Std 9th Subject : English

Std 9th Subject : English 1

Piping down the valleys wild, Piping songs of pleasant glee,On a cloud I saw a child, And he laughing said to me:

Pipe a song about a lamb! So I piped with merry cheer.Piper, pipe that song again. So I piped: He wept to hear.

Once the poet was playing his pipe in the wild valley. He was playing songs of happiness. He happened to see a child on a cloud. The child laughed and spoke to him. The child asked him to play him a song about a lamb. The poet did it with great joy. The child asked the poet to play it again. When the poet repeated the song, the child wept to hear it.2What is the difference between prose and poetry ?4Statement Of AimSo today we are going to study about figures of speech 5Figures of speechAs we wear ornaments to look beautiful same way figures of speech are the ornaments of poetry They are the modes of expression in which words are used out of their literal meaning by comparing or identifying one thing with another

6What are the pencils doing ?.

8WHAT IS THE ERASER DOING ?

9Do they really smile, laugh, dance ?The flower smiles The eraser is laughing,The pencils are dancing.

10WHO LAUGHS, DANCE AND CRY ?

11PersonificationWe have given them the human quality When human quality is given to inanimate object than the figures of speech is Personification.12Personification Poem I know that clouds arent people,But theyre looking glum todaySo I say that they are sadAs I watch the sky turn gray.Now, the sky is not a person,But I feel its raindrop tears.So I say that it is crying,And then the sun appears.

The sun is not a person,But its warmth spreads like a grin.So I say the sun is smiling,And the sky cheers up again.

13What sound do you hear ?

14What sounds do you hear?

15Read the Sentences I heard the bees buzzing The pouring of the water The whistling of the whistle The quacking of the birds

16What do you see In all these sentences there is some kind of music When there is music in the poetic sentence The figures of speech called is onomatopoeia 17ONOMATOPOEIAThe formation or use of words which imitate sounds, like whispering, clang , but the term is generally expanded to refer to any word whose sound is suggestive of its meaning. Sound is an important part of poetry.18Onomatopoeia poem Slam! Slam!Go the car doors.

Jangle! Jangle!Go the house keys.

Jiggle! Jiggle!Go the keys in the door.

Squeak!Goes the front door!

Thump! Thump!That is me running down the stairs.

Guess what?Mom and Dad are home!!

19Recaptulation

20Evaluation Identify the figures of speech 21Death lays his icy hands on the king.Sceptre and crown must Tumble downAnd in the dust be equal made-James Shirley (Death The Leveller)

22Excellent !The figures of speech is personification Death is given the human quality of laying hands

23A speechless boy will shout at the crack of a bat and a deaf girl will hear the sound of rain.Robertt N Test (Life Pass it on)

24Excellent job ! The figures of speech is onomatopoeiaSound such as cracking of the bat , shout is expressed in the poem

25The computer ate my homeworkYes, its troublesome but trueKenns Nesbit (My Computer Ate My HomeWork)

26Great job! The figures of speech is personification Computer is given the human quality of eating

27The trees and flowers seem running the race,But none treads down the other W.B.Rands (Race Of Flowers)

28Wow ! Excellent !The figures of speech is personification Flowers are given the human quality of running

29Assignment 30Winter

Rain stop crying,You make the rest of the day miserable,The wind is making the trees dance and wave,The chimney tops are singing,And the letter box is rattling,You are so sad and unhappy,Just go away and make the sun smile.

To Grandmas We Go

Rumble! Rumble!The thunder roars.Drip! Drip!The rain comes down.Boom! Boom!The thunder shakes the window panes.Run to the car! Run to the car!Splash! Splash!To Grandmas we goFor hot cocoa.Zoom! Zoom!

1 1. Read the poem and underline the words that show personification

2 Read the poem and underline the words that show onomatopoeia

31Creative assignment 3. Read each sentence and tell what object is given human qualities and which object expresses sound 1. I could hear the wind whistling through the treesA.Which object is given human quality :_________B.Which object express sound :___________ 2. Bright flashes of lightning were dancing in the sky and thunder was playing game.A. what object is given human quality :__________B. Which object Produces sound :______________32

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