Class 7: TERM III _ UNIT I- 1- Sea Fever – Poem

 

TERM III _ UNIT I- 1- Sea Fever – Poem

 

Warm Up

Rescue the sinking words!

1.       Voyage

2.       Ship

3.       Harbour

4.       Waves

5.       Expedition

6.       Island

7.       Sailor

8.       Navigate

 

B. Choose the best answer.

1. The title of the poem ‘Sea Fever’ means ______________________.

a) flu fever b) the poet’s deep wish to be at sea c) the poet’s fear of the sea

2. The poet asks for ___________________.

a) a fishing net b) a big boat c) a tall ship

3. The poet wants to lead a life at sea like __________________.

a) the gulls and whales b) the penguins and sharks c) the pelicans and dolphins

 

C. Read the lines and answer the questions.

1. I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky

    Where does the poet want to go?

    The poet wants to go to the sea.

2. And the wheel’s kick and the winds song and the white sail’s shaking

    What according to the poet are the pleasures of sailing?

  According to the poet, watching the wheel’s kick and the song of the wind and the shaking of the sail are the pleasures of the sailing .                

3. And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying

    Why does the poet ask for a windy day?

    The poet asks for a windy day as it would blow away thick white clouds from the sky to sail forward.

4. And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow rover.

   What kind of human company does the poet want?

    The poet wants the human company who is fellow sailor or wanderer like him.

5. And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over

    What does the poet want to do after his voyage is over?

     The poet wants to have sound sleep with sweet dreams after his stay in the ship.

D. Poem Appreciation.

1. Fill in the blanks with correct rhyming words from the poem.

  Sky   -  by,    knife- life,       rover- over

2. Quote the line that has been repeated in the poem.

   I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,

3. Write the poetic device which is used in the line below.

And a grey mist on the sea’s face. -  Imagery and Personification

4. What poetic device is used for the comparison in the below line?

 where the wind’s like a whetted knife. - Simile

E. The poem has many visual and sound images. Complete the table with examples from the poem. The first one has been done for you. 

Visual images	Sound images
Wheel’s kick	Wind’s song
White sails shaking	Wild call
Grey dawn	Clear call
Running tide	Windy call
White clouds flying
Blown spume