The old brown horse

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Expected Learning Outcomes

Learners will be able to :

1. Read a poem describing an old brown horse.

2. evaluate questions and answer them accordingly.

3. explore more about the author W.F.Holmes.

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

Do you think animals have feelings? How do they express them?

How can you express your affection for an animal?

About the Poet

Oliver Wendell Holmes (August 29, 1809 – October 7, 1894) was an American physician, poet based in Boston. He was acclaimed by his peers as one of the best writers of the day.

The old brown horse looks over the fence

In a weary sort of way.

He seems to be saying to all who pass:

“Well, folks, I've had my day-

I'm simply watching the world go by,

And nobody seems to mind,

As they're dashing past in their motor-cars,

A horse who is lame and half-blind."

"The old brown horse looks over the fence
In a weary sort of way."

Choose the synonym of 'weary' from the options given below.

1. exhausted
2. tired
3. fatigued
4. All of the above options

Identify two adjectives from the stanza and frame sentences.

The old brown horse looks over the fence
In a weary sort of way.
He seems to be saying to all who pass:
“W ell, folks, I've had my day-
Identify the rhyming scheme of the above stanza.

The old brown horse has a shaggy coat,

But once he was young and trim,

And he used to trot through the woods and lanes

With the man who was fond of him.

But his master rides in a motor-car,

And it makes him feel quite sad

When he thinks of the days that used to be,

And of all the times they had.

"The old brown horse has a shaggy coat,
But once he was young and trim."

Choose the synonym of young.

1. youthful
2. juvenile
3. childlike
4. All of the above options

Why do you think the horse’s coat is shaggy?

"I'm simply watching the world go by"
What is the horse trying to tell us here?

Complete the PEP activity on page number 157.

Success Criteria : NOW I CAN
Learners will be able to :
Read a poem describing an old brown horse.
evaluate questions answer it accordingly.
explore more about the author W.F.Holmes.
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

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