TO A BUTTERFLY, William Wordsworth
WORD MEANING
1. self-poised - self-confident
2. weary - very tired
3. lodge - to stay
4. santuary - a safe place; a place where people/animal are given shelter
5. feed - to give food
6. plot - area
A. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.
1. How long has the narrator been watching the butterfly?
The boy
has been watching the butterfly a full half-hour.
2. What does the narrator say to reassure the butterfly about
safety and rest.
“Here
rest your wings when they are weary”, and “Come to us often, fear no wrong”, is
the word narrator say to reassure the butterfly about the safety and rest.
3. What does the narrator wish to talk about with the butterfly?
The
narrator wishes talk of sunshine and of song, and summer days when they were young;
sweet childish days, that were as long, as twenty days are now.
B. READ THE LINES AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
1. And, little Butterfly! Indeed,
I know not if you sleep or feed.
a. Why does the narrator call the butterfly ‘little’?
The
narrator calls the butterfly ‘little’ because of its size. It is small indeed.
b. Which two words in these lines match with each other?
‘Indeed’
and ‘feed’ are two rhythmic words match with other.
2. This plot of orchard-ground is ours;
My trees they are, my Sister’s flowers
a. Who is
saying these lines and to whom?
The
narrator is saying these lines to the Butterfly.
b. Who
does the orchard belong to?
The
orchard belongs to the narrator and his sister.
3. Here lodge as in a sanctuary!
a. Who is being asked to ‘lodge as in a sanctuary’?
The Butterfly
is being asked to ‘lodge as in a sanctuary’.
b. What does the word ‘sanctuary’ mean?
The word ‘sanctuary’
means the place or shelter, where birds and animal can stay safely.
c. Which place is being referred to as a sanctuary and why?
The
narrator’s orchard-ground is referred to as sanctuary because there the
Butterfly could come and rest its wings when they are weary.
C. THINK AND ANSWER
1. Imagine the butterfly talking to a flower. What would they be
talking about? Write a dialogue between the flower and the butterfly.
STUDETNS MUST ATTEMPT ASNWERING THIS BY
SELF.
2. A butterfly is a very delicate creature. Can you think of more
such delicate creature? Write about what makes them so delicate.
Sparrow,
goldfish are also very delicate creature. They are very sensitive to touch,
climatic change and easily affected by change in the surroundings. They are
wonderful in their own environment and is not capable of adjusting themselves
with the change around them.
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