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Now that you have read the poem, add more personality traits to the word-web of the frog and the nightingale as depicted in the poem. Then complete the table given below. (Some of the words in the box below may help you. You may also use the words given in Q. 1.) Character Extract Personality Nightingale Sorry - was that you who spoke? Polite, Timorous Frog Yes,… you see, I'm the frog who owns this tree In this bog I've long been known For my splendid baritone. Nightingale Did you…did you like my song? Frog Not too bad - but far too long The technique was fine, of course, But it lacked a certain force. Frog Without proper training such as I And a few others can supply You'll remain a mere beginner, But with me you'll be a winner. Nightingale But I can't sing in this weather. Nightingale …This is a fairy tale - And you're Mozart in disguise Come to earth before my eyes. Frog Come, my dear - we'll sing together. Frog We must aim for better billing You still owe me sixty shillings. Frog Brainless bird - you're on the stage Use your wits and follow fashion. Puff your lungs out with your passion. Frog …I tried to teach her, But she was a stupid creature. Dismissive Nervous Timid Presumptuous Superior Fawning Shy Polite Meek Possessive Dominating Mercenery

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Now
that you have read the poem, add more personality traits to the
word-web of the frog and the nightingale as depicted in the poem.
Then complete the table given below. (Some of the words in the box
below may help you. You may also use the words given in Q. 1.)




































































Character



Extract



Personality



Nightingale



Sorry
- was that you who spoke?



Polite,
Timorous



Frog



Yes,…
you see,


I'm
the frog who owns this tree


In
this bog I've long been known


For
my splendid baritone.





Nightingale



Did
you…did you like my song?





Frog



Not
too bad - but far too long


The
technique was fine, of course,


But
it lacked a certain force.





Frog



Without
proper training such as I


And
a few others can supply


You'll
remain a mere beginner,


But
with me you'll be a winner.





Nightingale



But
I can't sing in this weather.





Nightingale



This
is a fairy tale -


And
you're Mozart in disguise


Come
to earth before my eyes.





Frog



Come,
my dear - we'll sing together.





Frog



We
must aim for better billing


You
still owe me sixty shillings.





Frog



Brainless
bird - you're on the stage


Use
your wits and follow fashion.


Puff
your lungs out with your passion.





Frog



I
tried to teach her,


But
she was a stupid creature.






























Dismissive



Nervous



Timid



Presumptuous



Superior



Fawning



Shy



Polite



Meek



Possessive



Dominating



Mercenery




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