterious place
 Hyperbole - a ton of space c) Identify the onomatopoeic word in the given stanza.
 Personification, Synecdoche, Metaphor Onomatopoeia – flicker
- bare to the bone
d) Pick out the alliterating words. Paraphrase (5 marks) (SEP-2020)
Alliterated words: there- today; tell-ton; bare-bone;
These lines are taken from the poem
Paraphrase (5 marks) ‘THE HOUSE ON ELM STREET’ written by the
These lines are taken from the poem ‘THE
HOUSE ON ELM STREET’ written by the poetess poetess ‘Nadia Bush’. The house seems to be
‘Nadia Bush’. The house sat alone. It is a very alive at night. Lights flicker on and off.
mysterious place and nobody knows what is Sometimes the poetess is tempted to go to the
happening in the house. It has a lot of space but house to see what is inside but fear stops her.
it is bare without any furniture or anything.
These lines picturize a mysterious house.
These lines picturize a mysterious house.
3. I drive past the house almost every day. Literary appreciation (5 marks)
The house seems to be a bit brighter. a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
On this warm summer day in May. Rhyming words: day - may; mind – kind
It plays with your mind.
b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines.
To me I say, it is one of a kind.
Rhyme scheme: a b a c c
Poem comprehension (2 marks)
a) Who does ‘I’ refer to? (TB - 2.a) c) Identify the figure of speech in the above line.
‘I’ refers to the poetess. Personification – It plays
b) What is the season mentioned here? d) Pick out the alliterated words in the lines.(TB-2.b)
The summer season is mentioned here. Alliterated words: be - bit - brighter; drive - day
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These lines are taken from the poem ‘THE HOUSE ON ELM STREET’ written by the poetess
‘Nadia Bush’. The poetess drives past the house almost every day. On a warm summer day in
May, the house seems to be brighter. The house disturbs the poet’s mind. It is a unique house
different from all other houses. These lines picturize a mysterious house.
4. Beside the house sits a tree. 5. Rumors are constantly being made,
It never grows leaves, And each day the house just begins to fade.
Not in the winter, spring, summer or fall. What happened inside that house?
It just sits there, never getting small or ever growing tall, I really don’t know.
How could this be? I guess it will always be a mystery.
Poem comprehension (2 marks) Poem comprehension (2 marks)
a) What does ‘it’ refer to? (TB - 3.a) (SEP-2020) a) Does the house remain the same every day?
‘It’ refers to the tree beside the house on Elm street. No, the house begins to fade each day. (TB- 4.a)
b) In what way the tree is a mystery? (TB - 3.b) b) Why does the poetess consider the house to be a mystery?
/ What kind of tree it is? (SEP-2020) Nobody knows what happens inside the house. So the
The leaves of the tree never grows. The tree neither poetess considers the house to be a mystery. (TB-4.b)
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house. (TB - 5.a) (PTA-2, 5)
A tree is found near the house.
d) What is the mysterious about the house?
d) Why does it never grow leaves? (MDL-19)
No one knows what happens inside the house. It
The tree never grow leaves because it is a mysterious tree.
seems to be a mystery. (TB-5.b) (PTA-2, 5)
Literary appreciation (5 marks)(PTA – 3)
a) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines. Literary appreciation (5 marks)
a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
Rhyme scheme: a b c c a
Rhyming words: made – fade
b) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines.
Rhyming words: tree - be; fall – tall
Rhyme scheme: a a b c d
c) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines. c) Identify the figure of speech employed here.
 Personification - beside the house sits a tree,
Rhetorical question :
 Rhetorical questions - How could this be?
What happened inside that house?
d) Pick out the alliterating words.
d) Pick out the alliterating words.
spring - summer; getting - growing; sits - small
Alliterated words: happened - house
Paraphrase (5 marks)
Paraphrase (5 marks)
These lines are taken from the poem ‘THE
These lines are taken from the poem ‘THE
HOUSE ON ELM STREET’ written by the poetess HOUSE ON ELM STREET’ written by the poetess
‘Nadia Bush’. There is a tree beside the mysterious ‘Nadia Bush’. There are many rumours about the
house. Its leaves never grow in any season and no house. The house and also the rumours fade away
leaves fall down in Autumn! The tree never gets each day. Nobody knows what happens inside the
small or grows tall! The poetess wonders how could house. It seems to be a mystery always. These lines
this happen. These lines picturize a mysterious house. picturize a mysterious house
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SECTION II POEM 2
THE GRUMBLE FAMILY
1. There's a family nobody likes to meet;
They live, it is said, on Complaining Street
In the city of Never-Are-Satisfied,
The River of Discontent beside
POEM 1
LIFE
a) Why is the street called ‘Complaining Street’ ?
(PTA-1,4,5) (APRIL-23)
1. Let me but live my life from year to year,
With forward face and unreluctant soul;
b) Where does the family live? (PTA-1,4,5)
Not hurrying to, nor turning from the (APRIL-23)
goal; c) What’s the family mentioned?
Not mourning for the thi ngs that disappear d) Which is the city?
a) What kind of life does the poet want to live? (AUG- e) Which is the river?
2022)(PTA-2, MAY -2022) f) Mention the rhyme scheme.
b) Who does ‘me’ refer to? (PTA-2,4,5, (MAY -2022) g) Mention the rhyming words.
c) What should one not mourn for? h) Mention the alliteration.
d) How does he want to live? (PTA-5) i) Identify the figure of speech.
e) Is the poet in a hurry?
f) Why do think the poet is not in a hurry? 2. They growl at that and they growl at this;
(AUG-2022) Whatever comes, there is something amiss;
g) Mention the rhyming words. And whether their station be high or humble,
h) Mention the rhyme scheme. They are all known by the name of Grumble.
i) Mention the figure of speech.
j) Pick out alliterated words. a) Why do they find everything ‘amiss’?
k) Identify the rhyming scheme. (AUG-2022)
b) What does ‘growl’ mean?
l) Whom does the word ‘me’ refer to?
c) What does ‘station’ mean?
2. In the dim past, nor holding back in fear d) Who are ‘they’?
From what the future veils; but with a whole e) Mention the rhyme scheme.

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And happy heart, that pays its toll f) Mention the figure of speech in 1st and 3rd lines.
To Youth and Age, and travels on with cheer.
a) Is the poet afraid of future? (PTA-6) 3. The weather is always too hot or cold;
b) What does ‘dim past’ mean? (PTA-6) Summer and winter alike they scold.
c) What does the poet pay to youth and age? Nothing goes right with the folks you meet
d) How does the poet travel?
e) Does he hold back in fear?
Down on that gloomy Complaining Street.
f) Mention the rhyming words (PTA-4) a) What does ‘gloomy’ mean?
g) Mention the figure of speech. b) What do they scold?
c) What do they do with the folks?
3. So let the way wind up the hill or down, d) Pick out the rhyming words from the given stanza.
O'er rough or smooth, the journey will be joy: (APRIL-23)
Still seeking what I sought when but a boy, e) Give the rhyme scheme for the given stanza
New friendship, high adventure, and a crown, (APRIL-23)
a) How should the journey of life be? (PTA-5) f) Identify the figure of speech employed in the first line
b) How is the way of life?
of the given stanza (APRIL-23)
c) What does ‘crown’ mean?
d) What did the poet seek? g) Pick our the alliterating words in the second line.
e) Mention the rhyme scheme. (APRIL-23)
f) Mention the alliterated words.
g) Mention the figure of speech. 4. They growl at the rain and they growl at the sun;
In fact, their growling is never done.
4. Still seeking what I sought when but a boy, And if everything pleased them, there isn't a doubt
New friendship, high adventure, and a crown, They'd growl that they'd nothing to grumble about!
My heart will keep the courage of the quest, a) Does their growling end?
And hope the road's last turn will be the best. b) What do they growl at?
c) What happens if everything pleased them?
a) What is the poet’s hope? (SEP-2020) d) Mention the rhyming words.
(MDL-2023)(APRIL-23)
e) Identify the figure of speech in the 1 st line?
b) What is the poet’s quest? (SEP-2020)
c) Did he achieve his desire?
f) Mention the alliteration.
d) What does ‘quest’ mean?
e) Mention the figure of speech 5. But the queerest thing is that not one of the same
f) Mention the rhyme scheme. Can be brought to acknowledge his family name;
g) Mention the rhyming words. For never a Grumbler will own that he
h) What kind of quest does the poet seek here? Is connected with it at all, you see.
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b) What is queerest? g) Is she fake?
c) What does ‘grumbler’ mean? h) Mention the rhyming words.
d) Mention the rhyming words. i) Mention the rhyme scheme
e) Metion the alliteration. j) Mention the alliteration
k) What’s the figure of speech in the 2nd line?
6. The worst thing is that if anyone stays
Among them too long, he will learn their ways; 2. The summer of life she's ready to see in spring.
And before he dreams of the terrible jumble She says, "Spring will come again, my dear.
He's adopted into the family of Grumble. Let me care for the ones who're near.”
She's The Woman – she has no fear!
a) What is the way of the grumble family?
b) What’s the worst thing? a) How does she consider life?
c) What is jumble’s b) What does ‘summer’ refer to?
d) Who’s adopted into the grumble family? c) Spring will come again- Explain.
e) Mention the alliteration. d) Whom does she care for?
e) Does she have fear?
7. And so it were wisest to keep our feet
f) Mention the figure of speech.
From wandering into Complaining Street;
g) Mention the rhyming words.
And never to growl, whatever we do,
h) Mark the rhyme scheme
Lest we be mistaken for Grumblers, too.
i) Mark the alliteration
a) What is the poet’s advice? j) How does she take life? (AUG-2022)
b) What’s the wisest thing? k) What does she mean by “spring will come again?
c) Give the meaning’ to keep our feet from wandering. (AUG-2022)
d) What will we be mistaken?
e) Mention the figure of speech in the 2nd line. 3. Strong is she in her faith and beliefs.

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f) Mention the rhyming words. "Persistence is the key to everything,"
says she. Despite the sighs and groans and
8. Let us learn to walk with a smile and a song, moans,
No matter if things do sometimes go wrong; She's strong in her faith, firm in her belief!
And then, be our station high or humble, a) How does she deal with adversities?
We'll never belong to the family of Grumble! (AUG-2022, PTA-2, MAY-2022, SEP-2021)
a) What should we do when things go wrong? b) What is she strong about? (PTA-2,
(MDL-19) (AUG-2022, SEP-2021, MAY-2022)
b) What does the poet expect everyone? c) Who has strong faith? (PTA-6)
(MDL-19) d) What does ‘persistence’ mean?
c) What does ‘humble’ mean? e) Does she complain about the problems of life?
d) Mention the rhyme scheme, (PTA-6)
e) Mention the rhyming words. f) Mention the rhyme scheme.
f) Mark the alliteration g) Mark the alliteration.
g) Mention the figure of speech in the 3rd line
4. She's a lioness; don't mess with her.
POEM 3 She'll not spare you if you're a prankster.
I AM EVERY WOMAN Don't ever try to saw her pride, her self-respect.
She knows how to thaw you, saw you – so beware!
1. A woman is beauty innate, a) What is the tone of the poetess? (MAY-2022)
A symbol of power and strength. b) Give the meaning of ‘thaw’ and ‘saw’
She puts her life at stake, Thaw means melt. (MAY-2022)
She's real, she's not fake! c) Who is a lioness? (MDL-19)
d) Who is a prankster? (MDL-19)
a) What does a woman symbolize? (SEP-2021) e) Mention the rhyming words. (SEP-2020)
b) How is a woman? (SEP-2021) f) Mark the rhyme scheme (SEP-2020)
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c) Who is a symbol of power? g) Mention the figure of speech in the 1 line
d) What does ‘stake’ mean? h) Mark the alliteration (SEP -2020)
e) What does ‘innate’ mean?
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the above lines. d) What wasn’t found on the ground?
(MDL-2023) e) How is the cricket?
j) Write the rhyme scheme of the given stanza. f) Mark the rhyme scheme.
(MDL-2023) g) Mentionn the figure of speech.
k) Identify the figure of speech employd here in this
stanza (MDL-2023) 3. At last by starvation and famine made bold,
l) Pick out the alliterating words in the fourth line. All dripping with wet, and all trembling with cold,
(MDL-2023) Away he set off to a miserly ant,
To see if, to keep him alive, he would grant
5. Don't ever try to saw her pride, her self-respect.
She knows how to thaw you, saw you – so beware! a) Why did the cricket tremble? (PTA-2,6)
She's today's woman. Today's woman, dear. b) What made the cricket bold? (PTA-2,6)
Love her, respect her, keep her near... c) Is it happy?.
a) How should a woman be treated? d) Who is he?
b) Is the poet talking about the women of the previous e) Whom did the cricket meet? Why?
generation? f) Give the meaning of famine.
c) Whom does ‘you’ refer to? g) Mark the rhyme scheme.
d) What will today’s woman do if her self – respect is h) Mention the figure of speech in the 3rd line
hurt? i) Write the rhyming words.
e) Mark the rhyme scheme.
f) Mention the figure of speech in the 3rd line. 4. Him shelter from rain.
g) Mark the alliteration And a mouthful of grain.
h) Write the rhyming words. He wished only to borrow;
He’d repay it tomorrow;
POEM 4 He’d repay it tomorrow;
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a) What will keep the cricket alive?
1. A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing b) What is it?
Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer c) What did it want to borrow?
and spring, d) Give the meaning of ‘starvation’
Began to complain when he found that, at home, e) Mention the figure of speech.
His cupboard was empty, and winter was come. f) Mark the alliteration.
a) Name the seasons mentioned here. (PTA-5) 5. Says the ant to the cricket, “I’m your
b) What was the cricket’s routline? (PTA-5) servant and friend,
c) What is cricket? But we ants never borrow; we ants never lend.
d) Why is its cupboard empty? (MDL-2023) But tell me, dear cricket, Did you lay anything by
e) Who began to complain? Why? When the weather was warm?” Quoth the cricket,
(SEP-2020, PTA-4) “Not I!”
f) How was the summer? a) Who says these lines to whom? (APRIL-23)
g) Mention the rhyme scheme. (PTA-1) b) Who is ‘I’ in the last line?
h) Mention the rhyming words. c) Why do you think ants neither borrow nor lend?
i) Mark the figure of speech in the 1st line (APRIL-23)
j) Mark the alliteration. d) What did the ant ask the cricket?
k) Who does ‘he’ refer to? (MDL-2023) e) Give the meaning of lay by, and quoth.
f) Did the cricket save food?
2. Not a crumb to be found g) Mark the rhyme scheme.
On the snow-covered ground; h) Mention the rhyming words.
Not a flower could he see, i) Mark the alliteration.
Not a leaf on a tree.
“Oh! what will become, “says cricket, “of me?” 6. My heart was so light
a) Who is he? (MDL-19) That I sang day and night,
b) What was the season? (MDL-19) For all nature looked gay.”
c) for
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Go then”, says the ant, “and dance the winter d) Explain the 2nd line.
away”. e) Can they work without men? (PTA-4)
a) How did nature look? f) Mark the figure of speech in the 2nd line.
b) What did the cricket do every day? g) Mark the rhyme scheme.
c) You sang, Sir, you say? h) Mention the rhyming words.
d) What did the ant ask the cricket to do? i) Mark the alliteration.
e) rd th
Mention the figure of speech in the 3 and 4 lines. j) Who does the pronoun ‘you’ refer to here?
f) Mark the figure of speech in the 2nd and last lline (AUG-2022)
g) Mark the rhyme scheme. k) Whose task is referred to as ‘our task’ here?
h) Mention the rhyming words. (AUG-2022)
i) Mark the alliteration.
3. We can pull and haul and push and lift and drive,
7. Thus ending, he hastily lifted the wicket, We can print and plough and weave and heat and
And out of the door turned the poor little cricket light,
Folks call this a fable. I’ll warrant it true: We can run and race and swim and fly and dive,
Some crickets have four legs, and some have two.
We can see and hear and count and read and write!
a) Did the ant help the cricket?
b) How did the cricket feel?
a) What does ‘haul’ mean?
c) Explain the last line.
b) Can a machine read?
d) Who calls this a fable?
c) Who are ‘we’?
e) Mark the figure of speech in the last line.
d) Mark the rhyme scheme (SEP-2021, MAY-2022)
f) Mark the alliteration.
e) Mention the rhyming words. (SEP-2021,
g) Mark the rhyme scheme.
MAY-2022)
h) Mention the rhyming words.
f) Mark the figure of speech in lines 1-3
(SEP-2021, MAY-2022)
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THE SECRET OF THE MACHINES

