.png)
Class 8
ENGLISH HONEYDEW
THE ANT AND THE CRICKET
Honeydew Class 8 Chapter 1 The Ant and The Cricket Questions from Textbook
Working with the poem:
1. The cricket says, “Oh! What will become of me?” when does he say it, and why?
Answer: The cricket says, “Oh! What will become of me?” when the winter comes and there is nothing to be found for eating.
2. (i) Find in the poem the lines that mean the same as “Neither a borrower nor a lender be”.
Answer: In the poem “The Ant and the Cricket” the lines that mean the same as “Neither a borrower nor a lender be” are “we ants never borrow; we ants never lend”.
(ii) What is your opinion of the ant’s principles?
Answer: The ants are always hardworking and self-dependent. So, they never have to kneel down in front of anybody. The ants’ principle gives a good message too the mankind also.
3. The ants tell the cricket to “dance the winter away”. Do you think the word ‘dance’ is appropriate here? If so, why?
Answer: Yes, the word ‘dance’ is appropriate because the ants slam the cricket for his careless behavior. The ants work hard throughout the summer, but the cricket enjoys his summer singing and dancing. So, the ants refuse to help him.
4. (i) Which lines in the poem express the poet’s comment?
Answer: In the poem, “The Ant and the Cricket”, the lines which express the poet’s comment are “Folks call it a fable, I’ll warrant it true: some cricket have two legs and some have two.”
(ii) Write the comment in your own words.
Answer: The poet tries to warn that if people do not work hard they will suffer in the future. By saying two legs cricket, he wants to point out the lazy people.
Honeydew Class 8 Chapter 1 The Ant and The Cricket More Solutions
1. Who is the poet of "The Ant and The Cricket"?
Answer: "The Ant and The Cricket" is a poem adapted from Aesop's fable.
2. Write the Summary of the poem "The Ant and The Cricket".
Answer: "The Ant and The Cricket" is a poetic version of an Aesop's fable. Fables generally narrate a moral through stories run on animals as their main characters. The stories are designed for children in an attracting way with the inherent aim to convey a learning.
In this poem two characters the ant and the cricket live in a cold countryside. The ant is dedicated hard worker bound with duties to obtain foods and for other activities in life longing. But to its opposite the cricket is very careless and short sighted. He spends his summer days singing.
But, soon the winter arrives in the valley. Hard days begin for the cricket. He is left with no stock of food as he did not save enough in his good days. Snow covers the ground and not a crumb was to be found in the valley.
At last, he decides to seek some help from the ant because the ant has enough stock of food.
No comments:
Post a Comment