Activity 1.4.1& 1.4.2; Beauty in Poetry
1.4.1 Read the following situations and make comparisons using similes.
Situation: 1
My little sister, Sarah is the heart of our family. She is super busy and doesnât have a moment to rest.
Now, describe her using an appropriate simile.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¨, āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻš āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻšā§āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻšā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĨ¤
āĻāĻāĻ¨, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻŽāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Answer:
(i) She is as busy as a bee
(ii) She is busy like a bee.
Situation-2
We live in a busy area. Here, there is hardly any open space to play or walk. Each afternoon a group of young boys play cricket in the narrow space beside the road. One day while they were playing, suddenly, a speedy bike ran over one of the players. It was so sudden and unexpected that everyone forgot to move for the moment.
Now, describe the intense situation using an appropriate simile.
āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸. āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻž āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤ āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻĻāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§āĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤āĻ āĻāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻļāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻŽā§āĻšā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻāĻāĻ¨, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻŽāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Answer:
(i) The became speechless as a stone.
Situation -3
Rima seems tensed. Next week, she will anchor the schoolâs annual cultural program. Performances like singing, dancing, recitation and many more are to be performed in that program. She prepared scripts for some of the events but could not organise her scripts for recitation and drama. She couldnât understand what she would do. Just then, her cousin has come to visit them. Her cousin is well known for her anchoring. So, she is like a blessing to Rima, sent by the creator.
Now, describe her cousin using an appropriate simile.
āĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻž āĻā§āĻ¨āĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšā§, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨, āĻ¨āĻžāĻ, āĻāĻŦā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŦā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤ āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨āĻ, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻāĻ¨, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻŽāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¨āĻā§ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Answer:
(i) He cousin is like an angel.
Situation- 4
Today is my birthday. I was so excited about all my plans that I couldnât sleep well last night. I got up early in the morning. Everything seems refreshing and different. I planned to take a little walk and say hello to the rising sun. As I stepped out of my room, I was amazed to see a huge bouquet waiting for me. I have never seen such a big bouquet in my whole life!
Now, describe the bouquet using an appropriate simile.
āĻāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨. āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻ¤ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ āĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻā§ āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ° āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻšāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¤ā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ¤ā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ!
āĻāĻāĻ¨, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻŽāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Answer:
(i) The bouquet was as big as a house.
Situation- 5
My father is a teacher in a government college. Recently, he has been transferred from Sylhet to Faridpur. Accordingly, we shifted to Faridpur. Within a few days, I got admitted to Faridpur Government High School. When I entered the class, everything was new. I felt so unfamiliar and uncomfortable in this new situation.
Now, describe the uncomfortable situation using an appropriate simile.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻ¸āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻāĨ¤ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĢāĻ°āĻŋāĻĻāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻĻāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻĢāĻ°āĻŋāĻĻāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻĢāĻ°āĻŋāĻĻāĻĒā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻšāĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻĸā§āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
āĻāĻāĻ¨, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻŽāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Answer:
(i) He felt as uncomfortable as a rooster in a pond.
1.4.2 Itâs a group work. In groups, choose a poem from your books (Bangla or English). You are free to choose any poem from any source. Now,find out the similes, and Rhyme Scheme used in the poem. Write the images that come to your mind while reading the poem.
Now, discuss and write how all these three things (use of similes, rhyme scheme and imagining the pictures/images) help you understand/ feel a poem and be a poem lover. Finally, make a presentation and present it to the class.
Answer:
We are ware working in a group of 10 students. We select a poem written by Robert Burns 91759-1796) to identify similes.
A Red, Red Rose
AÂ O my love is like a red, red rose
B Thatâs newly sprung in June;
C O my love is like the melody
B Thatâs sweetly played in tune âĻâĻ.
Here in the poem, the first line use the first person to compare the cheeks of a beautiful woman to a rose using âlikeâ as an example of simile. And the comparison repeated in the third line is also an example of smile.
The ending sounds of the poem look like:
AÂ O my love is like a red, red ros———e
B Thatâs newly sprung in June————-e
C O my love is like the melod————- y
B Thatâs sweetly played in tun————-e
Verse/ Line 1————–e
Verse/ Line 2————–e
Verse/ Line 3————–y
Verse/ Line 4————–e
Now notice ——— at the beginning of the verse, the name of the rhyming pattern is written.
Verse 1 is named A (ending sound e)
Verse 2 is named B (ending sound e)
Verse 3 is named C (ending sound y)
Verse 4 is named D (ending sound e)
Finally, we can say the rhyming pattern of the poem is ABCB.
We can easily visualize the red rose and its tune awakes our sense of hearing.