Q14. Read the poem given below. Two Fishers One morning, when spring was in her teens — A morn to a poet's wishing, All tinted in delicate pinks and greens — Miss Bessie and I went fishing. I, in my rough and easy clothes, With my face at the sunshine's mercy; She with her hat tipped down to her nose, And her nose tipped — vice versa. I with my rod, my reel, and my hooks, And a hamper for lunching recesses; She with the bait of her comely looks, And the scene of her golden tresses. So, we sat us down on the sunny dike, Where the white pond-lilies teeter, And I went to fishing, like quaint old Ike, And she like Simon Peter. All the noon, I lay in the light of her eyes, And dreamily watched and waited; But the fish were cunning and would not rise, And the baiter alone was baited. And, when the time of departure came, The bag was flat as a flounder; But Bessie had neatly hooked her game — A hundred-and-fifty-pounder. Answer the questions given below
(a) What did the poet take with him when he went fishing? (1 mark)
(b) What is the main idea of the poem? (1 mark) (i) The poet set out to catch some fish, but he wound up being caught instead. (ii) Fishing is a difficult task, and only the old can do it well. (iii) Picnics and fishing make people happy.
(c) Write the rhyme scheme of this poem. (2 mark)
(e) Frame sentence for the words given below. (2 marks) (i) Delicate (ii) Cunning
(f) Write a metaphor used in the poem. What do you think the poet is trying to explain using the metaphor? (3 mark)
(g) What is the poet’s purpose of writing this poem? (1 mark) (i) To send a message to the readers and give them something to think about (ii) To be humorous or funny (iii) To share his or her feelings about something
Answers
the correct answer is kelvin josh
The answers are as follows:
a) The poet wore his rough and easy clothes and took his rod, reel, and hooks for fishing. Besides this, he also took a hamper for lunch.
b) The main idea of the poem is as follows:
Option (i) The poet set out to catch some fish, but he wound up being caught instead. The poet was caught in the beauty and charm of Miss Bessie, as a fish is caught in the net.
c) The rhyme scheme of the given poem is as follows:
ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL
- Each alphabet refers to a similar rhyme.
- For example, A refers to the rhyming words teens and greens. Similarly, B refers to the rhyming words wishing and fishing. The following alphabets are also employed similarly.
e) The sentences are as follows:
i) Delicate- The delicate rose petals tore by the slightest force.
ii) Cunning- The cunning landowner tricked him into paying double rent.
f) The metaphor used in the poem is 'when spring was in her teens.'
- By using this metaphor, the poet has tried to create a sober and beautiful ambiance in the poem. 'Spring was in her teens' means that spring was in its full bloom with new colorful leaves growing on trees and a calm, cool wind flowing in the air.
g) The poet's purpose in writing this poem is as follows:
iii) To share his or her feelings about something.
- The entire poem speaks about the feelings and emotions that he experienced while fishing with Miss Bessie. He wants his readers to understand his feelings. Hence he wrote this poem.