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Missed (Class VII - Eng. II) Part 2

The document is a classwork assignment that provides context and questions about the poem "Missed" by PG Wodehouse. 1) It includes context about a cricket match being played on a pleasant summer day and questions about details of the setting, characters, and plot - specifically focusing on a key moment where the narrator misses an easy catch. 2) It then asks comprehension questions about additional details in the poem like the time of day, what the narrator was wearing, and how peace was described. 3) Finally, it asks for an analysis of literary devices like personification and hyperbole used in the poem, and reasons given by the poet for missing the catch. The assignment provides context

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Missed (Class VII - Eng. II) Part 2

The document is a classwork assignment that provides context and questions about the poem "Missed" by PG Wodehouse. 1) It includes context about a cricket match being played on a pleasant summer day and questions about details of the setting, characters, and plot - specifically focusing on a key moment where the narrator misses an easy catch. 2) It then asks comprehension questions about additional details in the poem like the time of day, what the narrator was wearing, and how peace was described. 3) Finally, it asks for an analysis of literary devices like personification and hyperbole used in the poem, and reasons given by the poet for missing the catch. The assignment provides context

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Class VII – Eng.

II October 6, 2021

8. Missed
A. Match (homework)
B. Answer these questions with reference to the context.
1. Sat round looking on at the match,
In the tree-tops the dicky-birds caroled,
All was peace…
a. Who ‘sat round looking at the match’?
Ans.: The ladies who were wearing beautiful dresses sat round looking at the match.
b. How were they dressed?
Ans.: They were dressed beautifully.
c. Which match is being referred to here?
Ans.: Cricket match is being referred to here.
d. What ruined the peace?
Ans.: Bungling the catch in the cricket match ruined the peace.

2. A loud yell of ecstasy rang.


By the handful my hair (which is auburn)
I tore with a wrench from my thatch
a. From where did ‘a loud yell of ecstasy ring’?
Ans.: A loud yell of ecstasy rang from the far-off pavilion (members of the Opponent
team).
b. Who were responsible for this ‘loud yell’?
Ans.: Members of the opponent team seating on the far-off pavilion were
responsible for this ‘loud yell’.
c. Who reacted in the opposite way? What did he do?
Ans.: The narrator, who missed the catch, reacted in the opposite way. He started
pulling his hair very angrily.
d. Why did he do so?
Ans.: He did so because he became very angry after realizing his mistake which
caused them to lose the cricket match.
3. The batsman with grief from the wicket
Himself had began to detach –
And I uttered a groan and turned sick. It
Was over.
a. Why was the batsman in grief?
Ans.: The batsman was in grief because he thought that the ball was caught by the
narrator. He got ready to leave the pitch.
b. Who does ‘I’ refer to?

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Ans.: ‘I’ refers to the narrator.


c. Why did the person groan?
Ans.: The person groaned because he missed the easiest catch and disappointed his
team and the supporters. Or the ball might have hit him since he could not catch it.
d. What does ‘it was over’ mean here?
Ans.: Here ‘it was over’ means the cricket match is finished.

C. Answer these questions.


1. At what time of the day was the match being played?
Ans.: The match was being played in a pleasant sunny day when the gentle breeze was
blowing and removing the bad smell of hey and dicky birds were singing happily on the
tree-tops.

2. What was the narrator wearing?


Ans.: The narrator was wearing spotless and gleaming flannels.

3. How does the narrator describe the peace that prevailed?


Ans.: The narrator describes that it was sunny day, ladies were very well dressed and
were happy to watch the match and little birds were sitting on the tree-tops and singing
cheerful songs. These show that peace prevailed there.

4. What does the narrator mean by ‘the magic of summer’?


Ans.: By ‘the magic of summer’ the narrator means that weather of summer season of
that day was very pleasant. According to him, Presence of beautifully dressed ladies,
singing of dicky-birds from the trees, humming of bees and daydreaming of Clara made
the weather of summer very pleasant.

5. What did the small boys and the batsman expect?


Ans.: The small boys expected it would be easy catch so he set up an expectant ‘Hurrah!
The batsman expected that the narrator would catch the ball and he would leave the
pitch.

6. What made the narrator miserable?


Ans.: The dropping of the easing catch of his life which really disappointed his
supporters made the narrator miserable.

7. What decision did the narrator take at the end of the cricket match?
Ans.: At the end of the cricket match, the narrator decided to leave playing cricket
altogether and start playing golf.

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8. What reasons does the poet give for having bungled the catch?
Ans.: The reasons the poet give for having bungled the catch was that he was lured by
the magical presence of summer. His mind was full of memories of Clara, the girl he had
ever known. He was also disturbed by the humming sound of honeybees.

Poetry Appreciation
Personification:
Personification is a literary device/figure of speech. It is used when human qualities and
characteristics are attributed or given to non-human being such as objects, animals, birds,
trees, etc.
 Leaves are dancing with the wind. (Only humans can dance.
 The sun smiles brightly above my head. (Only humans can smile)

Hyperbole:
Hyperbole is a figure of speech. It is used to show an extreme exaggeration of a situation or
thing. It an expression that exaggerates/describes something greatly magnified beyond the
strict rule of truth.
 You have million toys at your house.
(It is impossible to keep million toys at home because your house is not so big. The small
truth is said in very big way. It simply means ‘You have many toys at home’.)

A. Where has PG Woodhouse used personification in the poem? How and what kind of
atmosphere is created here?
Ans.: In the first stanza, ‘In the tree-tops the dicky-birds carolled’ suggests that all dicky
birds gathered together and sang cheerfully as human being who come together and sing
happily on special occasion. Here chirping (singing) of birds creates very beautiful and
peaceful atmosphere. Birds usually make chirping sound when there is noise in nature and
surroundings.

In the first two lines of the second stanza, ‘My attention the magic of summer/Had lured
from the game’ the poet has personified ‘the magic of summer’ by using the words ‘had
lured’ which is usually done by human beings. Here the poet says that the presence of
ladies, singing of birds, songs of bees and dreaming of Clara made the summer weather
pleasant and this pleasant atmosphere as human being has distracted (lured) the poet and
his attention was not fully on the game.

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B. What makes these sentences humorous?


1. By the handful my hair (which is auburn)
I tore with a wrench from my thatch
Ans.: These lines makes humorous because the poet says that he has very less hair (by
the handful my hair) which he started pulling angrily. He compares his head with a
thatch (a hut whose roof is made of dry grasses or hay).

2. Life’s void of all pleasure and laughter


Ans.: Missing one catch in cricket game makes the poet to leave cricket. And because of
one mistake, he thinks that all the happiness is gone. Winning and losing is part of
games. He is leaving cricket game and joining golf. Therefore this line is humorous.

C. Give two examples of hyperbole used in the poem


a. Ah, the bowler’s low, querulous mutter points loud….
b. Saying Bungled the catch in every sentence in different way is also an example of
hyperbole.

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