ENGLISH WORKSHOP
1. If you were asked to draw a detailed picture of the scene described in the poem, what object, animals, natural features, etc. will you show in the picture? Make a list.
Answers :
The drawing should include:
- A bright full moon in the night sky.
- Silver trees with silver fruits shining under the moonlight.
- A dog sleeping in its kennel, with silver paws.
- Doves resting in their cote (small shelter).
- A mouse running with silver claws and eyes.
- Fish staying still in a silver-colored stream.
2. Write the rhyming words and the rhyme scheme of the poem.
✅ Rhyming Words:
- Moon – shoon
- Sees – trees
- Catch – thatch
- Log – dog
- Peep – sleep
- By – eye
- Gleam – stream
✅ Rhyme Scheme:
- The poem follows the AABB rhyme scheme (each pair of lines rhyme).
3. Underline the word silver/silvery in the poem. In which lines does it occur? What pattern does it show?
✅ The word “silver/silvery” appears in the following lines:
- “Walks the night in her silver shoon;”
- “Silver fruit upon silver trees;”
- “Her beams beneath the silvery thatch;”
- “With paws of silver sleeps the dog;”
- “Of doves in silver feathered sleep;”
- “With silver claws, and silver eye;”
- “By silver reeds in a silver stream.”
✅ Pattern it shows:
- The word “silver” is repeated in almost every line.
- It creates a dreamlike and magical feeling.
- It emphasizes the moonlight’s effect on everything.
4. Can you think of a parallel scene of dawn/evening when everything is steeped in golden light?
✅ A similar scene can be:
At sunrise (dawn):
- The sky turns golden-orange.
- The sunlight shines on trees and fields, making them glow in golden light.
- The birds wake up and start chirping.
- The dew on grass sparkles like gold.
At sunset (evening):
- The setting sun colors the sky in golden-red hues.
- The rivers and lakes reflect golden light.
- The clouds appear orange and golden.
- The houses and trees look warm under the golden glow.
✅ Message:
- Just like the moon turns everything silver, the sunlight turns everything golden.
- It shows how nature changes beautifully at different times of the day.
5. The same landscape appears different at different times. What message can we draw from this?
✅ Message:
- Nature changes its appearance depending on the time of day.
- Morning brings brightness and energy, while night brings peace and calmness.
- Everything in life has different perspectives – just like the same place looks different under the sun and the moon.
- It teaches us to appreciate nature in all its forms.
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