Wednesday, February 12, 2025

FASHION – WHAT CLOTHES DO YOU WEAR

 

POEM: FASHION – WHAT CLOTHES DO YOU WEAR

PAUL WARREN


Word Meaning

1.         Air – (here) manner of appearance

2.         Dress down – intentionally wear the kind of clothes that will not attract attention

3.         Mar – spoil or damage

4.         Discrete – independent or distinct

 

C.2: From the text

a. What clothes do you like to wear and why?

I like to wear T-shirt and jeans because they are comfortable for daily activities.

 

b. What do you think the speaker means by repertoire in this context?

By the word repertoire, the speaker means that if fashion is part of your skill.

 

c. Is fashion part of your repertoire?

Yes, I believe that fashion is a part of my repertoire. I like to get dressed sensibly by choosing well.

C3. Answer the questions.

a. How did you feel when you read the poem for the first time?

When I read the poem for the first time, I feel good because of the subject to the poem and the way it has been discussed. It gave a new meaning of fashion.

 

b. My favourite line in the poem is

            ‘What clothes do you wear

            Do they give you the required air’

Because

I like to wear comfortable clothes which also goes well along with my personality.

 

c. My choice for an appropriate title for the poem is ‘Fashion Defines You’ because, I believe every line in the poem has the reflection of this chosen title.

 

d. List any two dress items you do not wear and why?

I do not wear long skirts and sari because I don’t feel comfortable in wearing them.

 

e. Identify the words that rhyme with these words from the poem.

            street – repeat, discrete

            repertoire – air, wear

 

f. Does this poem have a repeating rhyming scheme?

Yes

 

C6. Answer the following questions.

a. What image do you repeat… What does the word image mean here? What effect do you think repeating the image has on the person viewing it?

By the term image, the poet means to talk about the repeated outfits. I think repeating image has no such big impact on the viewer.

 

b. Do they give you the required air… What does the poet mean by the words required air?

By using the word required air the poet means to say that the clothes project your manner or make your appearance as you want it to be.

 

c. And for you is not too discrete… Why has the poet used the words not too discrete to talk about the image a person maintains?

The poet has used the words not too discrete because no matter how much one dresses their personality and their image would still look the same. Fashion should not damage your image.

 

C7. Answer the following questions

a. Do you agree with the poet’s assertion that people like to dress differently? Or, do you think that people from the same regions and climate tend to wear similar clothing? Discuss.

Yes, I agree with poet’s assertion that people like to dress differently, but I also believe that every region and climate have some clothing that is specific to them. But, in the latter scenario too, some would be seen dressed differently than the rest. Everyone has a different choice when it comes to dressing themselves up.

 

b. Imagine that a very fashion-conscious person is talking to a person who cares more about comfort than fashion. Write the conversation.

DO BY SELF

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