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Do you think the word ‘lept’ and ‘lep’ in the third stanza are spelt correctly? Why does the poet spell them like this?

The words ‘lept’ and ‘lep’ is not spelled correctly. The correct spellings are ‘leapt’ or ‘leap’. ‘Leapt’ is used sometimes in poetry as a past participle of ‘leap’. The poet spells them creatively to show the magnitude of the attack of the leopard in the poem.


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Does ‘dyin’ really rhyme with ‘lion’? Can you say it in such a way that it does?

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How does the poet suggest that you identify the lion and the tiger? When can you do so, according to him?

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Do you know what a ‘bearhug’ is? It’s a friendly and strong hug- such as bears thought to give, as they attack you! Again, hyenas are thought to laugh, and crocodiles to weep (‘crocodile’s tears’) as they swallow their victims. Are there similar expressions and popular ideas about wild animals in your own language(s)?

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Look at the line “A novice might nonplus”. How would you write this correctly’? Why is the poets ‘incorrect’ line better in the poem?

“A novice might nonplus”