Warming up !
1. Words that have the same spelling, but differ in meaning when used in different contexts are called homographs. For example,
(a) A temple fair attracts a lot of crowd.
Her performance in the test was fair.
(b) A rose is the king of flowers.
The sun rose with a golden glow.
- Think of 5 homographs and list them below. Then write 2 sentences of your own,
to bring out the difference in meanings.
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2. When words with the same spelling or pronunciation are used in such a way that they convey more than one meaning, the figure of speech involved is called pun.
A pun is a play upon words. For example,
A : Hello! How’s life ?
B : Hell, O ! It’s a strife.
Find other examples of pun with the help of your parents/teacher.
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(1) Atheism is a non-prophet institution.
(2) You can tune a guitar, but you can’t tuna fish. Unless of course you play.
(3) It isn’t fair that every girl is not fair.
(4) A blind man picked up a hammer and saw.
3. In poetry, when a question is asked, not to get an answer, but to emphasise a point or fact, it is an example of Interrogation.
For example :
• When can their glory fade?
• Isn’t it time for the autumn’s glow?
From a popular book of poems/the internet, write down 3-4 examples of Interrogation used in poetry.
- Can fish fly?
- Can birds swim?
- Do dogs meow?
- Do cats bark?
- Is hell hot?
ENGLISH WORKSHOP
1. From each line in the poem, pick out the word that is a homograph. Write its meaning in the context of the phrase used in the poem. Then write the other meaning implied in the question.
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2. Write 2 lines from this poem which you find most humorous. Justify your choice.
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(1) Does the needle ever wink its eye?
because thinking of someone holding a needle that is winking is humorous.
(2) Why doesn’t the wing of a building fly?
because thinking of a building flying with its wings is humorous.
3. Find from the poem, three examples of each :
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Interrogation
1.Does the needle ever wink its eye?
2.Why doesn’t the wing of a building fly?
3.And what is the sound of the birch’s bark?
Pun
1.Has the foot of a mountain any toes?
2.And is there a pair of garden hose?
3.Can you tickle the ribs of a parasol?
Personification
1.Does the needle ever wink its eye?
2.Are the teeth of a rake ever going to bite?
3.Can you tickle the ribs of a parasol?
Alliteration
1.A single hair from a hammer’s head?
2.Open the trunk of a tree at all?
3.Can the garden plot be deep and dark?
5. Read the following sentences carefully. Then fill in the blanks using appropriate words from the brackets, to make puns. (struck, numbered, too tired, developed, put down, homeless, old fashioned, reaction)
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(1) She had a photographic memory but never developed it.
(2) He was struggling to figure out how lightning works when it struck him.
(3) Every calendar’s days are numbered.
(4) A bicycle cannot stand on its own because it is too tired.
(5) I’m reading a book on anti-gravity. It’s impossible to put down the book .
(6) I’d tell you a chemistry joke but I know I wouldn’t get a reaction.
(7) What do you call Watson when Sherlock isn’t around? homeless.
(8) I would tell a history joke, but it’s too old fashioned.