1. Do you think that the poet describes a once-in-a- experience this frequently? Give reasons for your answer. 2. Pick four nouns from the first stanza which paint the beach imagery immediately 3. Which line in the poem tells you that the poet did not feel the need to do much at the beach, just being there was enough for him? 4. When do you run away from the wavelets-when water is coming on to the beach or when it is receding? 5. In the second stanza, the poet describes a childhood experience which is particularly enjoyable. What is it? 2. There are many people who 3. The speaker spes prepared 4. He does not enjoy the 5. The children know his 6. The children ask him to 7. The speaker enjoys pla 8. He knows exactly wh 9. He is a young, energ 10. His wife goes with 11. He spends many ho 6. What might you find in the water left behind by the waves? 7. The third stanza describes another activity which thrills children. What is it? 12. He enjoys the clos 8. The treasures that children collect from the beach usually remain with them even after they have grown up. Why do you think children do so? S 9. Can sound appear? Do you want to replace the word appear with a more suitable word? What can that be? Why do you think the poet has opted for the word appear? Speaking Can you recall and memories? Make a what happened the 10. The fourth stanza talks about the different kinds of enjoyment that a beach offers to children. What are they? 11. Can you experience the feeling that the poet describes in the last three lines when you visit a crowded city? How is the experience different? Vocabula Can you say, A homophone own spelling an I went to my family and I and there we were one, Look at these with the crowd, the hustle and the bustle'? berth and birti and meanings Berth means Birth means Why/Why not? Explain. 72
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1. Do you think that the poet describes a once-in-a- experience this frequently? Give reasons for your answer. 2. Pick four nouns from the first stanza which paint the beach imagery immediately 3. Which line in the poem tells you that the poet did not feel the need to do much at the beach, just being there was enough for him? 4. When do you run away from the wavelets-when water is coming on to the beach or when it is receding? 5. In the second stanza, the poet describes a childhood experience which is particularly enjoyable. What is it? 2. There are many people who 3. The speaker spes prepared 4. He does not enjoy the 5. The children know his 6. The children ask him to 7. The speaker enjoys pla 8. He knows exactly wh 9. He is a young, energ 10. His wife goes with 11. He spends many ho 6. What might you find in the water left behind by the waves? 7. The third stanza describes another activity which thrills children. What is it? 12. He enjoys the clos 8. The treasures that children collect from the beach usually remain with them even after they have grown up. Why do you think children do so? S 9. Can sound appear? Do you want to replace the word appear with a more suitable word? What can that be? Why do you think the poet has opted for the word appear? Speaking Can you recall and memories? Make a what happened the 10. The fourth stanza talks about the different kinds of enjoyment that a beach offers to children. What are they? 11. Can you experience the feeling that the poet describes in the last three lines when you visit a crowded city? How is the experience different? Vocabula Can you say, A homophone own spelling an I went to my family and I and there we were one, Look at these with the crowd, the hustle and the bustle'? berth and birti and meanings Berth means Birth means Why/Why not? Explain. 72
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