Amanda (Class 10 Poem) is a story about a girl who is constantly nagged

The ppt will explain the poem in simple and better way

1. You can’t Teach Children to Behave Better by Making Them Feel Worse. When Children Feel Better, They Behave Better.

2. Robin Klein A manda Som Sir CBSE Class – 10 First Flight

3. The English Lesson TEL Difficult Words used in the Poem Line by Line Easy Explanation of Poem Literary Devices used in the Poem Important Questions from the Poem Rhyme Scheme of the Poem

4. R obin K lein Her Famous Writings - Boss of the Pool People Might Hear You Hating Alison Ashley Come Back to Show You I can Fly

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6. Don’t bite your nails, Amanda! Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda! Stop that slouching and sit up straight, Amanda ! (There is a languid , emerald sea,                      where the sole inhabitant is me - a mermaid , drifting blissfully .) Hunch : bend Slouching : sitting in a lazy way Emerald : green colour (here) Mermaid : an imaginary creature Languid : relaxed Drifting blissfully : swim happily

7. Did you finish your homework, Amanda? Did you tidy your room, Amanda? I thought I told you to clean your shoes, Amanda!   (I am an orphan , roaming the street. I pattern soft dust with my hushed , bare feet. The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.) Tidy : arranged neatly Orphan: a child whose parents are dead Roaming: wandering H ushed: very quiet

8. Don’t eat that chocolate, Amanda! Remember your acne , Amanda! Will you please look at me when I’m speaking to you, Amanda ! (I am Rapunzel; I have not a care;                          life in a tower is tranquil and rare ; I’ll certainly never let down my bright hair!) Acne : pimples Tranquil : calm / quiet Rare : uncommon Certainly : surely

9. Stop that sulking at once, Amanda! You’re always so moody, Amanda!         Anyone would think that I nagged at you, Amanda! Sulking : be in a bad mood Nagged : harass

10. Rhyme Scheme Rhyme Scheme : AABA CCC Rhyme Scheme : AADA EEE

11. Rhyme Scheme Rhyme Scheme : AAFA GGG Rhyme Scheme : AAHA

12. Literary Devices Anaphora When two or more lines of the poem starts with same words. ‘ Don’t ’ word is used at the start of two consecutive lines at the beginning. Besides, ‘ Did you ’ is also an example of Anaphora Metaphor ‘ emerald sea ’ refers to the colour of emerald . (a gem stone) ‘ The silence is golden ’ is also used as metaphor. silence is said to be glorious like golden colour . Allusion An allusion is a reference to a well-known person, character, event or other literary works. Mermaid – an imaginary creature Rapunzel – a famous fairy tale character Alliteration Repetition of sound in a sequence of nearby words S top that S louching and S it up S traight (‘S’ sound is being repeated) S top that S ulking at once, Amanda!

13. Important Words WORDS MEANING Hunch Bend Slouching Sitting in a lazy way Languid Relaxed Emerald Green colored gem Inhabitant Resident Drifting Carried by water Blissfully Happily Hushed Quiet place WORDS MEANING Acne Pimples Tranquil Calm / Quiet Rare Uncommon Certainly Surely Orphan A child without parents Sulking Be in a bad mood Moody Unstable Nagged To Harass

14. Important Questions Why does Amanda want to be a mermaid? Why does Amanda dream to be an orphan? What is the theme of the poem ‘Amanda’? What made her sulk and become moody? What picture do you form of Amanda’s mother?

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