Have you ever seen a sheet on a river bed?
Or a single hair from a hammer’s head ?
Has the foot of a mountain any toes ?
And is there a pair of garden hose ?
Does the needle ever wink its eye ?
Why doesn’t the wing of a building fly ?
Can you tickle the ribs of a parasol ?
Or open the trunk of a tree at all ?
Are the teeth of a rake ever going to bite ?
Have the hands of a clock any left or right ?
Can the garden plot be deep and dark ?
And what is the sound of the birch’s bark ?
Q 1.) Fill in the blanks:-
The poet wonders if:
1. The teeth of a rake will ever ____.
2. The ____ of a mountain has any toes.
3. The ribs of an umbrella can be ____.
4. There can be a ___ on a river bed.
Q 2.)answer the following:
1. what does the poet want to know about a hammer?
2.what is the pun in the word 'plot' here?
3.write two lines from the poem that you find the most humorous. Jusstify your choice.
Answers
Q 1.) Fill in the blanks:-
The poet wonders if:
1. The teeth of a rake will ever __BITE__.
2. The _FOOT___ of a mountain has any toes.
3. The ribs of an umbrella can be _TICKLED___.
4. There can be a _SHEET__ on a river bed.
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Answer:
Have You Ever Seen?
Poem
Have you seen a sheet on a river bed?
Or a single hair from a hammer's head?
Has the foot of a mountain any toes?
And is there a pair of the garden hose?
Does a needle ever wink its eye?
Why doesn't the wing of a building fly?
Can you tickle the ribs of a parasol?
Or open the trunk of a tree at all?
Are the teeth of a rake ever going to bite?
Have the hands of a clock any left or right?
Is the garden plot quite deep and dark?
And what is the sound of the birch's bark?
Notes
a river bed - the bottom of a river, where the ground is
a hammer - a tool used for hitting things or forcing nails into wood that consists of a handle and a heavy metal top with one flat side
a foot of a mountain - the lower part of something; base; bottom
a garden hose - a very long tube for carrying water to a garden or a fire
a hose - old-fashioned socks, stockings, and tights
a needle eye - the hole at the top of a needle
a wing of the building - a part of a building that sticks out from the main part, especially one with a particular purpose
a trunk - boot of car
a trunk of a tree - the main part of a tree that the branches grow out of
birch's bark - the hard substance that covers a birch tree
to bark - to make the short loud sound that a dog makes