Poems-Revision-class 9

• english
• Basisschool
• Groep 8

Expected Learning Outcomes:

I will be able to: 

• recall and share  the theme, tone and message  of the poems.
• answer the questions based on the poems .

On the basis of your understanding of the poems answer the questions on the next slides.

The 3 themes of the poem are:

The Themes of the poem:

Death: Death is the foremost theme in this poem. The cutting down of trees is equated with death. Every time Patel talks of cutting down a tree, he portrays it as killing it. The death the poet incorporates in this poem is both natural and spiritual.

Deforestation: Deforestation is another major theme. Deforestation has become a problem, especially in the modern times, where forests are cleared to make roads, or for furniture of for fossil fuel. It is incredibly harmful to the ecosystem and the imminent danger is felt throughout the poem.

Pain: Patel spins a very visual tale of pain where the reader can almost feel the hacks made at a tree. The ‘bleeding bark’ is the visual representation of the pain Patel envisions the tree going through.

Identify the tone of the poem

1. humble and humorous
2. incredulous and irreverent
3. sarcastic and caustic
4. naive and nasty

Identify the mood of the poet:

1. worried
2. sincere
3. evasive
4. jaded

“Consuming the earth, rising out of it.” Explain.

'It is to be roped, tied,
And pulled out, snapped out
or pulled out entirely'
Identify the literary poetic device used in the above lines.

What message is conveyed by the poet in the poem ' On killing a tree'. ?

No Men are Foreign

They, too, aware of sun and air and water,
Are fed by peaceful harvests, by war’s long winter starv’d.
Their hands are ours, and in their lines we read
A labour not different from our own.

EXPLAIN : war's long winter starv'd.
Also, identify the poetic device used in the second line.

METAPHOR AND TRANSFERRED EPITHET

.Metaphor- He compares war with winters since reduced resources are available at both these ends.

Transferred Epithet- 'Peaceful Harvests'-It is not the harvests that are peaceful but peaceful social and political conditions that prevent a shortage of crops and make harvests possible.

Let us remember , whenever we are told
To hate our brothers, it is ourselves
That we shall dispossess, betray, condemn .
Remember, we who take arms against each other.
Explain the given lines in your own words.

Justify the title of the poem ' No men are foreign'.

Please reach the assignment on MS-Teams.

Success Criteria:
I can:
*share the theme, message and tone of the poems.
*Identify the poetic devices used in the poems and answer the questions based on the poems.

1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Disagree
4. Need help