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Word, , Meaning, , Escape, , To get clear, away, , Pursuing, , Chasing, , Curving, , Turns, , Graceful, , attractive, , Gliddes, , Creepas, , Stroke, , hit, , Reeds, , Hollow, Stems, , Harmless, , Not, dangerous, , Observed, , Was seen, , Chased away, , Was, followed, , Vanished, , Out of the, sight, , Ripples, , Waves, , Slim, , Thin, , COMPREHENSION OF, STANZAS, STANZA 1

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"The snake trying, to escape the pursuing stick,, with sudden carvings of thin, long body. How beautiful, and graceful are his shapes!, He glides through the water away, front the stroke"., Questions :, (a) Name the poem and the poet., (b) What is the snake trying to escape from?, (c) Why does he take sudden carvings of his body?, (d) What looks beautiful and graceful?, (e )Where does the snake go and why?, , Answers :, (a) The name of the poem is ‘The Snake Trying’ and the name of the poet is `W.W.E., Ross’., (b) The snake is trying to escape from the pursuing stick., (c) He takes sudden curves of his body to escape himself from the stroke of the stick., (d) His shapes of the body while taking carvings look graceful and beautiful., (e) The snake goes through the water to save himself., , STANZA 2, "0 let him go, over the water, into the reeds to hide, without hurt. Small and green, He is harmless even to children"., , Questions :, (b) Who does ‘him’ refer to in the first line of the stanza?, (c) Where is he going?, (d) Of what size and colour is he?, (e) What is his nature?, , Answers :

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(b) ‘Him’ refers to the snake., (c) He is going over the water into the reeds., (d) He is of small size and green colour., (e) He is of good nature., , STANZA 3, "Along the sand, he lay until observed, and chased away, and now, he vanishes in the ripples, among the green slim reeds"., , Questions :, (a) Who does `he’ refer to in this stanza?, (b) Where was he lying?, (c)When was he chased?, (d) Where does he vanish?, (e) Of what colour are the reeds?, Answers :, (a) ‘He’ refers to the snake., (b) He was lying on the sand., (c) He was chased when someone observed him., (d) He vanishes in the ripples among the reeds., (e) The reeds are of green colour., , Book Work:1. What is the snake trying to escape from?, Ans: The snake is attempting to escape the person chasing it with a stick and attempting, to strike it., 2. Is it a harmful snake? What is its color?, Ans: It is not a dangerous snake. Its modest size makes it safe for children from getting, harm. The color of the snake is bright green., 3. The poet finds the snake beautiful. Find the words he uses to convey its beauty., Ans: The poet uses the terms "beautiful" and "graceful" to emphasize the snake's, attractiveness. He also used the word "harmless" to characterize its one-of-a-kind trait,, which the poet believes is the snake's charm.

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4. What does the poet wish for the snake?, Ans: The snake, according to the poet, should be left alone. He wants the snake to cross, the pond and hide deeper in the reeds. The poet thinks the snake's charm and, appearance are unique characteristics., 5. Where was the snake before anyone saw it and chased it away? Where does the snake, disappear?, Ans: The snake lay in the sand until it was noticed and scared away. In the ripples of the, lake, the snake vanished amongst the green reeds., 6. Find out as much as you can about different kinds of snakes (from books in the library,, or from the Internet). Are they all poisonous? Find out the names of some poisonous, snakes., Ans: No, snakes aren't all poisonous. Indian Cobra, Common Krait, Russell's Viper, and, Saw-scaled Viper are some of the deadly snakes.