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Gujarat Board · Class 5 · English- (Book-Marigold)
What My Shadow covers in Gujarat Board Class 5 English-: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session. Part of the Gujarat Board Class 5 English- syllabus.
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4 Topics · Gujarat Board Class 5 English- (Book-Marigold) · 2026-27
Topics in My Shadow
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About the Poet
- The poem is written by Robert Louis Stevenson, a famous Scottish writer and poet.
- He is well known for writing adventure stories and poems for children.
- This poem is from his famous collection called 'A Child's Garden of Verses'.
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Stanza-by-Stanza Explanation
- STANZA 1: The child says he has a little shadow that goes everywhere with him — in and out. He cannot understand what use the shadow is. The shadow looks exactly like him from head to heel. When the c
- STANZA 2: The funniest thing about the shadow is the way it grows. It does not grow slowly like a proper child. Sometimes it shoots up very tall, and sometimes it becomes so small that it almost disap
- STANZA 3: One morning, the child woke up very early before sunrise. He went outside and found shining dew drops on the buttercup flowers. But his shadow was nowhere to be seen — it was lazy and had st
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Literary Devices Used in the Poem
- PERSONIFICATION: The shadow is given human qualities. It is described as lazy, a sleepyhead, and as someone who likes to grow. Example: 'My lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepyhead, had stayed at
- SIMILE: A comparison using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'He sometimes shoots up taller like an India-rubber ball' — the shadow's growth is compared to a bouncing rubber ball.
- RHYME SCHEME: The poem has a regular rhyme pattern. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza rhyme with each other. Example: 'me' and 'see', 'head' and 'bed', 'grow' and 'slow', 'ball' and 'all', 'up' and 'butter
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Theme and Message of the Poem
- MAIN THEME: Childhood curiosity and imagination. A child sees something as simple as a shadow and turns it into a wonderful, imaginative companion.
- OBSERVATION OF NATURE: The poem shows that a child is a keen observer — noticing how the shadow changes with the position of the sun.
- SCIENCE CONNECTION: The poem teaches us that shadows are formed by light. When there is no light (before sunrise), there is no shadow.
Key Concepts
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What are the important topics in My Shadow for Gujarat Board Class 5 English- (Book-Marigold)?
Key topics in My Shadow include About the Poet, Stanza-by-Stanza Explanation, Literary Devices Used in the Poem, Theme and Message of the Poem. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 5 exams.
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Learn the core ideas first, then work through the 45 practice questions on My Shadow. Revise definitions regularly and use flashcards for quick recall before the exam.
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