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had to dance to the tune of, a ‘crime’, and, , ced to act many roles and became tired. He a, the new generation. The slap was, , The teacher was for rol, the student. The child is a representative 0, , ‘ » ’, the teacher underwent due punishment,, , B. Review of the Poems ean, 1. Any Woman — KATHERINE . a, ‘Any Worst is ameaningful poem. It is written by the famous poet Katherine l'ynan., Woman is the pillar and key stone of the house. Children get love and affection from the, Mother holds the family together. Mother is the foundation, protection and, , mother. ¢, decoration of the house. The poem ends with a prayer to the God. The poem is full of, , metaphors. That makes the poem very effective., , 2. Mending Wall- ROBERT FROST, ‘Mending wall 'is a symbolic poem. It is written by the famous poet Robert Frost., It has a good theme. The poet says that Nature is against wall. Poet is against the wall., , Neighbour supports the wall. He says that 'good fences make good neighbours.’, The poet is modern but the neighbour is conservative. The neighbour always follows the, , words of his father. The poem gives us a good message. The poet has used the figures of, , speech such as personification and metaphor., , 3 Stammer-SATCHIDANANDAN, Stammer is a poem written by Satchidanandan. Stammer is not a handicap. It is a mode of, speech. Itis alanguage. When all people stammer it becomes their mother tongue., Everybody stammers in this world. Even God might have stammered when he created, man. Stammer is a meaningful poem. It has a good message., , 4 Rice-CHEMMANAM CHACKO, , Rice’ is a beautiful poem written byChemmanam Chacko. The poet says that farmers of, , Kerala are not interested in food crops. Farmers plant rubber and arecanut palms. The, poet was eager to eat a meal of ‘athikira' rice. But he saw his brother bringing wheat from, , ration shop. Farmers think that the rubber is profitable. The poem is a satire. The poet has, used many figures of speech. 'Ship of the sky' is an example for metaphor., , ° This is Going to Hurt Just a Little Bit— OGDEN NASH, , This is going to hurt a little bit' is an interesting poem. It is written by Ogden Nash., , Sitting in a dentist chair is a painful experience. It causes both mental and physical pain, , The dentist is polishing our teeth. But we feel that he is demolishing our teeth. ,, , We lose our control. We can’t be smart in front of the dentist. The poet has used many, ared to a section of road. The poet has used many, , figures of speech. The mouth is comp, figures of speech such as simile, metaphor and paradox., , C. Important Characters, , 1. Nomita, Nomita is the central character in the short story “Matchbox”. Nomita is the wife of Ajit