Poetry appreciation)A Answer the questions.1. What are some of the negative reactions to someone else's success which thepoet mentions?2. How does a true winner react to another's success?3. The poet says, 'You're building your mansion on sand! This is a metaphor. In ametaphor, a person or thing is compared to an unrelated person or thing by stathat they are similar in a particular way. What do you think a mansion stands fogiven line? What does the line mean?4. How does the poet describe a selfish person?5. Do you congratulate your opponent if he/she wins a game or competition agaGive reasons for your answer.6. What is the message of the poem? Do you agree with it?Then oth other successesB Match the words in column A with their definitions in column B.
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(1)-Not congratulating someone else after his/her success. And not encouraging them to do better are the negative reactions.
(2)-A true winner feels a sense of satisfaction on others success and congratulate and appreciate them.
(3)-The poet said these words to describe how selfish some people are. The word 'mansion' here stands for fake people and their fake appreciation and admiration.
(4)-The poet describe a selfish person who is unhappy with others success.
(5)-Yes, I will surely congratulate and appreciate my opponent if he/she wins a match or competition against me because I don't want myself to be counted as a selfish and mean person.
(6)-The message of the poem is that one should not take jealous of others success and just join them in their happiness. I We should not be selfish and mean to others by not admiring their work. I And I totally agree with this statement.