Std IX English Poem Walk a little slower...

Walk a little slower...

Warmer Activities :-
(Due to Lock down period you need to work individually with this distant mode learning strategy)
respond : -
a) Are you a talkative person?
b) Do you like to share your thoughts?
c) What would you like to do after tenth standard?

My Thoughts

Whom would you like to talk to? why?
What would you like to learn to?from whom?
Whom do you hesitate to talk to?
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Read the poem Walk a little slower... from coursebook page no 3 std IX.

Reflect :-

1 What would happen if the child tried to        walk fast?
2 What would happen if the father                    ignored the child's request?
3 What would happen if the teacher                conducted every activity properly?
4 What would happen if the teacher                skipped spoken activities?

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Does the word walk in the title of the poem refer only to the act of walking?what does the poet actually mean to say?

Contracted forms used in the poem and their full forms -
I'm - I am
You're - You are
Who'll - Who will

Implied meaning of

walk
(Walk) a little slower Daddy
Teach a little slower Daddy
Suggest a little slower Daddy
Tell a little slower Daddy
Instruct a little slower Daddy
Explain a little slower Daddy
Ask a little slower Daddy
Read a little slower Daddy

Draw अ little slower Daddy

Vocabulary :-

to follow ones footsteps - imitate

lead - initiate

grown up - adult

Antonym :-

lead × follow

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Figures of speech :-

Do you remember which figures of speech did we study last year?

Alliteration

When initial sound of a word is repeated twice or more times, it is alliteration.

Example - said a little child so small

(In this line, initial sound "s" is repeated thrice.)

 Task  - Find and write more examples of alliteration from this poem.

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Central Theme:-

The grown up people should listen to the children patiently.

They should have tolerance while dealing with children and give them enough time to do the tasks, to talk to, to respond, to act etc.

The children imitate everything of the parents/ grown up people.

So all grown up people should cope up with children patiently.

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Write an appreciation of this poem with the help of the following points -

1) title

2) name of the poet

3) rhyme scheme

4) figure of speech (any one)

5) theme/ central idea

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Read the poem again and complete the English Workshop activities on page no. 3 and 4 of your coursebook.

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