Fire Work Night (Poem)

Poem: Fire Work Night

by Enid Blyton

Warm-up

How does noise pollution affect?

People at the Old Age Home
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Animals
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Birds
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Poem

BANG!
What’s that?

BANG–BANG! Oh, Hark,
The guns are shooting in the dark!
Little guns and big ones too,
BANG–BANG–BANG!
What shall I do?

Mistress, Master, hear me yelp,
I’m out-of-doors, I want your help.
Let me in—oh, LET ME IN
Before those fireworks begin
To shoot again—I can’t bear that;
My tail is down, my ears are flat,
I’m trembling here outside the door,
Oh, don’t you love me anymore?
I think I’ll die with fright
Unless you let me in tonight.

(Shall we let him in, children?)

Ah, now the door is opened wide,
I’m rushing through, I’m safe inside,
The lights are on, it’s warm and grand—
Mistress, let me lick your hand
Before I slip behind the couch.
There I’ll hide myself and crouch
In safety till the BANGS are done—
Then to my kennel I will run
And guard you safely all the night
Because you understood my fright.

— Enid Blyton

Glossary

Word	Meaning
bang (n)	a sudden loud, sharp noise
yelp (v)	a short, sharp cry, especially of pain or alarm
trembling (v)	to shake in fear
rushing (v)	moving hastily
couch (n)	a type of high bed / sofa
crouch (v)	to lie close to the ground with the knees bent
kennel (n)	a small shelter for dogs
fright (n)	panic

a. Answer the following questions.

1. Why was the dog frightened?
2. Whom did the dog ask for help?
3. What did the dog do when the door opened?
4. Where did the dog hide himself?
5. Where will the dog go when the firework stops?

b. Literary Appreciation

1. Mistress, Master, hear me yelp,
   I’m out-of-doors, I want your help.
   Let me in—oh, LET ME IN
   Before those fireworks begin

Write the rhyme scheme of the above poetic lines.

1. To shoot again I can’t bear that;
   My tail is down, my ears are flat,
   I’m trembling here outside the door,
   Oh, don’t you love me anymore?

Pick out the rhyming words from the above poetic lines.

Rhyming Words

Match the rhyming words from the poem.

Column A	Column B
Hark	dark
Too	do
Yelp	help
Grand	hand
Couch	crouch
Night	fright

Figure of Speech

Personification

Personification is a figure of speech in which a thing, an idea, or an animal is given a human attribute.

Examples:
- The Sun smiled down upon them.
- Justice is blind.
- The wind howled in the night.
- The moon played hide and seek with the clouds.
- The city never sleeps at night.
- The boat danced in the puddle.
- The flowers nodded their heads.
- The thunder grumbled.
- The lightning danced all over the sky.
- The iron hands of Death.
- The popcorn leapt out of the bowl.

Exercise:

1. What is being personified in the sentence:
   “The full moon peeped through partial clouds”?

2. Which of the following is an example of personification?
   a) The chocolates smelled like delicious cake.
   b) The chocolates smell delicious.
   c) The delicious smell of chocolates invited me to eat them.
   d) I dreamt of delicious chocolates.

3. Personification is ____.
   a) giving human attributes to human beings.
   b) comparing unrelated things.
   c) giving human attributes to non-human objects.
   d) talking the negative aspects of a person.

Practice Practice Exercises

1. Why was the dog frightened of?

2. Whom did the dog ask for help?

3. What did the dog do when the door opened?

4. Where did the dog hide himself?

5. Where will the dog go when the firework stops?

Write the rhyme scheme of the above poetic lines.

Pick out the rhyming words from the above poetic lines.

1. What is being personified in the sentence- ‘The full moon peeped through partial clouds’?

a) The chocolates smelled like delicious cake.

b) The chocolates smell delicious.

c) The delicious smell of chocolates invited me to eat them.

d) I dreamt of delicious chocolates.

3. Personification is .

a) giving human attributes to human beings.

b) comparing unrelated things.

c) giving human attributes to non-human objects.

d) talking the negative aspects of a person.