1. We were taken from the ore-bed and the mine, 4. But remember, please, the Law by which we live,
We were melted in the furnace and the pit We are not built to comprehend a lie,
We were cast and wrought and hammered to We can neither love nor pity nor forgive,
design, If you make a slip in handling us you die!
We were cut and filed and tooled and gauged to fit. a) Do machines do evil willingly?
b) How are machines not built? (SEP -2021)
a) Who are ‘we’? (PTA-3, SEP-2020) c) Do they have feelings?
(MDL-2023) d) What should we remember? (SEP-2021)
b) How are they made to fit? (PTA-3) e) Mark the figure of speech in the 2nd and 3rd lines.
c) What does ‘filed’ mean? f) Mention the rhyme scheme.
d) Where are the metals melted? (SEP-2020) g) Mark the rhyming words.
(MDL-2023) h) Mark the alliteration.
e) Who is the speaker?
f) Mark the figure of speech. 5. Though our smoke may hide the Heavens from
g) Mark the rhyme scheme. your eyes,
h) Mark the rhyming words. It will vanish and the stars will shine again,
i) Mention the alliteration.
Because, for all our power and weight and size,
2. Some water, coal, and oil is all we ask, We are nothing more than children of your
And a thousandth of an inch to give us play: brain!
And now, if you will set us to our task, a) Who are the ‘children’?
We will serve you four and twenty hours a day! b) Who are ‘we’?
a) What do they ask for ? (PTA-1) c) What does the smoke hide?
(MAY-2022) d) When do stars shine?
b) Who are we? (PTA-1, MAY-2022) e) Mention the figure of speech in the last line.

