Have you ever seen ... ? — Flashcards
Maharashtra Board · Class 9 · English - Book 'Kumarbharti"
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What type of poem is 'Have you ever seen...?'
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It is a humorous poem that uses wordplay and puns. The poem creates funny questions by using words that have double meanings or can be interpreted in different ways.
What does 'sheet' mean in the line 'Have you ever seen a sheet on a river bed?'
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The word 'sheet' has two meanings: 1) a bed covering (cloth), and 2) a thin layer of something (like ice). The humor comes from imagining a bed sheet on a riverbed, which is impossible.
Explain the pun in 'a single hair from a hammer's head'
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A hammer's 'head' refers to the heavy metal part used for hitting. The joke is asking if this metal part has hair like a human head would. It's impossible for a metal hammer head to have hair.
What are the two meanings of 'foot' in 'Has the foot of a mountain any toes?'
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1) The human body part with toes, and 2) the bottom/base of a mountain. The humor comes from asking if the base of a mountain has toes like a human foot.
Define 'hose' and explain its double meaning in the poem
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Hose has two meanings: 1) a flexible tube for water, and 2) stockings or tights. The poem asks about 'a pair of garden hose' - mixing the water tube meaning with the clothing meaning (which comes in p…
What is the wordplay in 'Does the needle ever wink its eye?'
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A needle has an 'eye' (the hole where thread goes through), but it's not a real eye that can wink. The humor comes from treating the needle's eye like a human eye.
Explain the humor in 'Why doesn't the wing of a building fly?'
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Buildings can have 'wings' (sections or parts), but these are not bird wings that can fly. The poem humorously questions why building wings don't fly like bird wings do.
What does 'parasol' mean?
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A parasol is an umbrella, especially one used for protection from the sun rather than rain.
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