7th English Guide Term 1 Unit 2 The Listeners
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7th English Guide Term 1 Unit 2 The Listeners
GLOSSARY
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champed |
bit and chewed upon noisily |
கடித்து அசைபோடுதல் |
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ferny |
consisting of flowerless plants (ferns) |
பூக்களற்ற செடி |
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turret |
a small tower that projects from the wall of a building |
சுவர் மதில் |
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smote |
knocked loudly |
தட்டினான் |
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sill |
a horizontal piece of timber beneath a window or a door |
சன்னல் சாளரம் |
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perplexed |
confused |
குழும்பிப் போய் |
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thronging |
crowding |
கூட்டமாய் |
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hearkening |
listening attentively |
கவனித்தல் |
A. Find a line from the poem to match the pictures given below and write it in the blank
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“And his horse in the silence champed the sasses” |
“That dwelt in the lone house then” |
“No head from leaf-fringed sill” |
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“Of the forest’s ferny floor….” |
“But only a host of phantom listeners” |
Where he stood perplexed and still” |
B. Read the statements and say True or False. Quote lines from the poem to support your answer.
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Statement |
True or False |
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The Traveller came at noon. |
False |
“knocking on the moonlit door” |
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The house was situated in the forest. |
True |
“That dwelt in the lone house then” |
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There were ghostly listeners inside the house. |
True |
“But only a host of phantom listeners.” |
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The Traveller came to the house by bicycle. |
False |
“And his horse in the silence champed the grasses” |
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The phantoms answered and asked the traveller to go away. |
False |
“No head from the leaf-fringed sill” |
C. Answer the following questions.
1. Who is the speaker?
- The poet is the speaker.
2. What was the horse doing?
- The horse was champing the grasses on the forest’s ferny floor.
3. Who were the listeners?
- The listeners were a host of ghosts.
4. How did the Traveller feel when nobody answered?
- The traveller was confused when nobody came to answer him.
5. What kind of feeling does the poem create?
- The poem creates a feeling of mystery.
D. Work in pairs and answer the questions given below.
1. Of the forest’s ferny floor.
Pick out the words alliterated.
- forest’s ferny floor
2. Pick out the rhyming words from the poem.
- head – said
- sill – still
- then – men
- hall – call
3. Write the words which are used to create a sense of mystery.
- host of phantom listeners.
- Stood listening in the quiet of the moonlight.
- the faint moon beams on the dark stair
- empty hall
- lonely Travellar’s call
