Question

“Custard the dragon had big sharp teeth,

And spikes on top of him and scales underneath,

Mouth like a fireplace, chimney for a nose,

And realio, trulio daggers on his toes.”

i) Who was Custard?

ii) What was beneath his body?

iii) How does his nose look like?

iv)Which poetic device is used in the above lines “Mouth like a fireplace, chimney for a

nose”?

a) Personification b) Simile c) Metaphor​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.) dragon

2.) scales

3.) chimney

4.) metaphor

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Answer 2

Answer:

i) Custard is a dragon with big sharp teeth.

ii) Scales are present beneath Custard's body.

iii) Custard's nose looks like a chimney.

iv) The poetic device used in the above lines "Mouth like a fireplace, chimney for a nose" is Simile.

Explanation:

i) In the first line of the extract , Custard is introduced as a dragon.

ii) In the second line of the extract , it is seen that Custard has spikes on top of him and scales underneath him.

iii) In the third line of the extract, the author compares the nose of custard to a chimney.

iv) Simile is a poetic device used for comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as .

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