How to Tell Wild Animals - 2

We shall discuss Questions  and Extracts of the poem HOW TO TELL WILD ANIMALS written by CAROLYN WELLS. 

Extract -1

If ever you should go by chance

To jungles in the east;

And if there should to you advance

A large and tawny beast,

If he roars at you as you’re dyin’

You’ll know it is the Asian Lion...

Questions -

1. What does 'you' refer to here?

2. Name the writer of these lines. 

3. Explain - A large and tawny beast. 

4. What is Omonomotapea?  Give an example from above lines.

5. How will you identify Asian Lion? 

6. Name Poetic device used here.

Hints - 1. Readers 2. Carolyn Wells 3. Asian Lion  4. Use of sound word - roars 5. A large tawny beast with yellow colour 6. Consonant &  Omonomotapea 

Extract- 2

Or if some time when roaming round, 

A noble Wild beast greets you

With black stripes on a yellow ground, 

Just notice if he eats you.

This simple rule may help You learn, 

The Bengal Tiger to discern.

Questions -

1. What is noble beast referred to here?

2. Name Poetic devices used in line 2.

3. Give an example of humour in these lines. 

4. Name the proper noun used in above lines. 

5. Give synonym of the word - discern 

6. Explain - A noble Wild beast greets you. 

Hints - 1.Bengal Tiger 2. All iteration &  consonance 3. Line 3 'just notice if he eats you'. 4. Bengal Tiger 5. Recognise 6. Bengal Tiger is treated respectfully by the poet. 

Extract- 3

Questions -

1. Can you identify Poetic device used in line two?

2. How will a leopard react on seeing you? 

3. Give an example of Consonance from these lines. 

4. Name the poem these lines have been taken from. 

5. How will you know the leopard?  

6. What is the meaning of 'hide '?

Hints - 1. Alliteration & Consonance 2. He will leap on you. 3. Line 3. 4. How to Tell Wild Animals 5. He has spots on his body. 6. Skin 

Extract- 4

If when you're walking round your yard,

You meet a creature there,

Who hugs you very, very hard,

Be sure it is the Bear.

If you have any doubts, I guess

He will give you one more caress.

Questions -

1. 'Who hugs you very hard '. Whom does the word 'who' refer to?

2. Which Poetic device is uses in line - you meet a creature there? 

3. How can you tell a bear?

4. What is the Rhyming scheme in these lines? 

5. Who is the poet of these lines? 

Hints - 1. Bear 2. Alliteration  & Consonance  3. He will hug you hard. 4. ab,ab,cc 5. Carolyn Wells 

Extract- 5

Though to distinguish beasts of prey,

A novice might nonplus.

The crocodile you always may,

Tell from the Hyena thus:

Hyenas come with merry smiles;

But if they weep, they are crocodiles. 

Questions -

1. What is a beast of prey?

2. What does 'novice' mean?

3. Who will nonplus and when? 

4. How can you tell a Hyena from a crocodile? 

5. Find an example of Alliteration .

Hints - 1. One who kills animals for food. 2. A beginner or a learner. 3. A beginner on seeing a bear. 4. Hyena always smiles but crocodile  weeps. 5. A novice might nonplus. 

Extract -6

The true chameleon is small, 

A lizard sort of thing;

He hasn't any ears at all,

And not a single wing.

If there is nothing on the tree,

'Its the Chameleon you see.

Questions -

1. Which family does a Chameleon belong to?

2. Give two funny moments in these lines. 

3. Is there Alliteration uses in line two? Give an example. 

4. Does a lizard have ears? 

5. How can a Chameleon be identified?  

Hints - 1. Lizard family  2. A Chameleon does not have eats or wings. 3. No. Consonance is used. 4. No. 5. It is hard to see a Chameleon as it can change colours.

Textual Questions - 

1. How according to the poet, will you distinguish between a tiger and a lion?

Answer  - The poet says that a lion is a large tawny beast. It roars loudly when it attacks its prey. 

The tiger has black stripes on its yellow ground.  It attacks its prey silently.  The poet gives us these details in a humorous manner.  

2. How can you tell a hyena from a crocodile?  

Answer - The poet gives a humorous account of a hyena and a crocodile. A wild beast who meets you with 'merry smiles ' is a hyena. A crocodile can be identified by his tears because he always weeps. 

A beginner may be confused to tell a hyena from a crocodile. 

3. What does the poet say about telling a Chameleon? 

Answer - The poet gives a very interesting tip to identify a Chameleon.  Hen humorously  says that a Chameleon does not have ears or wings. He is capable of hiding himself by changing colours.  

When you see nothing in a tree, there might be a Chameleon in the tree.

4. The poet gives a very funny way to tell a bear. Discuss. 

Answer - The poet is using humour  to tell us how to identify a bear.  When you meet a bear, you will get a hug from him. It will be a hard hug and you can be sure that it is a bear.

If you still have any doubts about the bear, he will again give you a hug. 

5. How can you tell a leopard? 

Answer  - The poet says that a leopard has many spots on his hide. These spots are his identification marks. 

He will leap at you whenever you  meet him.  If you roar with pain, he will leap at you again.  

6. HOW does the poet create humour in the poem?

Answer - The poet creates humour by describing the ways to identify different wild animals.  His way is very humorous.  The comments - 'just notice if he eats you ' and 'he roars at you as you are dyin' are full of humour.  

He gives very funny ways to identify a bear, Chameleon, hyena and crocodile. 

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