The Snake Trying

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• Secondary Education

Expected Learning Outcome

I will be able to:

• Differentiate between the types of snakes and tell how they are different from each other.   
• Read the poem and analyze it.   
• Identify the literary devices in the poem.   

• Answer the questions based on the poem.  

Q. Identify a non-poisonous snake.

Q. How is it different from a poisonous snake?

a.

b.

Are humans a threat to snakes? If yes, explain how? 

Let's read a poem

The Snake Trying

W.W.E Ross

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What does the poem tell us about the snake?

What message does the poem ‘The Snake Trying” give? 

Summary of the poem

In this poem, a harmless green - coloured snake tries to save itself from being hit by a person who is chasing it with a stick to kill it. The poet says that the snake is harmless even to children. People fear snakes and when they see one, they try to kill it with a stick. The snake tries to save itself and hides behind the green - coloured bushes of marshy plants growing in the water. It hides in the ripples of the water body in order to save itself. The snake disappears behind the marshy plants.

The snake trying
to escape the pursuing stick,
with sudden curvings of thin
long body. How beautiful
and graceful are his shapes!

What is the snake trying to escape from?

The snake trying
to escape the pursuing stick,
with sudden curvings of thin
long body. How beautiful
and graceful are his shapes!

Why does he take sudden curvings of his body?

The snake trying
to escape the pursuing stick,
with sudden curvings of thin
long body.

Identify the poetic device used in the above line.

1. Metaphor
2. Personification
3. Simile
4. None of these

The poet is using certain descriptions that are appealing to the sense organs. This is an example of _______

1. Simile
2. Imagery
3. Metaphor
4. None of these

What is the theme of the poem? 

The poet finds the snake beautiful. Find out the words it uses to convey its beauty. 

What idea do you form of the poet’s attitude towards all living creatures? 

How is the poem ‘The Snake Trying’ an inspirational poem?

Snakes are not harmful to human beings and we should avoid killing them. Explain the statement in context to the poem’ The Snake Trying’.

Now, I CAN:
*Differentiate between the types of snakes and tell how they are different from each other. 
*Identify the literary devices in the poem. 
*Answer the questions based on the poem.

1. Agree
2. Strongly Agree
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