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Question 2 :
What was the source of unending joy for Valli? What was her strongest desire?
Question 3 :
Read the last stanza. Do you think Amanda is sulking and is moody?
Question 7 :
Who is the speaker in Stanza 2, 4 and 6? Do you think this speaker is 'listening to the speaker in Stanzas 1, 3, 5 and 7?
Question 8 :
Do you think the words ‘lept‘ and ‘lep’ in the third stanza are spelt correctly? Why does the poet spell them like this?
Question 9 :
Does ‘dyin’ really rhyme with ‘lion’? Can you say it in such a way that it does?
Question 10 :
How does the poet suggest that you identify the lion and the tiger?
Question 11 :
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)?
Question 14 :
What do the military generals do? How has their attitude changed, and why?