Question

Comment on the opening of the poem,the frog and the nightingale. What strikes you the most attractive?

Answer 1

The poem begins like some interesting, famous fable. The poem’s first stanza says:

Once upon a time a frog

Croaked away in Bingle Bog

Every night from dusk to dawn

He croaked awn and awn and awn.

 

The beginning makes the poem appear to be quite appealing. The reader feels that in the rest of the poem, he will get to read an exciting story. His curiosity is aroused and he is eager to read the entire poem until the end.