Textbook Solutions: On the Grasshopper and the Cricket | New Pathways Class 6: Book Solutions, Summaries & Worksheets PDF Download

Poem appreciation

1. On the basis of your understanding of the text, tick the correct answer. 

(a).
Ans: (iii) 

(b).
Ans: (ii)

(c).
Ans: (ii)

(d).
Ans: (i)

2. Answer the following questions. 

1.
Ans: The luxury and delights being referred to are the joy and singing of the Grasshopper during the summer. The Grasshopper sings and enjoys the warm weather and the beauty of nature.

2.
Ans: The poet creates the atmosphere of winter by describing the silence and coldness that comes with it. The sound of the Cricket's song in the warmth of a stove is contrasted with the silence and cold of winter, which makes the reader feel the change in seasons.

3.
Ans: The poet contrasts the lives of the Cricket and the Grasshopper by showing that the Grasshopper is active and singing during the summer, while the Cricket's song is heard during the winter. This contrast highlights the different roles and activities of these two insects in different seasons.

4. The poet notices beauty in nature. It is in both sounds made by creatures and the sights that one sees.
What are the sights and sound images related to nature that you find in the poem
(a).
Ans: The sights related to nature include the "cooling trees," the "new-mown mead," and the "grassy hills."

(b).
Ans: The sound images include the Grasshopper's voice running from hedge to hedge and the Cricket's song in the warmth of the stove.

5.
Ans: 
(a) "a voice will run from hedge to hedge": In this line, the poet personifies the voice, giving it the human attribute of running, as if the voice itself is actively moving from place to place.

(b)"The poetry of earth is ceasing never": Here, the earth is personified as having the quality of never ceasing, as if it can continue to create poetry, which is a human characteristic.

6.
Ans: