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!, A, D, N, A, , AM, , ROBIN KLEIN
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Robin Klein is a poet who takes in his pen, the everyday and universal, happenings of life. Activities pertaining to small children are very dear, to him as they represent, innocence, love, smartness and their nature., Robin Mc Maugh Klein is and Australian author of books for children., She was born 28 February 1936, in Kempsey, New South Wales and, now resides near Melbourne. She writes Children’s and young adult, fiction. Some of her famous books are Hating Alison Ashley, People, might hear you, etc.
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Don’t bite your nails, Amanda!, Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda!, Stop that slouching and sit up straight,, Amanda!, , Hunch: bend, Slouching: sitting in a lazy way
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(There is a languid, emerald sea,, where the sole inhabitant is me—, a mermaid, drifting blissfully.), , Emerald: here, green color, Inhabitant: resident, Drifting: carried slowly by the water, Blissfully: happily
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Don’t bite your nails, Amanda!, Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda!, Stop that slouching and sit up straight,, Amanda!, (There is a languid, emerald sea,, where the sole inhabitant is me—, a mermaid, drifting blissfully.), Anaphora: Repeated use of a word at start of two or more lines (don’t bite… don’t hunch), Assonance: use of vowel sound ‘o’ (don’t hunch your shoulders), Rhyme: aaba ccc (Amanda, Amanda, straight, Amanda, sea, me, blissfully), Metaphor: use of word emerald sea for green colour of sea being similar to the colour of, emrald, Repetition: use of word ‘Amanda’, Imagery: drifting blissfully, Alliteration: ‘Stop that slouching and sit up straight’ - ‘s’ sound is being repeated at the start, of closely placed words., Allusion: ‘mermaid’ is a well known imaginary creature.
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LET US REVISE!, Q1- Who is the poet of the poem "Amanda"?, A) Leslie Norris, , B) Robert Frost, , C) Carolyn Wells, , D) Robin Klein, , Q2- What is the meaning of "slouching"?, A) Bend, , B) Sit in a lazy way, , C) lie down, , D) bend backwards, , Q3- What could Amanda do if she were a mermaid?, A) be in the green sea B) lead a relaxing life, above, , C) All of the above, , D) None of the, , Q4- Name the literary devices used in the line "Stop that slouching and sit up straight"., A) Anaphora, , B) Assonance, , C) Metaphor, , D) Alliteration
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Did you finish your homework, Amanda?, Did you tidy your room, Amanda?, I thought I told you to clean your shoes,, Amanda!
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(I am an orphan, roaming the street., I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet., The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.), , Orphan: A child whose parents are dead, Hushed: quiet and still place
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Did you finish your homework, Amanda?, ● Did you tidy your room, Amanda?, ● I thought I told you to clean your shoes, Amanda!, ● (I am an orphan, roaming a street., ● I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet., ● The silence is golden the freedom is sweet.), ●, , Anaphora: Repeated use of a word at start of two or more lines (did you finish….did you, tidy), Rhyme: Rhyme scheme is aada eee (Amanda, Amanda, shoes, Amanda, street, feet,, sweet), Assonance: use of vowel sound ‘o’ (Thought, told, you, your, shoes), Repetition: use of word ‘Amanda’, Metaphor: silence is golden - silence is said to be glorious like golden colour, freedom is sweet - freedom is said to be sweet in taste.
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LET US REVISE!, Q1- What does she want to do as an orphan?, A) walk freely in the streets B) play in dust with bare feet, None of the above, , C) All of the above, , Q2- Name the literary device used in the line "freedom is sweet", A) Anaphora, , B) Enjambment, , C) Metaphor, , D) Alliteration, , Q3- What had speaker asked Amanda to do?, A), , Doing her homework, , B) Sleeping, , C) Eating, , D) Jumping, , Q4- What does Amanda consider herself?, A), , Orphan, , B) Football player, , C) Intelligent, , D) Rich, , D)
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Don’t eat that chocolate, Amanda!, Remember your acne, Amanda!, Will you please look at me when I’m speaking to you,, Amanda!
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(I am Rapunzel; I have not a care;, life in a tower is tranquil and rare;, I’ll certainly never let down my bright hair!), , Rapunzel: A girl in the fairy tale by Brothers Grimm, Tranquil: calm, quiet, Rare: uncommon
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Don’t eat that chocolate, Amanda!, Remember your acne, Amada!, Will you please look at me when I’m speaking to you, Amanda!, (I am Rapunzel, I have not a care;, Life in a tower is tranquil and rare;, I’ll certainly never let down my bright hair!, Allusion: use of famous fairy tale character Rapunzel, Rhyme: rhyme scheme aafa ggg (Amanda, Amanda, you, Amanda, care, rare,, hair), Assonance: use of vowel sound ‘e’ and ‘o’ (Will you please look at me when I’m, speaking to you, Consonance: use of sound ‘r’ (I am Rapunzel; I have not a care …..Bright hair), Repetition: use of word ‘Amanda’
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LET US REVISE, Don”t eat the chocolate, Amanda !, Remember your acne, Amanda !, Will you please look at me when I’m speaking to you Amanda !, (a) Who is scolding Amanda ?, (b) Amanda should not eat chocolate because ………. ., (c) Amanda does not look at the speaker because ……….. ., (d) Which word in the passage refers to ‘memorize’ ?
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Stop that sulking at once, Amanda!, You’re always so moody, Amanda!, Anyone would think that I nagged at you,, Amanda!, , Sulking: be in a bad mood, Moody: unstable, Nagged: harass
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Stop that sulking at once, Amanda!, You’re always so moody, Amanda!, Anyone would think that I nagged at you, Amanda!, , Alliteration: ‘Stop that sulking’ - ‘s’ sound is repeated at the start of, closely placed words, Repetition: use of word ‘Amanda’, Rhyme scheme: aaha (Amanda, Amanda, you, Amanda)
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Instructions that Amanda did not, Like, ❖, ❖, ❖, ❖, ❖, ❖, ❖, ❖, ❖, ❖, , Don’t bite nails, Don’t hunch shoulders, Stop slouching and sit up, straight, Finish homework, Tidy the room, Clean the shoes, Don’t eat the chocolate, Look in the eyes when being, talked, Don’t sulk, Don’t be moody, , Desires of Amanda, To become mermaid So that she could live alone at a, peaceful place without any, instruction, To become Orphan –, So that she may not have any, guardian, to, give, her, strict, instructions., To become Rapunzel –, She would be happy even in a, secluded and prison like place where, she will not have anybody to instruct, her.
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Q1- How old do you think Amanda is? How do you know this?, Q2- Who do you think is speaking to her?, Q3- Why are Stanzas 2, 4 and 6 given in parenthesis?, Q4- Who is the speaker in Stanzas 2, 4 and 6? Do you think this speaker is, listening to the speaker in Stanzas 1, 3, 5, and 7?, Q5- What could Amanda do if she were a mermaid?, Q6- Is Amanda an orphan? Why does she say so?, Q7- Do you know the story of Rapunzel? Why does she want to be Rapunzel?, Q8- What does the girl yearn for? What does this poem tell you about, Amanda?, Q9- Read the last stanza. Do you think Amanda is sulking and is moody?
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Q1- How old do you think Amanda is? How do you know this?, A1- Amanda’s age could be between 10-12 years old. We can guess this, because of the reference to mermaid or Rapunzel. These stories are read by, children of age group of 10-12 years., Q2- Who do you think is speaking to her?, A2- One of her parents is speaking to her. We think that probably it could be, her mother. We think this because it’s a general perception that children are, taken care of by their mothers at home., Q3- Why are Stanzas 2, 4 and 6 given in parenthesis?, A3-Parenthesis is a remark that is added to a sentence, often to provide an, explanation. So, in stanzas 2, 4 and 6 parenthesis is used to describe the, reaction of child Amanda towards her mother’s continuous nagging.
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Q4- Who is the speaker in Stanzas 2, 4 and 6? Do you think this speaker is listening to, the speaker in Stanzas 1, 3, 5, and 7?, A4- The speaker in Stanzas 2, 4 and 6 is Amanda. No, she is not paying any attention to, what her mother says. She is lost in her own thoughts. She imagines herself as a mermaid,, an orphan and Rapunzel., Q5- What could Amanda do if she were a mermaid?, A5- The little girl Amanda wants to be a mermaid and the only resident of the beautiful, green sea. She thinks that her life will be very relaxing in the sea and she will be taken, away with the currents of water. She will be able to enjoy her freedom., Q6- Is Amanda an orphan? Why does she say so?, A6- No, Amanda is not an orphan as she is constantly being pointed out by one of her, parents in the poem. She said so because she is sad and depressed because of the, continuous scolding and nagging which she faces because of her parents. Therefore, she, feels that it would have been much better and peaceful if she would have been an orphan.
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Q7- Do you know the story of Rapunzel? Why does she want to be Rapunzel?, A7- The story of Rapunzel is of a girl who is captured by an old witch in a, tower. The old witch climbs up the tower with the help of Rapunzel’s very long, hair which she lets down for her through a window of the tower. One day, a, Prince visits her by climbing the tower with the help of her long hair. When, the witch comes to know this, she separates both of them. But both Rapunzel, and Prince meet after a gap of many years and then live their life happily., Amanda wants to be Rapunzel because she knew that in the story, there was, no staircase to enter the tower. It was only possible with the help of, Rapunzel’s long hair that she would let down to help others to climb. Amanda, feels that life in the tower will be very calm and nice and also makes it a point, to never let her hair down for anyone as she doesn’t want to get disturbed by, visitors.
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Q8- What does the girl yearn for? What does this poem tell you about, Amanda?, A8- The girl Amanda yearns for freedom and peace in her life. She is, constantly reminded of her mistakes. Her parents want her to follow the code, of conduct of good behavior. They are doing so because they want their child, to be well mannered and obedient. But while doing this they forget that she is, a child and should be allowed some freedom. The poet has drawn the reader’s, attention towards the condition of children who are constantly oppressed by, their elders in the name of good behaviour., Q9- Read the last stanza. Do you think Amanda is sulking and is moody?, A9- In our sense, Amanda is not moody. She feels oppressed because of her, mother’s constant nagging. She doesn’t want to be pointed out for such small, things like cleaning the room, sitting straight, cleaning her shoes, completing, her homework, etc. She feels that she is not free and is under a constant, pressure of trying to be a well behaved girl as per her parent’s demand .
