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1. The tale of Custard the dragon Class X - by Ogden Nash

2. About the author Frederic Ogden Nash  (August 19, 1902 – May 19, 1971) was an American poet well known for his  light verse , of which he wrote over 500 pieces. With his unconventional  rhyming schemes , he was declared by  The New York Times  the country's best-known producer of humorous poetry. Born Frederic Ogden Nash August 19, 1902 Rye ,  New York , U.S. Died May 19, 1971 (aged 68) Baltimore ,  Maryland , U.S. Resting place East Side Cemetery Education Harvard University (for 1 year) Occupation Poet Spouse Frances Leonard Children 2

3. Belinda lived in a little white house, With a little black kitten and a little grey mouse, And a little yellow dog and a little red wagon, And a realio, trulio, little pet dragon. the poet says that a little girl Belinda lives in a small white house. The girl has many pets at home. She has a small kitten who is black in colour, a little mouse who is grey in colour and a creature who was really and truly a dragon. Also, there was a little red wagon in the house. Wagon - a vehicle used for transporting goods or another specified purpose Literary devices used Rhyme scheme- aabb i . Repetition - The word little has been repeated. ii. Oxymoron - There is use of two words with opposite meanings  together - pet dragon. iii. Anaphora - It is the repetition of a word at the start of two or more consecutive lines - (And a little yellow dog and a little red wagon, And a realio, trulio, little pet dragon). iv. Poetic license - The spellings have been changed to create a rhythmic effect - realio, trulio instead of really and truly.  The tale of custard the dragon Stanza 1 Stanza 1

4. Now the name of the little black kitten was Ink, And the little grey mouse, she called him Blink,  And the little yellow dog was sharp as Mustard, But the dragon was a coward, and she called him Custard. the poet tells us about the names of all the pets that Belinda has. The black kitten’s name is Ink, grey mouse’s is blink, little yellow dog’s was Mustard and the dragon was a coward means he was weak so his name is Custard Rhyme scheme - aabb i . Simile - The dog has been compared to mustard using as - And the little yellow dog was sharp as Mustard.  ii. Alliteration - It is the repetition of a letter at the start of closely placed words. The repetition of the letter 'c' in coward, and she called him Custard.  iii. Anaphora - It is the repetition of a word at the start of two or more consecutive lines -  (And the little grey mouse, she called him Blink,  And the little yellow dog was sharp as Mustard) iv. Repetition - The word "little" has been repeated. Stanza 2

5. Custard the dragon had big sharp teeth, And spikes on top of him and scales underneath, Mouth like a fireplace, chimney for a nose, And realio, trulio daggers on his toes. Poetic Devices: Rhyme scheme - aabb . Simile - The poet has compared Dragons mouth with fireplace - mouth like a fireplace. ii. Refrain - There is repetition of the sentence - And a realio, trulio.  iii. Metaphor - The poet has compared the dragon's nose with a chimney - chimney for a nose.  Stanza 3 In the third stanza, the poet gives us a description of the dragon’s appearance. The dragon had big teeth which were sharp, on top of him he had spikes, which are thin pointed surface, means his skin was pointed on top. On the lower part, he had scales, which are thin bony plates to protect the skin. Since dragons have been thought to release fire, his mouth has said to be like a fireplace and his nose is like a chimney to release smoke. His toes are compared to daggers meaning they are very sharp .

6. Belinda was as brave as a barrel full of bears, And Ink and Blink chased lions down the stairs, Mustard was as brave as a tiger in a rage, But Custard cried for a nice safe cage. Poetic Devices: i . Alliteration - It is the repetition of a letter at the start of closely placed words. The repetition of the letter b in Belinda was as brave as a barrel full of bears. ii. Simile - 1. The poet has compared Belinda's bravery to that of a barrel full of bears by using as - as a barrel full of bears. 2.   The poet has compared Mustards bravery to that of an angry tiger using as - Mustard was as brave as a tiger in a rage. iii. Assonance - Prominent sound of the vowel 'a' - Belinda was as brave as a barrel full of bears. Rhyme scheme - aabb In stanza 4, we are given a detail of the strengths of the pets. The poets says that Belinda was as brave as a  barrel (drum, here group) of bears; Ink and Blink are so brave that they can hunt for lions; Mustard, the dog was like an angry tiger but Custard, the dragon was different. He was afraid of everything and always needed a safe place.  Stanza 4

