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Unit 1
Summary | Questions | Answers |
Poem
1. The Squirrel (Mildred Bowers Armstrong)
He
wore a question mark for tail,
An
overcoat of gray,
He
sat up straight to eat a nut.
He
liked to tease and play,
And
if we ran around his tree,
He
went the other way.
(MILDRED
BOWERS ARMSTRONG)
Short Summary
These
lines describe a squirrel and its playful nature. The squirrel is depicted as
having a tail shaped like a question mark and a gray overcoat. It sits up
straight to eat nuts and enjoys teasing and playing. Whenever the people around
the squirrel's tree try to chase or run after it, the squirrel cleverly goes in
the opposite direction. The lines capture the squirrel's agility and
mischievous behaviour.
Question 1:
Why does the poet say
the squirrel “wore a question mark for tail”? Draw a squirrel, or find a
picture of a squirrel sitting on the ground. How would you describe its tail?
Answer:
The poet actually suggests
that the squirrel’s tail is curved in a way that resembles the shape of a
question mark.
Question 2:
Do we usually say that
an animal ‘wears’ a tail? What do we say? (Think: Does an animal wear a coat?
Consult a dictionary if you like, and find out how ‘wear’ is used in different
ways.)
Answer:
No, we don’t usually
say an animal wears a tail. It is just an art of describing an animal to make
readers understand what a poet thinks about that animal. The word ‘wear’ is
used as a verb in different ways in English and in one way it means to grow or
arrange hair in a particular way.
Question 3:
“He liked to tease and
play”. Who is teasing whom? How?
Answer:
The squirrel is teasing everyone who passes by him. He can tease dogs, cats, and other animals, even people around him by stealing food or running in opposite direction when chased by the people.
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