Class 8 : Unit 6 - Poem *Lessons in Life
A. Comprehension Questions
1. What is planting a flower compared to?
Having a friend is compared to planting
a flower.
2. What does the tiniest creature need?
The tiniest creature needs room.
3. What do the smallest gifts deserve?
The smallest gifts deserve thank
you.
4. What will happen if you fail to give importance to
others?
Everyone is important in our
life. If we fail to give importance to others, they will forget us and we will
feel bad.
5. What life lesson you learn from the poem?
We should respect all and they
will respect us.
6. Pick out the rhyming words from stanza III.
Sad - bad
7. Explain the phrase “Having a
friend is like planting a flower.”
It
compares having a friend to planting a flower, which requires care and love to
grow and flourish.
Figures of speech
1. Simile:
Exercise:
Answer the following.
1.Write a sentence using ‘as fast as the wind’.
The cheetah is running as fast
as the wind.
2. Write a simile using the word ‘like’.
The soldier is fighting like a
lion in the battle.
3. Think of a simile using the word ‘as’.
Her voice was as sweet as the sound
of the bird in the morning.
4. What does ‘as smart as a fox’ mean?
The phrase "as smart as a
fox" is a simile that means someone is very clever, resourceful, or
cunning.
2. Metaphor:
Exercise:
1. Which of the given option is a Metaphor?
a) Life is like a chocolate box. b) Raj is like his twin
brother.
c) His words are pearls of
wisdom. d) The bus is slow as a snail.
2. What does "The world is a stage” mean?
It means that life is like a drama,
and people are like actors performing on a stage.
3. Identify the Metaphor in the sentence.
Her hair is always a rat’s nest in the morning.
Her hair was compared to a rat’s
nest.
4. Write a sentence with a Metaphor.
Her smile was sunshine on a
rainy day.
