Poem
Subject: English
Overview
Poem
What are they thinking?
the circus elephants,
As they tramp, round the ring each night?
Do they wish that
They were far away
In the forest's leafy light?
Where they'd roam at will
And could eat their fill
Far from human right,
As the gentle giants,
Perform their tricks
The children stare with delight.
But is it fair?
Should they be there?
Is keeping them captive right?
Things to remember
- It includes every relationship which established among the people.
- There can be more than one community in a society. Community smaller than society.
- It is a network of social relationships which cannot see or touched.
- common interests and common objectives are not necessary for society.
Questions and Answers
From the poem find the words which mean:
walk with heavy steps
want something impossible
walk aimlessly
look with unmoving eyes
skilful acts
pleasure
just
prisoner
elephants
wish
stare
delight
just
captive
Answer the following questions:
Who are happy and why?
Children are happy by seeing the elephants kept in the ring
Answer the following questions:
What might the circus elephants be thinking?
The circus elephants think that they were far away in the forests leafy light.
Answer the following questions:
Why is it not fair to keep elephants in a circus?
It is not fair to keep elephants in a circus because they also have right to live their life peacefully and happily.
Choose the best answer:
In this poem, the poet talks about
a) the happy elephants
b) the wild elephants
c) the circus elephants
c) the circus elephants
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