The Old brown horse 2

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• Leerjaar 6

THE OLD BROWN HORSE

Expected Learning Outcomes

Learners will be able to:-

1. Read a poem describing an old brown horse.

2. evaluate questions answer it accordingly.

3. identify the poetic device used in the poem

4. identify and relate to the idea and the theme of the poem "The old brown horse".

Warm Up

Which of the following statements do you agree ?
(a) Human lives are more valuable than animal lives, or (b) all life is precious. Elucidate.

Sometimes a friendly soul will stop

Near the fence, where the tired old head

Rests wearily on the topmost bar,

And a friendly word is said.

Then the old brown horse gives a little sigh

As he feels the kindly touch

Of a hand on his mane or his shaggy coat,

And he doesn't mind so much.

"Then the old brown horse gives a little sigh
As he feels the kindly touch."
Choose the synonym of 'sigh' from the options given below.

1. cheerful
2. jovial
3. moan
4. All of the above options

Identify the line which is yet to take place in the horse's life.

Then the old brown horse gives a little sigh
As he feels the kindly touch
Of a hand on his mane or his shaggy coat,
And he doesn't mind so much.
Write a pair of rhyming words from the above stanza

So if you pass by the field one day,

Just stop for a word or two

With the old brown horse who was once as young

And as full of life as you.

He'll love the touch of your soft young hand,

And I know he'll seem to say

“Oh, thank you, friend, for the kindly thought

For a horse who has had his day."

What is a phrase? Explain the phrase "had my day"

"For a horse who has had his day".
Identify the poetic device in the above lines.

"With the old brown horse who was once as young
And as full of life as you"
Identify the antonym of "full" from the options given below.

1. brimming
2. vacant
3. cramped
4. congested

The horse is abandoned because

1. Its master died in a accident.
2. It is very lazy.
3. It is aged and is not its master’s choice.
4. Its master hates it.

The theme of a piece of poetry, a short story, a novel, or even a work of art, is the underlying message that the writer or artist wants to convey. Example : love hate,nature etc.

List few possible themes of the poem "the old brown horse"

What request does the poet make to the readers?

Imagine you saw a bird lying injured and unable to fly, on your street .What would you do?

CompleteEx.13.4 (question/answers )in your notebook.

Success Criteria: Now, I CAN
Read a poem describing an old brown horse.
evaluate questions answer it accordingly.
identify the poetic device used in the poem
identify and relate to the idea and the theme of the poem "The old brown horse".

1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Need help
4. Not sure