7. Poetic Devices: i . Refrain -  There is repetition of the sentence - And a realio, trulio. ii. Repetition - The words tickled him have been repeated. iii. Allusion - Reference to a famous person, animal species or thing - Percival.  iv. Personification -  The poet has personified Ink, Blink and Mustard, by giving them the ability to speak - They rudely called him Percival.  Belinda tickled him, she tickled him unmerciful, Ink, Blink and Mustard, they rudely called him Percival, They all sat laughing in the little red wagon       At the realio, trulio, cowardly dragon. Belinda would tickle (stroke, here tease) the dragon in a cruel way. Ink, Blink and Mustard would rudely tease him by comparing him to Percival (a knight in king Arthur’s court), who was assumed to be very brave but would run away because of lack of courage. They would sit in their red wagon and tease the dragon. Stanza 5

8. Belinda giggled till she shook the house, And Blink said Weeck! which is giggling for a mouse, Ink and Mustard rudely asked his age,             When Custard cried for a nice safe cage. Belinda would laugh till she shook the house means her voice echoed in the entire house. Blink laughed and said weeck (here, sound made my a mouse) and whenever Custard would ask for a safe cage. Ink and Mustard would tease him by asking his age. Poetic Devices: i . Onomatopoeia - The poet has used these words which are associated with sound - giggled and weeck .  ii. Refrain - There is repetition of the  sentence - "Custard cried for a nice safe cage." Rhyme scheme - aabb Stanza 6

9. Suddenly, suddenly they heard a nasty sound, And Mustard growled, and they all looked around. Meowch! cried Ink, and ooh! cried Belinda, For there was a pirate, climbing in the winda Just when all of them were making fun of Custard, they heard some nasty (bad) sound and saw a pirate (a person who robs ships) climbing up their winda ( used for window). The cast meowed at him and the dog barked at him; Belinda made an ‘ooh’ sound. They were all scared of him.  Poetic Devices: i . Consonance - The prominent sound of 's' in "Suddenly, suddenly they heard a nasty sound." ii. Onomatopoeia - The poet has used these words which are associated with sound  -  Mustard growled, Meowch, cried ink. iii. Poetic license - The poet has changed the spelling of window to winda to create rhyme. iv. Repetition - The poet has repeated the word suddenly.  v. Alliteration - It is the repetition of a letter at the start of closely placed words. The repetition of the letter 's' in "Suddenly, suddenly they heard a nasty sound." Stanza 7

10. Pistol in his left hand, pistol in his right, And he held in his teeth a cutlass bright,               His beard was black, one leg was wood; It was clear that the pirate meant no good In stanza 8, we get a description of  the pirate. The pirate was holding pistols (handguns) in both hands, a cutlass ( a short sword with a curved blade) by his teeth. He had a black beard and one of his legs were made of wood. It was clear that the pirate intended to harm the others in the house. Poetic Devices: i . Alliteration - It is the repetition of a letter at the start of closely placed words. The repetition of the letter -  B in "beard was black." H in "he held his." ii. Imagery - The poet has given the visual description of the pirate. iii. Repetition - The word pistol has been repeated. Stanza 8

11. Belinda paled, and she cried Help! Help! But Mustard fled with a terrified yelp, Ink trickled down to the bottom of the household, And little mouse Blink strategically mousehold Belinda was so frightened that she turned pale (yellow) and started crying for help. Mustard started crying for help too. Ink trickled (run) towards the bottom of the house and the mouse Blink ran into his mousehole ( a hole where the mouse lives). Poetic Devices: i . Transferred epithet - When the adjective used is not for the word next to it but for some other noun in the sentence - terrified yelp. Here, terrified was used for Mustard, not for yelp. ii. Repetition - The word help has been repeated. iii. Poetic license - The poet has used the word mouseholed to make it rhyme with household.  iv. Assonance - 1. Prominent sound of the vowel 'e' in - "Belinda paled, and she cried Help! Help!" 2. Prominent sound of the vowel 'o' in - "down to the bottom of the household.“ Rhyme scheme aabb Stanza 9

