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1.

How did the poet feel when he saw the fly?

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The fly was driving the poet mad

2.

Does the poem make you laugh? What is so funny?

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The poem is so funny explaining about the fly’s act and how the poet’s sleep was disturbed.

3.

Why can’t the poet sleep?

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The fly walked on the poet’s nose. It looked into his eyes. It was buzzing and buzzing and coming near him so the poet could not sleep.

4.

The Fly Summary in English.

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The given poem ‘The Fly’ is penned by Tony Bradman. He is the author of children’s books and is best known for the ‘Dilly the Dinosaur’ series. The given poem is written for children. It is about a troublesome and irritating Fly.

Once a fly flew into the poet’s bedroom and buzzed round his wardrobe. It sat on the window pane, flew round the lampshade. It landed on his pillow and started walking on his nose. He puffed the fly when it came near his eyes and it started walking on the ceiling.

The buzzing sound drove the poet mad and he could not sleep at all. Round the bedpost, walking on the floor, buzzing on the door and at last the fly buzzed off and the poet was happy and closed his eyes to sleep. What a surprise! It is back again.

5.

Make a list of the places where the fly goes.

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Windowpane, wardrobe, lampshade, pillow, poet’s nose, poet’s eyes, ceiling, bedpost, floor, door.

6.

Pick out the rhyming words from the poem.InsaneClose AgainFloorEyes

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  • Insane – pane 
  • Close – nose 
  • Again – pain 
  • Floor – door 
  • Eyes – surprise
7.

Where was the fly found?

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The fly was found inside the poet’s bedroom.