الرئيسية
POETRY
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M.1
Day
(Sir Cecil Spring Rice)
*What do you know about Sir Cecil Spring Rice?
-He was an English diplomat, who was born in London in 1859. He was educated in Oxford. He died in 1918.
*NOTE:-
*The poem is very easy to be memorized as it is like a song.
*Each element is given a quality of human.
*The poem consists of five stanzas.
*Stanza (1)
Vocabulary:-
*continents àlarge masses of land.
Paraphrase:-
-The poet talks about the sea and the great work it does, as it builds up continents on which we live.
Figures of speech:-
1)Alliterationà{said-sea} to give music.
2)Personificationà”I am busy” said the seaà the poet personifies the sea and makes it talking.
The ryhme scheme:- aaaa
Stanza (2)
The poet talks about the rain and the important work it does.The rain doesn`t fall ueselessly ,but it falls to help the crops grow in fields and feed the world.
Vocabulary:- * In vainàuseless=without success.
*Grainàthe seeds from crops as rice and wheat.
Figures of speech:
1)Alliterationà{wait-will }.It gives music.
2)Personificationàthe poet personifies the rain and makes it talking in “I am busy “said the rain.
The ryhme scheme:- bbbb
Stanza (3)
Paraphrase:- The poet talks about the air and the work it does.as it moves everywhere to cool down the weather and makes it pleasant .it also carries clouds and helps us to breathe.
Figures of speech :-
1)contrastà here# there up #down . It makes the meaning stronger ,and clearer.
2)personificationàthe poet personifies the air and makes it talking in “I am busy “said the air.
The ryhme scheme:- Cccc
Stanza (4)
Vocabulary:- Planetsàlarge objects that move around the sun mars,,earth…etc
Paraphrase:-The poet says that the sun also has a great work to do and its work is known by all the other planets around it.the sun`s work is never finished as if it were nothing would be exist.it is the life source for earth. If the sun died, so would life on earth. With out sun light, plants would not be able to complete photosynthesis! They would die.Then the human race would be threatened, and we would die.
Figures of speech:-
1)Alliterationà{said-sun} to give music.
2)Personificationà”I am busy” said the sunàthe poet personifies the sun and makes it talking.
The ryhme scheme:- dddd
Stanza (5)
Vocabulary *Fellowàman or a friend.
*Toileràworker.
*Taskàjob.
Paraphrase:- The poet describes himself as a hard worker .his work unlike the elements of nature(sea-sun-air-rain) will come to an end one day because he will die, but the work of nature is endless ,and if it stops life will stop and end.
Rhyme scheme:- eee
Questions
1)What important work does the sea do?
-It builds up the continents on which we live.
2)What does the rain say?
-It says that it doesn`t fall uselessly, but to help food grow in fields.
3)What are the various elements that build the earth?
-They are sea, rain , air and sun.
4)In what way man differs from elements of nature in this poem?
Man`s work is important but limited and has an end, but nature`s work in endless.
5)Why will the poet`s task soon be done?
-Because he will die one day.
6)Who wrote the poem? what do you know about him?
-Sir Cecil Spring Rice He was an English diplomat, who was born in London in 1859.He was educated in Oxford. He died in 1918.
7)What is the task of air?
-It cools the weather down , carries clouds and helps us to breathe.
8)Quote the lines in which the poet compares himself to the elements of nature.
-Sea and rain and air and sun,
-Here`s a fellow toiler one,
-Whose task will soon be done.
9) ‘I am busy” said the air,
‘Blowing here and blowing there,
Up and down and everywhere.
I am busy,' said the air.
a)Paraphrase this stanza.
- The poet talks about the air and the work it does.as it moves everywhere to cool down the weather and makes it pleasant .it also carries clouds and helps us to breathe.
b)What are the figures of speech in this stanza?
1)Contrastà
in : here# there up #down
2)personificationàthe poet personifies the air and makes it talking in “I am busy “said the air.
10) What’s the theme of the poem?
The poet writes about the work of the four elements of nature and compares it to the man’s work. The work of nature will never finish while the work of man ends because he will die one day.
11) what is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
The rhyme scheme is aaaa, bbbb, cccc, dddd, eee.
12) give examples of some figures of speech in the poem?
In the poem the poet personifies the four elements of nature as if they were people who can talk and have jobs to do.
This is clear in ““I’m busy,” said the sea”
The poet uses the alliteration in “said the sea” to give music to the line.
The poet uses contrast in “here” “there” and “up” “down”.
Answer these Questions:-
1)give the meanings of: vain-grain-fellow-toiler-task.
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2)how does the poem differentiate between man`s work and the of the elements of nature?
