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Answer: No, it is an imaginative story. It is a legend. The third, stanza of the poem is very important., , 7. What is a legend? Why is this poem called a legend?, , Answer: A legend is a story from ancient times about people and, events. The title of the poem tells that it is a legend. The poet, himself says that ‘I don’t believe it is true’., , 8. Write the story of ‘A Legend of the Northland’ in about ten, sentences., , Answer: The poem is a story of an old woman. She is asked by, Saint Peter for alms who has become weak because of fasting and, travelling. But her greed forces her not to give him anything. He, becomes angry and makes her a woodpecker who bores hard, dry, wood to get food. Her clothes are burnt to ashes and she is left with, a cap on her head. She continues boring into hard wood for her, little food., , II. 1. Let’s look at words at the end of the second and fourth lines,, viz., ‘snows’ and ‘clothes’, ‘true’ and ‘you’, ‘below’ and ‘know’., We find that ‘snows’ rhymes with ‘clothes’, ‘true’ rhymes with, ‘you’ and ‘below’ rhymes with ‘know’., , Find more such rhyming words., , Answer:, , Earth-hearth, done-one, lay-away, another-over, flat-that, faintsaint, form- worm, food-wood, same-flame., , 2. Unwanted, , Additional Short Answer Type Questions and Answers., , 1. Why was Saint Peter tired and hungry?, , Answer: Saint Peter was a holy man. He used to preach people., For his preaching he often made long journey. During the course of