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IX - English, , Poem 5 - The Pencil's Story, , Florence Hoatson, , Where does the poet see the pencil lying; (a) in the beginning (b) at, the end of the poem?, , The poet sees the pencil lying on the mantlepiece in the beginning and, in the holder at the end of the poem, , Why is the pencil's life described as weary?, The pencil's life is described as weary as it has only one thing to do all, its life. It just waits to be picked up and scribbled on paper all its life., , When according to the poet, is the pencil (a) sad (b) glad?, The pencil is sad when somebody bites one end when lost in thought., The pencil is glad that he is useful to so many people in so many ways., , What does the poet mean by "wits are rather dull"?, The poet refers to the blunt tip of the pencil when he makes a reference, to its wits., , What makes the poet say that "the pencil's speech is always dark", and that "it always makes its mark"? Explain., , The pencil will always write in black when itis used and it will inevitably, leave a mark in the literal sense every time it is used., , Make a list of the rhyming words found in the poem., , Life-knife, things-kings, about-out, missed-list, play-day, ought-short,, joint-point, dark-mark, friend-end, B-see, older-holder are the rhyming, words used by the poet., , Read lines 5 to 8. Who might be "Tommy" according to the poet?, How old would he be?, Tommy might be a young kid between 4-8 years old who loves to, scribble with the pencil., , Scanned with CamScanner