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Class 10 English - First Flight Chapter The Tale of Custard the Dragon [poem] Summary, Explanation, Question Answers (NCERT Solutions)

The Tale Of Custard The Dragon (The Tale of Custard the Dragon [poem]) CBSE class 10 English - First Flight Chapter The Tale of Custard the Dragon [poem] summary with detailed explanation of the lesson The Tale Of Custard The Dragon along with meanings of difficult words. Given here is the complete explanation of the lesson, along with summary, explanation and questions and answers of each topic of lesson The Tale of Custard the Dragon [poem].

English - First Flight (Chapter The Tale of Custard the Dragon [poem]) Solution
 Thinking About The Poem

6. Can you find out the rhyme scheme of two or three stanzas of the poem?

Answer :


The rhyme scheme of each stanza of this poem is aabb.


All Questions of English - First Flight Chapter The Tale of Custard the Dragon [poem]
Thinking About The Poem
1. Who are the characters in this poem? List them with their pet names.
2. Why did Custard cry for a nice, safe cage? Why is the dragon called a “cowardly dragon”?
3. “Belinda tickled him, she tickled him unmerciful...” Why?
4. The poet has employed many poetic devices in the poem. For example: “Clashed his tail like iron in a dungeon” − the poetic device here is a simile. Can you, with your partner, list some more such poetic devices used in the poem?
5. Read stanza three again to know how the poet describes the appearance of the dragon.
6. Can you find out the rhyme scheme of two or three stanzas of the poem?
7. Writers use words to give us a picture or image without actually saying what they mean. Can you trace some images used in the poem?
8. Do you find The Tale of Custard the Dragon to be a serious or a light-hearted poem? Give reasons to support your answer.
9. This poem, in ballad form, tells a story. Have you come across any such modern song or lyric that tells a story? If you know one, tell it to the class. Collect such songs as a project.

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