Birdie,will you Pet? (7th)

 Birdie, will  you Pet ?

Word        Meaning

Amber- a brown substance for making jewellery

Daintier  -sweeter

Silver fret -decorated with silver thread

Twig -small branch of a tree

Gay -happy 

Beneath -under

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow-

a) I would rather sleep --------------- away away!

1) Who is 'I' in the above line?

'I' is birdie in the above line.

 2) Ivy is a plant.What does the bird want to convey by describing it as a wall?

The bird wants to convey that the ivy plant acts like a wall or sphields it from the rain as it is an evergreen climber plant.

 3) What does the speaker prefer ivy wall to?

The speaker prefers ivy wall two physical comforts.

4) Write two rhyming pairs from this extract.

Wing-sing

Day- away

Wall- fall

b) A feather necklace --------------------- pound!

1)What is the necklace offered by the child made of?

The necklace offered by the child is made of diamonds, amber and jet.

2) What is the necklace that the bird has made of?

Necklace of the bird is made of feathers.

3) Which necklace does the bird prefer? Why?

The bird prefers the necklace made of feathers because it has its natural beauty. 

 4) Name the poem and the poet.

      Name of the poem is Birdie, will you Pet? and the poet's name is W. Allingham.

Hote question

Q. Why does the bird refuse to accept the various comforts offered by the child? Discuss.

A. The bird refuses to accept the various comforts offered by the child because he wants to enjoy the beauty of nature and its own freedom.

Value question

Q. Why does the child call the ' birdie'? Why does the child use the word 'birdie' twice?

A. The child calls the bird 'birdie' with love. The child uses the word twice to show her deep affection for the bird.

Life skills

Q. Is freedom just the right to live as wish?

A. Yes, freedom means we have right to live as we wish but there are some limitations in freedom i.e. not to spoil the freedom of the others.

Q. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

A. The rhyme scheme of the poem is aabb.

Q. Pick out three examples of alliteration from the poem. 

A. Through and tho (stanza2)

    Dawn and day (stanza2) 

    Fair and fine (stanza3) 

Q. Write some rhyming words from the poem.

A. Pet- jet 

    Gold- hold

    Round- pound 

    Wall- fall

Writing skills

Q. The child in the poem realises that the bird cannot be lured. She has her own priorities in life. Freedom is equally important to her. The child decides to share the conversation between her and the bird with her friend through a letter. Write a letter in not more than 180 words. 

13, Model Town

Abohar 

17th April, 2021

Dear Friend

How are you? I am fine here and hope good for you. Today I met a small bird. It was very cute. I offered silk quilt, velvet bed, pillow of satin,necklace made of diamond stones, golden cup and carpet but the bird did not accept anything. So, I felt very sad. It flew away. I am happy that the birdie liked  freedom and refused all these things

 Reply soon.

 Yours Friend 

  Raman