Indian Seasons
I. Read the lines and answer the questions given below:
1. Summer comes
in a blaze of heat with
sunny smiles
and dusty feet
a. Does the poet welcome the summer? How do you know?
Answer:
The poet does not welcome the summer because it is very hot like a fire.
b. Which line tells you that there is no rain in summer?
Answer:
The line “sunny smiles and dusty feet” tells us that there is no rain in summer.
2. Spring is pretty
but short and sweet
when you can smell the grass
from your garden seat
a. How does the poet describe the spring season?
Answer:
The poet describes the spring season as short and sweet.
b. Which line tells you that the garden is fresh?
Answer:
When you can smell the grass” tell us that the garden is fresh.
c. Who does ‘you’ refers to?
Answer:
You refer to the reader.
3. Autumn is English.
in red, yellow and brown
Autumn is Indian
Whenever leaves fell down
a. How is autumn in India?
Answer:
In India, we can not distinguish the Autumn season.
b. Compare the English autumn with the Indian autumn.
Answer:
In English autumn, the leaves become red, yellow, and brown before they fall down. It is Indian autumn whenever the leaves fall down.
II. Answer the following questions
1. Name the seasons mentioned in the poem?
Answer:
Summer, rainy, spring, and autumn are the seasons mentioned in the poem.
2. What does the summer bring?
Answer:
The summer brings heat and dust.
3. Which word refers to ‘rain’?
Answer:
The word ‘Monsoon’ refers to ‘rain’.
4. Why does the poet say the ‘Spring is pretty’?
Answer:
The spring is pretty because we can see trees with green leaves and sweet-smelling grass all over.
5. When is it autumn in India? Why does the poet say this? Is there an autumn season in India?
Answer:
It is Indian autumn whenever the leaves fall down. We can not distinguish the Autumn season in India. Yes, there is an autumn season in India during the months of September, October, and November.
III. Paragraph
How does the poet describe the Indian seasons?
The poet does not welcome the summer because it is very hot like a fire. There is no rain in summer season. The poet describes the spring season as short and sweet. The garden is fresh in spring season. In English autumn, the leaves become red, yellow, and brown before they fall down. It is Indian autumn whenever the leaves fall down.
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