the snake trying 8
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The Snake TryingThe Snake Trying
- W.W.E. Ross - W.W.E. Ross
Poisonous SnakesPoisonous Snakes
Non poisonous SnakesNon poisonous Snakes
The poem ‘The Snake Trying’ is composed by The poem ‘The Snake Trying’ is composed by W.W.E. Ross. Most of us think of snakes as W.W.E. Ross. Most of us think of snakes as fearsome symbols of death. But the snake in fearsome symbols of death. But the snake in this poem is itself a victim.this poem is itself a victim.
I Stanza I Stanza The snake trying
to escape the pursuing stick,
with sudden curvings of thin
long body. How beautiful
and graceful are his shapes!
He glides through the water away
from the stroke.
Explanation:-
The snake tries to escape from the pursuing stick. It curves its thin long body suddenly. The snake looks very beautiful and graceful. It tries to escape from the stroke, glides through the water.
O let him go
over the water
into the reeds to hide
without hurt. Small and green
he is harmless even to children.
Explanation:-
The snake should go over the water into the reeds to hide, without hurting the children. It looks small and green. This snake is completely harmless even to small children.
II StanzaII Stanza
Along the sand
he lay until observed
and chased away, and now
he vanishes in the ripples
among the green slim reeds.
Explanation:-
The snake lies on the sand until it is observed and chased away. In the end, it disappears in the ripples in the green reeds.
III StanzaIII Stanza
vocabularyvocabulary Words• Pursuing• Curving• Glides• Stroke• Reeds• Observed• Vanish• Ripples
Meanings• Following• Twisting• Moves like a flow• Attack• Long thin plants like bamboo• Seen• Disappear• waves
ComprehensionComprehension
1. The snake…………….. from the stroke.
Questions:-
(i) How does the snake escape the stick?
(ii) How does its body look?
(iii) In what way does the snake move in water?
(iv) Write opposite of beautiful.
2. O let him ……………….……………….. to children.
Questions:-
(i) Who is ‘him’ in the first line?
(ii) Where will the snake be without being hurt?
(iii) How will the snake be to the children?
(iv) Find similar word of ‘tiny’ in the stanza.
II StanzaII Stanza
3. Along the sand ……………..…………. slim reeds.
Questions:-
(i) Where does the snake lie?
(ii)What does the snake do in the ripples?
(iii)How do the reeds look?
(iv)Write the meaning of ‘vanish’.
III StanzaIII Stanza
Thinking about the poemThinking about the poem
Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words:
1. What is the snake trying to escape from?
2. Is it a harmful snake? What is its colour?
3. The poet finds the snake beautiful. Find the words he uses to convey its beauty.
4. What does the poet wish for the snake?
5. Where was the snake before anyone saw it and chased it away? Where does the snake disappear?
Indebted toIndebted to
DR. (Mrs.) SUDHA SHARMA Dy. Commissioner, NVS, R.O LKO
Mr. A. K. SHUKLA Asst.Commissioner,NVS,R.O LKO
Mr. U. C. Vajpayee Ex. Dy. Commissioner, NVS, New Delhi
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We are thankful toWe are thankful toMr. Tej Sagar Principal, JNV Almora
Mr. Vikram Joshi Principal, JNV U. S. Nagar
Ms. Veena Rawat PGT (Eng.), JNV Uttarkashi
Mr. Rajesh Gupta PGT (Eng.), JNV Almora
And all Staff of JNV, Almora
Prepared ByPrepared By
• Mr. Mujeeb Ahmad (TGT- Eng.) JNV Farrukhabad
• Mr. Manoj Kumar (TGT- Eng.) JNV Bahraich
• Mr. U. S. Pandey (TGT-Eng.) JNV Chitrakoot
• Mr. Rajesh Kumar (TGT- Eng.) JNV Barabanki
• Mrs. Suneeta Devi (TGT- Eng.) JNV S. K. Nagar
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