English A2: Complex Factual Activity

(1) was all upon the grin
(2) the grin grew broad
(3) and shot from ear to ear
(4) He read the third; a chuckling noise
(5) The fourth; he broke into a roar
(6) The fifth; his waistband split;
(7) The sixth; he burst five buttons off;
(8) And tumbled in a fit. (Any 2)

The line 'And tumbled into a fit' suggests that the servant was totally out of control.

After this experience, the poet has never dared to write any more funny poems.

(4) Was all upon the grin
(2) The grin grew broad
(5) He broke into a roar
(1) His waistband split
(6) He burst five buttons
(3) Sleepless eye

I laughed as I would die...

The poet was a thin and slender man while his servant was strong and muscular.
The poet laughed heartily when he read the lines. He laughed so hard he thought he would die.