12. But up jumped Custard, snorting like an engine, Clashed his tail like irons in a dungeon, With a clatter and a clank and a jangling squirm, He went at the pirate like a robin at a worm. When everyone was scared of the pirate, the dragon unexpectedly showed courage. He jumped onto the pirate making engine like sounds from his nose; he hit his tail on the ground producing heaving sound of metal being rubbed against each other. He attacked the pirate like a robin bird attacking worms. Poetic Devices: i . Simile - The poet has compared - the sound of the dragon with the sound of an engine using like - snorting like an engine.  Dragons tail with irons - Clashed his tail like irons in a dungeon.  dragons attack to a robin bird - like a robin at a worm. ii. Onomatopoeia - The poet has used these words which are associated with sound  - clatter, clank, jangling. iii. Imagery - The attack by the dragon is expressed in a way to make an image in our minds. iv. Assonance - Prominent sound of the vowel 'a' in - "With a clatter and a clank and a jangling squirm." v. Consonance - Prominent sound of the consonant 'l' -  "clatter and a clank and a jangling squirm." Stanza 10

13. The pirate gaped at Belinda's dragon, And gulped some grog from his pocket flagon, He fired two bullets, but they didn't hit, And Custard gobbled him, every bit. The pirate opened his mouth wide open because he was shocked at the dragon’s actions. He drank some alcohol from a container in his pocket to gather some courage , after drinking he fired two bullets on the dragon but it missed him. Then custard ate up the pirate . Poetic Devices: i . Alliteration - It is the repetition of a letter at the start of closely placed words. The repetition of the letter 'g' in "gulped some grog." ii. Imagery - The poet has given a visual description of the whole scene.  Stanza 11

14. Belinda embraced him, Mustard licked him, No one mourned for his pirate victim. Ink and Blink in glee did gyrate Around the dragon that ate the pirate. After the pirate was killed, Belinda hugged the dragon and Mustard licked him. No one was sad for the death of the pirate. Both Ink and Blink happily danced around the dragon in joy. Poetic Devices: i . Alliteration - It is the repetition of a letter at the start of closely placed words. The repetition of the letter 'g' in "glee did gyrate." ii. Assonance - 1. Prominent sound of the vowel sound 'o' - "no one mourned for." 2. Prominent use of the vowel ' i ' - "ink and blink in glee did." 3. Prominent use of the vowel 'a' in "that ate the pirate." Stanza 12

15. But presently up spoke little dog Mustard, Id have been twice as brave if I hadn't been flustered. And up spoke Ink and up spoke Blink, Wed have been three times as brave, we think, And Custard said, I quite agree That everybody is braver than me. Quickly after thanking Custard everyone changed their minds. They were reminded how they used to make fun of Custard, but now they praised him. The dog said he would be twice as brave as Custard but he could not do anything because of confusion. Ink and Blink said that they would have been thrice as brave as the dragon, to this Custard agreed with them. Poetic Devices: i . Repetition - Up spoken has been repeated. ii. Consonance - Prominent sound of t - But presently up spoke little dog Mustard. iii. Assonance - Prominent sound of e -  have been twice as brave if I hadn't been flustered. We'd have been three times as brave, we think. Stanza 13

16. B elinda still lives in her little white house, With her little black kitten and her little grey mouse, And her little yellow dog and her little red wagon, And her realio, trulio little pet dragon. Belinda is as brave as a barrel full of bears, And Ink and Blink chase lions down the stairs, Mustard is as brave as a tiger in a rage, But Custard keeps crying for a nice safe cage In the last stanza, we see that everyone has returned to their old selves after the terrific incident. Belinda lives in a little white house with Ink, Blink, Mustard and Custard, the dragon. All of them are brave but the dragon still needs a nice safe cage. Poetic Devices: i . Refrain - Repetition of the sentence - And a realio, trulio. ii. Repetition - The whole stanza has been repeated. Stanza 14

17. Message of the poem The poem is based on the theme that appearances are deceptive. It brought forth the fact that assessment of people about themselves and others based on their appearance is not true. Belinda and her pets, ink a kitten, Blink a grey Mouse, mustard a yellow dog, who considered themselves to be brave and custard the Dragon who is ridiculed as a coward. However when they had to face a pirate, their true characters were prove to be contrary to their claims. It was only custard who was ridiculed as a coward came forward and gave a fierce fight to the pirate and rescued the so called brave Belinda and her pets

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