Question

Appearances are deceptive, is an apt summation of the poem. Elucidate

Answer 1

Answer:

First stanza

we are introduced to Belinda who lives with her pets in a white house. These pets are a black kitten, a gray mouse, a yellow dog and a dragon. They all use a red wagon when they want to go out somewhere.

second stanza

we are told that the kitten being black is known as Ink, the mouse being tiny as Blink, the dog being yellow as Mustard, and the dragon being cowardly as Custard.

third stanza

we are told that Custard was a full-grown dragon and could easily defend himself against any danger, for he had sharp teeth, spikes on his back, scales beneath his belly and dagger-like toes. He could also breathe fire

fourth para

we are told that Belinda, Ink, Blink and Mustard were all brave, even though they were much smaller in size than Custard, but that Custard was so cowardly that he preferred to be caged if that would keep him safe

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Answer 2

Answer:

Meeting people for the first time, we always make a judgment based on their appearances. In the poem among Belinda's pets, the dragon Custard, is the most fiercest looking, yet he is the most cowardliest of them. Whereas the others, even though tiny compared to him, were braver.