How To Tell Wild Animals
How to tell wild animals
I) Answer the following questions:
1. Does ‘dying’ really rhyme with ‘lion’? Can you say it in such a way that it does?
Ans) No, ‘dying’ does not rhyme with ‘lion’. It is for this reason that the poet has used ‘dyin’ so that when we pronounce it, it rhymes with ‘lion’.
2. How does the poet suggest that you identify the lion and the tiger? When can you do so, according to him?
Ans)The poet suggests that if a large and tawny beast in the jungle in the east
advances towards us, then it is an Asian lion. We can identify it when it roars at us while we are dying with fear. Also, while roaming when we come across a wild beast yellow in colour with black stripes; it is a Bengal tiger. The poet suggests we can identify it when it eats us.
3. Do you think the words ‘lept’ and ‘lep’ in the third stanza are spelt correctly? Why does the poet spell them like this?
Ans) No, the words ‘lept’ and ‘lep’ are spelt incorrectly. The poet has spelled them like
this in order to maintain the rhythm of the poem. When spelled this way, they
rhyme with the first part of ‘leopard’, thus giving emphasis to ‘leopard’ in each line.
4. Look at the line ‚A novice might nonplus‛. How would you write this ‘correctly’? Why is
the poet’s ‘incorrect’ line better in the poem?
Ans) The line ‘A novice might nonplus’ can be correctly written as ‘A novice might be
nonplussed’. The poet’s incorrect line is better in the poem as it maintains the
rhyme scheme of the poem. By writing it incorrectly, ‘nonplus’ rhymes with ‘thus’.
II) Answer the following questions in 100-120 words:
1. Many animals can be identified according to the poets’ suggestion. Name the animals. Which ones would you like to identify? Are there any lessons for us from
this poem?
Ans)The poet has listed down ways of identifying an Asian lion, a Bengal Tiger, a leopard, a bear, a hyena, a crocodile and a chameleon. I would like to identify the bear, the Bengal Tiger and the leopard. However, putting my life at risk to identify a tiger and a leopard isn’t worth the risk! So if I see a noble beast with black stripes on yellow, I’ll know it’s the tiger, and the peppered spots will indicate the leopard. I wouldn’t mind the bear hug! The poet, uses humour, seems to warn readers against venturing too close to these animals.
I) Answer the following questions:
1. Does ‘dying’ really rhyme with ‘lion’? Can you say it in such a way that it does?
Ans) No, ‘dying’ does not rhyme with ‘lion’. It is for this reason that the poet has used ‘dyin’ so that when we pronounce it, it rhymes with ‘lion’.
2. How does the poet suggest that you identify the lion and the tiger? When can you do so, according to him?
Ans)The poet suggests that if a large and tawny beast in the jungle in the east
advances towards us, then it is an Asian lion. We can identify it when it roars at us while we are dying with fear. Also, while roaming when we come across a wild beast yellow in colour with black stripes; it is a Bengal tiger. The poet suggests we can identify it when it eats us.
3. Do you think the words ‘lept’ and ‘lep’ in the third stanza are spelt correctly? Why does the poet spell them like this?
Ans) No, the words ‘lept’ and ‘lep’ are spelt incorrectly. The poet has spelled them like
this in order to maintain the rhythm of the poem. When spelled this way, they
rhyme with the first part of ‘leopard’, thus giving emphasis to ‘leopard’ in each line.
4. Look at the line ‚A novice might nonplus‛. How would you write this ‘correctly’? Why is
the poet’s ‘incorrect’ line better in the poem?
Ans) The line ‘A novice might nonplus’ can be correctly written as ‘A novice might be
nonplussed’. The poet’s incorrect line is better in the poem as it maintains the
rhyme scheme of the poem. By writing it incorrectly, ‘nonplus’ rhymes with ‘thus’.
II) Answer the following questions in 100-120 words:
1. Many animals can be identified according to the poets’ suggestion. Name the animals. Which ones would you like to identify? Are there any lessons for us from
this poem?
Ans)The poet has listed down ways of identifying an Asian lion, a Bengal Tiger, a leopard, a bear, a hyena, a crocodile and a chameleon. I would like to identify the bear, the Bengal Tiger and the leopard. However, putting my life at risk to identify a tiger and a leopard isn’t worth the risk! So if I see a noble beast with black stripes on yellow, I’ll know it’s the tiger, and the peppered spots will indicate the leopard. I wouldn’t mind the bear hug! The poet, uses humour, seems to warn readers against venturing too close to these animals.
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