P-4. Amanda ! — ENGLISH STD 10 — Question

What could Amanda do if she were a mermaid ?

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

How does the poet create humour in the poem ‘How to tell wild animals’?

What happens to the house when the trees move out of it?

Can you find out the rhyme scheme of two or three stanzas of the poem ?

According to Robert Frost, how will the world end?

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) ?

Is Amanda an orphan? Why does she say so?

Does this poem have a rhyme scheme ? Poetry that does not have an obvious rhythm or rhyme is called ‘free verse’.