Notes Class 9 Chapter 1.3 Kumarbharati English Maharashtra Board

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“Have You Ever Seen…?”

1. Homographs

What are Homographs?

• Homographs are words that have the same spelling but different meanings depending on how they are used in a sentence.
• Example:
  • “Fair” in “A temple fair attracts a crowd” means a festival.
  • “Fair” in “Her performance was fair” means average or just.

Activity: Find 5 Homographs and Write Sentences

• You need to think of 5 homographs and write 2 sentences for each to show their different meanings.
• Example:

       1. Bat

• • (a) The bat flew silently in the night. (an animal)
  • (b) He hit the ball with a bat. (a sports tool)

      2. Tear

• • (a) A tear rolled down her cheek. (water from eyes)
  • (b) Don’t tear the paper. (to rip)

     3. Wind

• • (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (moving air)
  • (b) Wind the clock to make it work. (to twist)

      4. Bow

• • (a) She tied a bow on the gift. (a knot)
  • (b) The actor took a bow after the play. (to bend forward)

       5. Lead

• • (a) Lead is a heavy metal. (a material)
  • (b) She will lead the team to victory. (to guide)

2. Puns

What is a Pun?

• A pun is a play on words where a word with the same spelling or sound has more than one meaning, often to create humor.
• Example:
  • A: “How’s life?”
  • B: “Hell, O! It’s a strife.” (Hell-O sounds like Hello, and strife means struggle.)

Activity: Find 4 Examples of Puns

• Ask your parents or teacher for help. Here are some examples:
  1. “I’m reading a book on anti-gravity-it’s hard to put down.”
  2. “The math book was sad because it had too many problems.”
  3. “Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.”
  4. “I used to be a baker, but I couldn’t make enough dough.”

3. Interrogation in Poetry

What is Interrogation?

• In poetry, interrogation means asking a question not to get an answer, but to emphasize a point or make the reader think.
• Example:
  • “When can their glory fade?” (to show glory lasts forever)
  • “Isn’t it time for the autumn’s glow?” (to highlight autumn’s beauty)

Activity: Find 3-4 Examples from Poems

• Look in books or online. Examples:
  1. “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” (Shakespeare)
  2. “Who can resist the charm of spring?”
  3. “Can the stars ever lose their shine?”
  4. “Why does the wind whisper so softly?”

Poem: “Have You Ever Seen…?” by Anonymous

• Summary:

This is a fun poem full of questions that mix up meanings of words (homographs) and make you imagine silly things, like a “sheet on a river bed” or “teeth of a rake biting.”

Key Words and Their Meanings:

• Hose: (1) a flexible tube, (2) stockings or tights.
• Parasol: an umbrella.
• Plot: (1) a piece of land, (2)