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Triantiwontigongolope From Ok GRP
Triantiwontigongolope From Ok GRP
T h e r e ’s a v e r y f u n n y i n s e c t t h a t y o u d o n o t o f t e n s p y,
Stanza
A n d i t i s n ’t q u i t e a s p i d e r, a n d i t i s n ’t q u i t e a f l y ;
It is something like a beetle, and a little like a bee,
But nothing like a wooly grub that climbs upon a tree.
Its name is quite a hard one, but you’ll learn it soon, I hope.
So try:
1
Tr i-
Tri -an ti -w on ti -
Tri ant iw on ti go ngol op e.
STANZA 2
spy: observe or watch without anyone mope: feel sad and dejected
knowing about it. tremble: shake it fright
woolly: as soft as wool tickle: to touch someone in such a way that a
grub: baby insect person feels funny
tread: walk or stamp
weeds: plants that grow at unwanted
places snobbish: slightly turned up
wattle gum: sap that comes out from the sneer: tease
bark of a tree. scuttle: run off
appetite: desire for food purr: animal sound especially from the cat
family
hearty: cheerful
confess: admit about something
disgrace: undesirable
SUMMARY:
(1) Is the insect described in the poem a real insect? Think about an imaginary creature.
(2) Think of other funny names for imaginary creatures. Write any 3 of them.
Extra questions
Stanza 1:
1) Which insects does the creature resemble?
Ans: The creature resembles a little like a bee and a beetle.
2) Which creature does it not resemble?
Ans: The creature doesn’t resemble a spider, a fly or a woolly grub.
3) How is it’s name?
Ans. The name of this insect is difficult to pronounce. It is quite long.
4) Write does the poet hope?
Ans. The poet hopes that we will soon learn the name of the insect.
5) Write the rhyming words from the stanza.
Ans. Spy – fly, bee – tree
Stanza 2:
1) On what does the insect live on?
Ans. The insect lives on weeds and wattle-gum.
2) How is its appetite?
Ans. It has a hearty appetite.
3) How are its manners?
Ans: Its manners are disgraceful.
4) How will you feel when you first see it?
Ans. You will get scared when you first see it.
5) Write rhyming words from the stanza.
Ans: face – disgrace, scare – there.
Stanza 3:
1) When does the insect tremble?
Ans: It trembles if you tickle it or tread up its toes.
2) What happens if you sneer or scold it?
Ans: If you sneer or scold it, it will scuttle off in shame.
3) When will the insect scuttle off in shame?
Ans: If you sneer t it or scold it, it will scuttle off in shame.
4) What does the insect do if you call it by its name?
Ans: The insect purrs and purrs proudly if you call it by its name.
5) Write rhyming words from the stanza.
Ans: toes-nose; shame-name; soap-lope
Stanza 4:
1) Why does the poet not know the insect’s address?
Ans: The poet does not know the insect’s address because he has never seen it.
2) Does the insect exist? If not, why?
Ans: No, the insect does not exist because the poet imagined it.
3) According to the poet, where would the insect have existed?
Ans: The insect would have existed if the trees and grass were purple and the sky was bottle
green.
4) Write about an imaginary creature in 2-3 sentences.
Ans: My imaginary creature would be a mix between a horse and a bird. It would have a strong
horse’s body and great, powerful wings which could take me to different places in no time.
Made by:
Syed Rahim and Arham Ashraf
Helped by :
Saif and Saad
Assisted by
Arslan , Hassan Khalid , Ayan uddin