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The ‘poetry of earth’ is not made of words. What is it made of, as suggested in the poem?

The poem suggests that the poetry of earth is made up of the songs of nature. In the summer when birds are tired of the hot sun, the grasshopper spreads cheer. In winters, when there is complete silence from the cold, the cricket’s song spreads warmth. Like that, the poetry of earth never stops.


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The monsoons are a time of great fun and even a few adventures: playing in the rain and getting wet, wading through knee-deep water on your way to school, water flooding the house or the classroom, power cuts and so on.

Write a paragraph describing an incident that occurred during the rains which you can never forget.



Or


Write a poem of your own about the season of spring when trees are in full bloom.

 1

Discuss with your partner the following definition of a poem.

A poem is made of words arranged in a beautiful order. These words, when read aloud with feeling, have a music and meaning of their own.

 3

Find in the poem lines that match the following.

i) The grasshopper’s happiness never comes to an end.


ii) The cricket’s song has a warmth that never decreases.

 4

Which word in stanza 2 is opposite to the word meaning ‘forst’?