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INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER NAME : TRIANTIWONTIGONGOLOPE
CENTRAL IDEA / THEME:

BE CREATIVE AND IMAGINATIVE
AUTHOR NAME : CLARENCE MICHAEL JAMES

STANISLAUS DENNIS , BETTER
BETTER KNOWN AS CJ DENNIS
Learning objectives :
 To learn how to be creative and imaginative

 To learn some word meanings you might don t know of
 To learn how to be thoughtful
 story :
 Triantiwontigongolope – C J Dennis
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
 It lives on weeds and wattle-gum, and has a funny face;

I t s a p p e t i t e i s h e a r t y, a n d i t s m a n n e r s a d i s g r a c e .
When first you come upon it, it will give you quite a
scare,
But when you look for it again, you find it isn’t there.
And unless you call it softly it will stay away and
mope.
So try:
Tr i -
Tr i - a n t i - w o n t i -
Tria nt iwo nti go ngo lo pe .
STANZA 3
 It trembles if you tickle it or tread upon its toes;

I t i s n o t a n e a r l y r i s e r, b u t i t h a s a s n u b b i s h n o s e .
If you snear at it, or scold it, it will scuttle off in
shame,
But it purrs and purrs quite proudly if you call it by
its name,
And offer it some sandwiches of sealing-wax and soap.
So try:
Tr i -
Tr i - a n t i - w o n t i -
Tr i a n t i w o n t i g o n g o l o p e
STANZA 4
 But of course you haven’t seen it; and I truthfully confess

T h a t I h a v e n ’t s e e n i t e i t h e r, a n d I d o n ’t k n o w i t s a d d r e s s .
For there isn’t such an insect, though there really might
have been
If the trees and grass were purple, and the sky was bottle
green.
I t ’s j u s t a l i t t l e j o k e o f m i n e , w h i c h y o u ’ l l f o r g i v e , I h o p e .
Oh, try!
Tr i -
Tr i- ant i -w ont i-
Tr i a n t i w o n t i g o n g o l o p e
Meaning of difficult words :
 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:
1st stanza : The

poet begins the poem by 2nd stanza : The
poet tells us that the insect eats
telling us that he has seen a funny insect weeds and wattle gum, and has a funny face.
that you do not try to observe. He is It has a big appetite which means that it eats a
warning us not to spy upon it. The poet lot of food but its manners are disgraceful,
then tries to describe the insect to us by that is, it does not display good manners. And
when you happen to see it for the first time,
saying that it is not like a spider or a fly
you will get scared of it, and you may turn
but it resembles a beetle and is little bit your face or run away. But when you look for
like a bee. Further, he says that it is not it again you will not find it. The poet also tells
like a woolly grub that climbs a tree. And us that it will only come out of its hiding place
the poet says that the name of the insect is only if you called out in a soft and gentle
difficult but assures us that we will learn voice otherwise it will stay away from us and
its pronunciation soon. We can try to say feel sad and dejected. We should call out its
the name by breaking it into its syllable name softly by saying Tri-anti-wonti-gongo-
Tri-anti-wonti-gongo-lope lope
3rd stanza : The
insect starts to shake 4th stanza : The
poet tells us that he is sure that
with fright if you tickle it or walk on we have never seen such an insect. He wants
to confess something to us that he too has
its toes. The poet is telling us that this never seen the insect and does not know
insect is not an early riser i.e. you where it lives. And the poet further discloses
will not see it early in the morning to us that there is no such insect but admits
and it has a slightly turned up nose. If to us that such an insect would be real only
you tease it or scold it, it will run off if the trees and grass were purple and the
sky was bottle-green in colour. At the end he
in shame. But if you call out its name
begs for forgiveness because he just played
then it will make the purring sound a little prank on us by describing an
and come proudly towards you. So imaginative insect. But he hopes that we
the poet is telling us to try saying its will still make an attempt to try pronouncing
name Tri-anti-wonti-gongo-lope. the name Tri-anti-wonti-gongo-lope.
Activities
(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

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INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER NAME : TRIANTIWONTIGONGOLOPE

CENTRAL IDEA / THEME:

AUTHOR NAME : CLARENCE MICHAEL JAMES

 To learn how to be creative and imaginative

 It lives on weeds and wattle-gum, and has a funny face;

 It trembles if you tickle it or tread upon its toes;

 But of course you haven’t seen it; and I truthfully confess

1st stanza : The

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