A Tragic Story
(Poem)
I. Answer the following
1. What made the sage upset?
Answer:
The sage was upset because his pigtail hung behind him.
2. Why did the sage spin all day?
Answer:
The sage span all day to change the Pigtail’s place.
3. What solution did he arrive at for the mystery that he found?
Answer:
He thought that if he turned him round, he can change the position of his pigtail.
4. Was he finally succeeded in changing his pigtail’s position? Support your answer with a line from the poem.
Answer:
No, he was not successful in changing his pigtail’s position. ‘The Pigtail hangs behind him’.
5. Did something dreadful happens? How would you describe the events in the Poem- comedy or tragedy?
Answer:
No, nothing dreadful happened. The events in the poem are comical.
II. Read the poem lines and answer the questions given below:
1. But wondered much and sorrowed more Because it hung behind him.
a) What was he wondering about?
Answer:
He was wondering about his pigtail.
b) What does the word ’it’ refer to here?
Answer:
‘It’ refers to the Pigtail here.
2. And though his efforts never slack
And though he twist, and twirl, and tack,
Alas! Still faithful to his back
The pigtail hangs behind him.
a) Pick out the rhyming words from the above lines and give the rhyme scheme for the same?
Answer:
Rhyming words: sack – tack – back
Rhyme scheme: a a a b
b) Did he quit his trying? How can you say?
Answer:
No, he did not quit his trying. The lines ‘And though his efforts never slack. And though he twists and twirls and tacks” shows that he did not stop his trying.
3. ‘He mused upon this curious case’
a) what is the figure of speech used in this line?
Answer: Alliteration - Curious, Case
4. Irony is a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning. It may also be a situation that ends up quite different from the actual meaning. It may also be a situation that ends up in quite a different way than what is generally anticipated. In simple words, it is a difference between appearance and reality.
Can this poem be called an ironic poem? Justify your answer.
This poem can be called an ironic poem. A sage is the person who has attained wisdom. But here, the sage is involved in an mindless activity. He is struggling for which can not be changed.
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