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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

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.

Answer :


The Tale of Custard the Dragon is a light-hearted poem. It is almost a parody. The names of the pets of Belinda are all rhyming and funny. Belinda has been compared to a barrel full of bears. The kitten and mouse, both little, could chase lions down the stairs. The little yellow dog was as brave as a tiger, while the dragon was a coward and they all teased him. However, when the pirate came to their little house, all of them were engulfed in fear and had hid themselves. Ironically, the ‘cowardly’ dragon came to their rescue and jumped snorting like an engine. It clashed its tail and charged at the pirate like a robin at a worm and ate him up. Even as everybody became happy to see the bravery of the dragon, they again came back to glorifying themselves that they could have been twice or thrice braver than the dragon. Finally, at the end of the poem, the situation again came back to the other pets being brave and the dragon being the coward.


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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