How to tell Wild Animals - First Flight - Class 10 - CBSE English

Or if some time when roaming round, A noble wild beast greets you, With black stripes on a yellow ground, Just notice if he eats you. This simple rule may help you learn The Bengal Tiger to discern. a. Name the poet. b. What poetic device has been used in the first line? c. Why does the poet call him a noble animal? d. How is Bengal Tiger different from the other animals? e. What does the word 'ground' means here? f. Give a synonym for ‘make out’

If strolling forth, a beast you view, Whose hide with spots in peppered, As soon as he has lept on you, You'll know it is the Leopard. 'Twill do no good to roar with pain, He'll only lep and lep again. a. How can one identify a leopard? b. When does one come to know that it is a leopard? c. What is the poetic device used in the above lines? d. Give a synonym of 'strolling'.

If when you're walking round your yard You meet a creature there, Who hugs you very, very hard, Be sure it is a Bear, If you have any doubts, I guess He'll give you just one more caress. a. How can one identify a bear? b. Give a synonym for ‘a gentle, loving touch’. c. What poetic device has been used in the above lines?

Though to distinguish beasts of prey A novice might nonplus, The crocodile you always may Tell from the Hyena thus: Hyenas come with merry smiles; But if they weep they're Crocodiles. a. Between which animals would it be difficult to differentiate? b. How does a Hyena differ from a Crocodile? c. Give a famous saying for Crocodile.

The true Chameleon is small, A lizard sort of things; He hasn't any ears at all, And not a single wing. If there is nothing on the tree, 'Tis the Chameleon you see. a. What does a Chameleon looks like? b. What features of Chameleon have been described? c. What ability of Chameleon is highlighted?

How can one identify the Asian lion and the Bengal tiger?

Write the sum of the poem ‘How to tell wild animals’.

How can one distinguish between a tiger and a leopard?

How can one distinguish between a hyena and a crocodile?

How does the poet describe the bear?

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

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

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

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