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h) Mark the alliteration. 5. It is the human earth that we defile.
Our hells of fire and dust outrage the innocence
POEM 6 Of air that is everywhere our own,
NO MEN ARE FOREIGN Remember, no men are foreign, and no countries
1. Rememer, no men are strange, no countries strange.
foreign a) Who are not foreign?
Beneath all uniforms, a single body breathes b) What outrages the air’s innocence?
Like ours: the land our brothers walk upon c) Who aren’t strange?
Is earth like this, in which we all shall lie. d) What causes fire and dust?
e) Mention the figure of speech.
a) What is same for everyone of us? f) Mark the alliteration.
b) What is found beneath all uniforms?(PTA-3)
c) Where will we lie finally? (PTA-3) POEM 7
d) Mention the figure of speech in the 2nd and 3rd THE HOUSE ON ELM STREET
lines. 1. It sat alone.
e) Mark the alliteration. What happened there is still today unknown.
It is a very mysterious place,
2. They, too, aware of sun and air and water, And inside you can tell it has a ton of space,
Are fed by peaceful harvests, by war’s long But at the same time it is bare to the bone.
winter starv’d.
Their hands are ours, and in their lines we read a) What does it refer to? (PTA-3)
A labour not different from our own. b) Where is it?
c) What happened inside it? (PTA-3)
a) How are we fed? (APRIL-23) d) Is there any furniture?
b)
c)

d)
e)
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(PTA-1)

(PTA-1) (APRIL-23)

Mark the figure of speech in the 2nd and 3rd lines

e) How is the house?
f) Mention the rhyme scheme.
g) Mark the rhyming words.
h) Mention the figure of speech.
i) Mark the alliteration.
f) Mention the alliteration. 2. At night the house seems to be alive,
Lights flicker on and off.
3. Remember they have eyes like ours that wake I am often tempted to go to the house,
Or sleep, and strength that can be won To just take a look and see what it is really
By love. In every land is common life about,
That all can recognise and understand. But fear takes over me.
a) How can strength be won?
b) Does life differ in every land? a) What do lights do?
c) Whom does ‘they’ refer to? b) When does the house seem to be alive?
d) What do they have? c) Is the poetess tempted to enter it?
e) Mark the figure of speech in the 1st line. d) Why doesn’t she enter the house?
f) Mention the alliteration. e) Whom does ‘I’ refer to?
f) Give the meaning of ‘flicker’.
4. Let us remember, whenever we are told
g) Mention the figure of speech in the 2nd line
To hate our brothers, it is ourselves
That we shall dispossess, betray, condemn. 3. I drive past the house almost every day.
Remember, we who take arms against each other The house seems to be a bit brighter
a) What do we do to ourselves? On this warm summer day in May.
b) Who tells us to hate our brothers? It plays with your mind.
c) Who defiles our earth? To me I say, it is one of a kind.
d) What happens when we hate our brothers? a) When does the poet drive past the house?
e) What are we told to do? b) Who is ‘I’?
f) Mention the figure of speech. c) How does it seem?
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the season?
e) What plays with our mind?
f) What is it?
g) Mention the alliteration.
h) Mention the rhyming words.
i) Mark the rhyme scheme.
j) Mark the figure of speech in the 4th line.

4. Beside the house sits a tree.

It never grows leaves,
Not in the winter, spring, summer or fall.
It just sits there, never getting small or ever
growing tall,

a) What is near the house? (MDL-19)

b) What is ‘It’? (MDL-2023)(SEP-2020)
c) Why doesn’t the tree grow? (MDL-19)
d) Does the poetess know the reason?
e) What kind of tree is it? (SEP-2020)
f) Mark the rhyme scheme (PTA-3)
g) Mention the figure of speech.
h) In what way is the tree a mystery? (MDL-2023)

5. Rumors are constantly being made,

And each day the house just begins to fade.
What happened inside that house?

a)
b)
c)
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I guess it will always be a mystery.
About what are rumours made?
What happens to the house daily?
What is the mystery about the house? (PTA-2,5)
d) What is rumour?
e) Mark the rhyme scheme.
f) Mention the rhyming words.
g) Mark the alliteration.

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