DAV: Class VII English Literature Chapter 2: Birdie, will you pet? by W. Allingham

DAV: English Literature Class VII

Chapter 2: Birdie, will you pet? by W. Allingham

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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.)

The child offers		The bird prefers
(a) Silken quilts (b) Velvet bed (c) Satin pillow		(a) sound of falling rain (b) sunlight
A necklace made of diamond, amber and jet		A feather necklace
(a) Silver dish (b) a golden cup (c) ivory seat (d) carpet		(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

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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