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3)Write the lines that show the work of the
sun.Day
(Sir Cecil Spring Rice)
*What do you know about Sir Cecil Spring Rice?
-He was an English diplomat, who was born in London in 1859. He was educated in Oxford. He died in 1918.
*NOTE:-
*The poem is very easy to be memorized as it is like a song.
*Each element is given a quality of human.
*The poem consists of five stanzas.
*Stanza (1)
Vocabulary:-
*continents àlarge masses of land.
Paraphrase:-
-The poet talks about the sea and the great work it does, as it builds up continents on which we live.
Figures of speech:-
1)Alliterationà{said-sea} to give music.
2)Personificationà”I am busy” said the seaà the poet personifies the sea and makes it talking.
The ryhme scheme:- aaaa
Stanza (2)
The poet talks about the rain and the important work it does.The rain doesn`t fall ueselessly ,but it falls to help the crops grow in fields and feed the world.
Vocabulary:- * In vainàuseless=without success.
*Grainàthe seeds from crops as rice and wheat.
Figures of speech:
1)Alliterationà{wait-will }.It gives music.
2)Personificationàthe poet personifies the rain and makes it talking in “I am busy “said the rain.
The ryhme scheme:- bbbb
Stanza (3)
Paraphrase:- The poet talks about the air and the work it does.as it moves everywhere to cool down the weather and makes it pleasant .it also carries clouds and helps us to breathe.
Figures of speech :-
1)contrastà here# there up #down . It makes the meaning stronger ,and clearer.
2)personificationàthe poet personifies the air and makes it talking in “I am busy “said the air.
The ryhme scheme:- Cccc
Stanza (4)
Vocabulary:- Planetsàlarge objects that move around the sun mars,,earth…etc
Paraphrase:-The poet says that the sun also has a great work to do and its work is known by all the other planets around it.the sun`s work is never finished as if it were nothing would be exist.it is the life source for earth. If the sun died, so would life on earth. With out sun light, plants would not be able to complete photosynthesis! They would die.Then the human race would be threatened, and we would die.
Figures of speech:-
1)Alliterationà{said-sun} to give music.
2)Personificationà”I am busy” said the sunàthe poet personifies the sun and makes it talking.
The ryhme scheme:- dddd
Stanza (5)
Vocabulary *Fellowàman or a friend.
*Toileràworker.
*Taskàjob.
Paraphrase:- The poet describes himself as a hard worker .his work unlike the elements of nature(sea-sun-air-rain) will come to an end one day because he will die, but the work of nature is endless ,and if it stops life will stop and end.
Rhyme scheme:- eee
Questions
1)What important work does the sea do?
-It builds up the continents on which we live.
2)What does the rain say?
-It says that it doesn`t fall uselessly, but to help food grow in fields.
3)What are the various elements that build the earth?
-They are sea, rain , air and sun.
4)In what way man differs from elements of nature in this poem?
Man`s work is important but limited and has an end, but nature`s work in endless.
5)Why will the poet`s task soon be done?
-Because he will die one day.
6)Who wrote the poem? what do you know about him?
-Sir Cecil Spring Rice He was an English diplomat, who was born in London in 1859.He was educated in Oxford. He died in 1918.
7)What is the task of air?
-It cools the weather down , carries clouds and helps us to breathe.
8)Quote the lines in which the poet compares himself to the elements of nature.
-Sea and rain and air and sun,
-Here`s a fellow toiler one,
-Whose task will soon be done.
9) ‘I am busy” said the air,
‘Blowing here and blowing there,
Up and down and everywhere.
I am busy,' said the air.
a)Paraphrase this stanza.
- The poet talks about the air and the work it does.as it moves everywhere to cool down the weather and makes it pleasant .it also carries clouds and helps us to breathe.
b)What are the figures of speech in this stanza?
1)Contrastà
in : here# there up #down
2)personificationàthe poet personifies the air and makes it talking in “I am busy “said the air.
10) What’s the theme of the poem?
The poet writes about the work of the four elements of nature and compares it to the man’s work. The work of nature will never finish while the work of man ends because he will die one day.
11) what is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
The rhyme scheme is aaaa, bbbb, cccc, dddd, eee.
12) give examples of some figures of speech in the poem?
In the poem the poet personifies the four elements of nature as if they were people who can talk and have jobs to do.
This is clear in ““I’m busy,” said the sea”
The poet uses the alliteration in “said the sea” to give music to the line.
The poet uses contrast in “here” “there” and “up” “down”.
Answer these Questions:-
1)give the meanings of: vain-grain-fellow-toiler-task.
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2)how does the poem differentiate between man`s work and the of the elements of nature?
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3)Write the lines that show the work of the
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