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"Belinda tickled him, she tickled him unmerciful..," Why?

Belinda and everyone considered the dragon to be a coward. She wanted the dragon to show some behaviour that suited his fearsome external appearance. Also, as she was not afraid of him she behaved very casually around him.


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1

Who are the characters in the poem? List them with their pet names.

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Why did Custard cry for a nice safe cage? Why is the dragon called the 'cowardly dragon'?

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The poet has employed many poetic devices in the poem. For example, "Clashed his tail like iron in a dungeon"-the poetic device here is a simile. Can you, with your partner, list some more poetic devices used in the poem?

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Read stanza three again to know how the poet describes the appearance of the dragon.