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A LUCKY THINGHigh up in a hawthorn tree a robin perched, where he could see into a coop of wire and wood. Inside the coop a farmer stood Flinging grain upon the ground. Twelve fat chickens gathered round. The robin, singing, cocked his head and watched the chickens being fed. He saw it was a lucky thing To be a chicken: Farmers bring You golden grain, scoop after scoop, If you’e a chicken in a coopA lovely coop with nesting boxes Safe from cats and crows and foxes. The chickens In the coop could see The bird. They heard his melody And clucked it was a lucky thing To be a robin who could sing A song upon a hawthorn tree. They watched him through the woven wire. They saw him fly up high, and higher. Twelve fat chickens Scratched the floor. The farmer closed And latched the door.On the basis of your understanding of the poem answer the following questions with the help of the given options :a. The robin feels …….. the chickens because they are safe from predators and do not have to look for their food. (i) happy about (ii) sorry for (iii) envious of (iv) None of theseb. Which one of the following situations is similar to the situation described in the poem? (i) An insect hopes to escape being eaten by a frog.(ii) A dog wishes to catch the cat living nearby. (iii) A squirrel hopes to gather enough food for winter. (iv) A cow wishes to run free with wild horses.c. Identify the rhyme scheme of line 1-6. (i) aabbcc (ii) abcd (iii) abbcc (iv) adccdd. Whom did the farmer feed? (i) robin (ii) crows (iii) foxes (iv) chickensAnswer the following questions as briefly as possible.(e) What does the poet convey through this poem?(f) What is the chickens’ attitude towards the robin?(i) Why did the farmer close and latch the door after feeding the chickens?(ii) From what three predators are the chickens safe?(i) Which other relationship mentioned in the poem is most similar to the relationship between the coop and the chicken?(j) Identify any one example of alliteration from the poem.(k) Find the words in the given poem which convey the similar meaning to(i) enclosure(ii) throwing |
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Answer» a. (iii) envious of b. (iv)A cow wishes to run free with wild horses. c. (i) aabbcc d. (iv) chickens (e) The poet conveys the thought that people often wish for things that others have (f) The chickens feel that the robin was lucky to be free to fly wherever he wanted to and was able to sing a song when he wanted to. (i) The farmer closed and latched the door after feeding the chickens so that no predators could attack the chickens. (ii) The chickens are safe from cats, crows and foxes. (i) The relationship between hawthorn tree and the robin is most similar to the relationship between the coop and the chickens. (j) Scoop after scoop / golden grains / woven wire / high and higher (k) (i) coop (ii) flinging |
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