{"id":116749,"date":"2022-03-25T14:34:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T09:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=116749"},"modified":"2022-03-25T14:34:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T09:04:57","slug":"chapter-4-how-to-tell-wild-animals-questions-and-answers-ncert-solutions-for-class-10-english-first-flight-poetry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/education\/chapter-4-how-to-tell-wild-animals-questions-and-answers-ncert-solutions-for-class-10-english-first-flight-poetry","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 4 – How to Tell Wild Animals Questions and Answers: NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English (First Flight (Poetry))"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ques: Does \u2018Dyin\u2019 really rhyme with \u2018lion\u2019? Can you say it in such a way that it does? <\/h2>\n

Answer: No, \u2018Dyin\u2019 does not rhyme with \u2018lion\u2019. If we change the pronunciation of the lion by speaking it as \u2018lying\u2019 then it may rhyme with the word \u2018dyin\u2019. <\/h3>\n

Ques: How does the poet suggest that you identify the lion and the tiger? When can you do so according to him? <\/h2>\n

Answer: A lion is a large and tawny beast. A Bengal Tiger has black stripes on its yellow coat. A lion roars when it falls upon its prey, while a tiger attacks silently. We can identify the two while roaming in the jungle. <\/h3>\n

Ques: Do you think the words \u2018lept\u2019 and \u2018lep\u2019 in the third stanza are spelt correctly? Why does the poet spell them like this? <\/h2>\n

Answer: The words \u2018lept\u2019 and \u2018lep\u2019 is not spelled correctly. The poet has spelt them like this in order to maintain the rhythm of the poem. The correct spelling of the words, \u2018lept\u2019 is leapt and \u2018lep\u2019 is a leap. The poet has intentionally spelt them incorrectly to create a sense of humour. <\/h3>\n

Ques: Do you know what a \u2018bearhug\u2019 is? It\u2019s a friendly and strong hug-such as bears are thought to give, as they attack you! Again, hyenas are thought to laugh and crocodiles to weep (\u2018crocodile tears\u2019) as they swallow their victims. Are there similar expressions and popular ideas about wild animals in your own language (s)? <\/h2>\n

Answer: A bearhug is when the bear hugs his prey tightly with both hands and presses him to death.
\nThere are indeed similar expressions and popular ideas about wild animals in every language. For example, in Hindi, we say \u2018Magarmach ke aansu aaana\u2019 (Crocodile tears) \u2018Haathi ke daant dikhane ke aur, khane ke aur\u2019, \u2018Ab pachtaye hot kya jab chidiya chug gai khet\u2019, \u2018Girgit ke tarah rang badalna\u2019.<\/h3>\n

Ques: Look at the line \u2018A novice might nonplus.\u201d How would you write this \u2018correctly\u2019? Why is the poet\u2019s \u2018incorrect\u2019 line better in the poem? <\/h2>\n

Answer: The line \u201cA novice might nonplus\u201d can be written correctly as \u201cA novice might be nonplussed\u201d. However, the poet\u2019s incorrect line is better in the poem as it maintains the rhyme scheme of the poem. By writing it incorrectly, \u2018nonplus\u2019 rhymes with \u2018thus\u2019. <\/h3>\n

Ques: Can you find other examples of poets taking liberties with language, either in English or in your own language? Can you find examples of humorous poems in your own language (s)? <\/h2>\n

Answer: One can find plenty of examples in poetry where poets take liberties with language. This is called \u2018poetic license\u2019. Poets take such liberties in order to create proper rhyming and rhythm. For example, in the following lines, the word \u2018prest\u2019 is used instead of \u2018pressed\u2019 so that it may rhyme with \u2018breast\u2019.
\nA tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth\u2019s sweat flowing breast<\/h3>\n

Ques: Much of the humour in the poem arisesfrom the way language is used. Although the ideas are funny as well. If there are particular lines in the poem that you especially like, share these lines with the class, speaking briefly about what it is about the ideas or the language that you like or find funny. <\/h2>\n

Answer: The way the poet has used language and ideas in the poem is indeed humourous. The lines from the poem that appears to be funny are \u201cA noble wild beast greets you\u201d. The idea that a wild beast is going to welcome you is quite funny. The language in the line, \u201cHe\u2019ll only lep and lep again\u201d is also very humorous. The concept of \u2018lep\u2019 from the word \u2018leopard\u2019 generates humour <\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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