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1.
My heart was so light
that I sang day and night,
For all nature looked gay.
"You sang, Sir, you say"?
(a) Mention the rhyme scheme employed in the above lines
2.
He wished only to borrow;
He'd repay it tomorrow;
(a) Pick out the rhyming words in the above lines.
(b) Give more examples of rhyming words from the poem.
3.
Thus ending, he hastily lifted the wicket,
And out of the door turned the poor little cricket,
(a) The ant refused to help the cricket. Why?
(b) Explain the second line.
4.
5.
But we ants never borrow; we ants never lend.
(a) Why do you think ants neither borrow nor lend?
(b) Who says these lines to whom?
6.
Away he set off to a miserly ant,
To keep if, to keep him alive, he would grant
Him shelter from rain,
And a mouthful of grain.
(a) Whom did the cricket want to meet? Why?
(b) What would keep him alive?
7.
At last by starvation and famine made bold,
All dripping with wet, and all trembling with cold,
(a) What made the cricket bold?
(b) Why did the cricket drip and tremble?
8.
Not a crumb to be found
On the snow-covered ground
(a) What couldn't he find on the ground?
(b) Why was the ground covered with snow?
9.
Began to complain when he found that, at home,
His cupboard was empty, and winter was come.
(a) Who does he refer to?
(b) Why was his cupboard empty?
10.
A silly young cricket accustomed to sing
Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring
a) What was the routine of the cricket?
b) Name the seasons mentioned here.
11.
In this narrative poem, the poet brings out the idea that is essential for every creature. He conveys this message to the readers through a story of ________(1)________ .The ant spends all its summer saving ________(2)_______. The cricket ________(3)________ happily in the summer. He ________(4)________ anything for the winter. When winter comes, he is worried that his ________(5)________ is empty. So, he seeks the help of the ant to have ________(6)________ and a ________(7)________ to stay. The cricket was even prepared to repay it in the future. The ant made it clear that ants ________(8)________ . He also enquired the cricket if it had saved anything when the weather was fine. The cricket answered that it had sung day and night enjoying ________(9)________ . The ant threw the cricket out and stated in a stern voice it should dance in the winter season too. In his concluding lines, the poet affirms that this is not ________(10)________ but it is true and applicable to ________(11)________ also.
| (the pleasant nature, human beings, doesn’t save, warm place, kitchen cupboard, just a fable, saving for future, some grains, never borrow or lend, an ant and a cricket, sings and dances) |
12.
If given a chance, who would you want to be - the ant or the cricket? Justify your answer.
13.
Compare and contrast the attitude of the ant and the cricket.
14.
'Some crickets have four legs and some have two; Elucidate this statement from the poet's point of view.
1.
The rhyming scheme is "a a b b".
2.
a) Borrow - tomorrow
b) sing, spring; home, come; found, ground; see, tree; bold, cold; ant, grant; rain, grain; light, night; gay, say; wicket, cricket; true, two are other rhyming words in the poem.
3.
a) The ant refused to help the cricket because it spent the whole summer singing all day long and enjoying his good times during summer season. He lacked farsightedness, for he never had plans for his future
b) The ant chased the little careless and lazy cricket out of the door to fend for himself.
4.
5.
a) Since ants have the habit of saving something for the future, they are boldly saying they neither borrow nor lend, for borrowing or lending makes one a slave for the other
b) The ant says these lines to the cricket
6.
a) The cricket wanted to meet the ant, because he wanted to get shelter and borrow some grain.
b) Shelter from rain and a mouthful of grain would keep him alive
7.
a) Starvation and famine made the cricket bold.
b) It was winter and he had not made his shelter. So he dripped with wet and trembled with cold.
8.
a) He couldn’t find a single crumb –piece of bread on the ground.
b) The ground was covered with snow because it was winter season.
9.
a) 'He' refers to the cricket.
b) His cupboard was empty because he did not collect and preserve any grains for the winter
10.
a) The routine of the cricket was that he got accustomed to singing in summer and spring
b) Summer and Winter are the seasons mentioned here.
11.
(1) an ant and a cricket
(2) for future
(3) sings and dances
(4) doesn't save
(5) kitchen cupboard
(6) some grains
(7) warm place
(8) never borrow or lend
(9) the pleasant nature
(10) just a fable
(11) human beings
12.
| Poem | The Ant and the Cricket |
| Poet | Aesop |
| Theme | Forewarned is forearmed |
| Began to complain when he found that , at home, His cupboard was empty, and winter was come. |
I would obviously want to be the ant because the cricket is lazy whereas the ant is hard-working. The cricket was foolish enough not to see the future. He made no plans or provisions for the future. He lived in the present moment. He indulged in merrymaking and daydreaming and gave in to desires and passions. The ant, on the other hand, was wise and hard-working. He worked hard so that he could enjoy the future. The poet wants us to learn an important lesson in life. One must always save something for the future. One should not be foolish enough to just enjoy the present moment. ‘As you sow, so shall you reap.’ is a popular proverb that fits this story. We must be fare sighted enough to see our future and make plans accordingly. One should be ready for the good as well as the bad times ahead. This act of the ant is not only an eye-opener for the cricket but also for the human beings. We should not be like the cricket and ruin our future. So I would prefer to be the prudent miserly ant.
| But tell me, dear cricket, Did you lay anything by When the weather was warm? |
13.
| Poem | The Ant and the Cricket |
| Poet | Aesop |
| Theme | Forewarned is forearmed |
| A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring |
‘Aesop’s fables’ is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and a story teller believed to have lived in Greece between 620 and 564 B.C.E. These fables became popular when they emerged in print.
Through the story of the lazy cricket and the hardworking ant, the poet teaches us the virtue of hard work. The cricket was foolish enough not to see the future. He made no plans or provisions for the future. He lived in the present moment. The ant, on the other hand, was wise and hardworking. He worked hard so that he could enjoy the future. The poet wants us to learn an important lesson in life. One must always save for the future. One should not be foolish enough to just enjoy the present moment. ‘As you sow, so shall you reap.’ is a popular proverb that fits this story. We must be fare sighted enough to see our future and make plans accordingly. One should be ready for the good as well as the bad times ahead. This attitude of the ant is not only an eye-opener for the cricket but also for the human beings. We should not be like the cricket and ruin our future.
| But we ants never Borrow; we ants never lend |
14.
| Poem | The Ant and the Cricket |
| Poet | Aesop |
| Theme | Forewarned is forearmed |
| Not a crumb to be found |
‘Aesop’s fables’ is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and a story teller believed to have lived in Greece between 620 and 564 B.C.E. These fables became popular when they emerged in print.
Through the poem ‘The Ant and the Cricket’, the poet brings out the idea that it is essential for every creature to work hard for the future. In the poem, the ant spent all its summer saving for future, whereas the cricket sang and danced happily in the summer. He did not save anything for the winter. When winter came, he was worried that his kitchen cupboard was empty. So, he sought the help of the ant to have some grains and a warm place to stay. The ant made it clear that ants would never borrow or lend. He also enquired the cricket if it had saved anything when the weather was fine. The cricket answered that it had sung day and night enjoying the pleasant nature. Some crickets work as if they have only two legs. In his concluding lines, the poet affirms that this is not just a fable but it is true and applicable to human beings also.
| And out of the door turned the poor little cricket Folks call this a fable. |
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