Unit 3 - 3.1 Night of the Scorpion — English STD 10 — Question

The poet has used the word REST thrice in the poem. Write what the word implies in each of the three lines it occurs.

Find out lines from the poem that are examples of the following figures of speech:

Figures of Speech	Lines
Repetition
Alliteration
Hyperbole

Pick out the lines from the extract that are examples of the following:
(a) Consonance :
(b) Assonance:

Give an example of each of the following from the extract:
(a) Tautology.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Repetition.

Do you think the line 'Give up your time and your peace and your sleep for it' means that one should be 'desperate' or 'restless' to achieve one's goal? Explain your opinions.

Pick out examples of Alliteration from the extract.

Match the lines with the figures of speech:

Lines	Figures of Speech
(1) In wondrous, merry mood	(a) Repetition
(2) They were so queer, so very queer	(b) Alliteration
(3) A sober man am I	(c) Tautology
(4) To mind a slender man like me	(d) Inversion

Give one example of Rhetorical Question from the poem. Explain.

Pick out and write the lines that contain imagery.

Divide the class into two groups. One group should offer points in favour of (views) and the other against (counterviews) the topic : 'The life of an animal is better than that of a human being. Later use the points to express your own views/counterviews in paragraph format in your notebook.