DAV: English Literature
Class VII
Chapter 2: Birdie, will you pet? by W. Allingham
Pre-reading Task:
1. Freedom is always preferable to money, because a person without freedom is no better than
a chained animal.
2. Peace of
mind, freedom of choice etc. are things that come with freedom, but cannot be
bought with money.
I Understanding the Poem
A. In the poem, the child offers …. (For full question, refer to the book.)
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The child offers |
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The bird prefers |
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(a) Silken
quilts (b) Velvet bed (c) Satin
pillow |
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(a) sound of
falling rain (b) sunlight |
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A necklace
made of diamond, amber and jet |
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A feather
necklace |
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(a) Silver
dish (b) a golden
cup (c) ivory seat (d) carpet |
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(a) running
water (b) forest (c) rocking
twig |
B. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.
(a) I’d rather
sleep in the ivy wall;
No rain comes
through, tho’ I hear it fall.
The sun peeps
gay at dawn of day,
And I sing, and
wing away, away!
(i) Who is ‘I’ …. (For full question, refer to the book.)
Ans. The bird
(ii) Ivy is a plant. What does …. (For full question,
refer to the book.)
Ans. A wall
covered with the ivy plant.
(iii) What does the speaker …. (For full question,
refer to the book.)
Ans. Velvet bed
(b) A feather necklace round and round,
That I wouldn’t
sell for a thousand pound!
(i) What is the necklace …. (For full question, refer
to the book.)
Ans. Diamond,
amber and jet.
(ii) What is the necklace …. (For full question, refer
to the book.)
Ans. The feather
of the bird
(iii) Which necklace …. (For full question, refer to
the book.)
Ans. The bird
prefers her feather necklace. She prefers it because she did not want a diamond
necklace by sacrificing her freedom.
C. What is the rhyme scheme …. (For full question, refer to the book.)
Ans. The rhyme
scheme of the poem is ‘aabb’.
D. Pick out at least three examples of alliteration …. (For full question, refer to the book.)
Ans.
(a) through –
tho’ Stanza 2
(b) dawn –
day Stanza
2
(c) fair –
fine Stanza
3
II HOTS
Q. Why does the bird refuse …. (For full question,
refer to the book.)
Ans. The bird valued her freedom very much. She declined the various comforts offered by the child because ....
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