Std. IX English 1.1 Walk a little slower Daddy (Comprehension Activities)

Read the poem carefully and do the activities.

Walk a little slower...

Walk a little slower, Daddy,

Said a little child so small.
'I'm following in your footsteps
And I don't want to fall.'

'Sometimes your steps are very fast,
Sometimes they are hard to see;
So, walk a little slower, Daddy,
For you are leading me.'

'Some day when I'm all grown up,
You're what I want to be;
Then I will have a little child
Who'll want to follow me.'

'And I would want to lead just right,
And know that I was true;
So, walk a little slower, Daddy,
For I must follow you.'

A1) Complete the sentences.
i)   The speaker in the poem is ......... .
ii)  The child is ........... his father.
iii) The child will have a child when                    ............................ .
iv)  The word 'walk' refers to                                ...................... of the father in context        with the child.

A2) Why, do you think, does the child                 appeal his father to walk a little                  slower?

A3) Name and explain the figure of                     speech -
       Who'll want to follow me.