NCERT Solutions for Class 10 Poem Chapter 4 How To Tell Wild Animals
Summary of Class 10 Poem Chapter 4 How To Tell Wild Animals
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Question 1:
Does ‘dying’ really rhyme with ‘lion’? Can you say it in such a way that it does?
Answer
No, “Dyin” and “lion” do not rhyme. It might rhyme with the word “dyin” if we pronounce the word “lion” as “lying.”
Class 10 Poem Chapter 4 How To Tell Wild Animals
Question 2:
How does the poet suggest that you identify the lion and the tiger? When can you do so, according to him?
Answer
A lion is a large and tawny beast. A Bengal Tiger has black stripes on its yellow coat. A lion roars when it falls upon its prey, while a tiger attacks silently. We can identify the two while roaming in the jungle.
Class 10 Poem Chapter 4 How To Tell Wild Animals
Question 3:
Do you think the words ‘lept’ and ‘lep’ in the third stanza are spelt correctly? Why does the poet spell them like this?
Answer
The words ‘lept’ and ‘lep’ are not spelt correctly. The poet has spelt them like this in order to maintain the rhythm of the poem. The correct spelling of the words, ‘lept’ is leapt and ‘lep’ is leap. The poet has intentionally spelt them incorrectly to create a sense of humour.
Class 10 Poem Chapter 4 How To Tell Wild Animals
Question 4:
Do you know what a ‘bearhug’ is? It’s a friendly and strong hug — such as bears are thought to give, as they attack you! Again, hyenas are thought to laugh, and crocodiles to weep (‘crocodile tears’) as they swallow their victims. Are there similar expressions and popular ideas about wild animals in your own language(s)?
Answer
A ‘bearhug’ refers to a bear’s close and tight embrace with both hands as it attacks its victims. Other
animals also have similar expressions such as a hyena never laughs but its face looks like that, crocodiles
never weep but they burst into tears when they swallow their prey or victims.
Class 10 Poem Chapter 4 How To Tell Wild Animals
Question 5:
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?
Answer
The line “A novice might nonplus” can be written correctly as “A novice might be nonplussed”. However, the poet’s incorrect line is better in the poem as it maintains the rhyme scheme of the poem. By writing it incorrectly, ‘nonplus’ rhymes with ‘thus’.
Class 10 Poem Chapter 4 How To Tell Wild Animals
Question 6:
Can you find other examples of poets taking liberties with language, either in English or in your own language(s)? Can you find examples of humorous poems in your own language(s)?
Answer
Yes, there are several instances where poets take liberties with the language to create proper rhyming of
the poem. This is often referred to as ‘poetic license’. For example, the word ‘rest’ is used often to rhyme
with the word ‘best’. Then, the word ‘ten’ is used to rhyme with ‘pen’.
Class 10 Poem Chapter 4 How To Tell Wild Animals
