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Who are the characters in this poem? List them with their pet names.
The characters in this poem are Belinda, a little black kitten, a little grey mouse, a little yellow dog, a little pet dragon and a sea robber.
| Character | Pet name |
| Kitten | Ink |
| Mouse | Blink |
| Dog | Mustard |
| Dragon | Custard |
The poet has employed many poetic devices in the poem. For example: “Clashed his tail like iron in a dungeon” − the poetic device here is a simile. Can you, with your partner, list some more such poetic devices used in the poem?
| Lines | Poetic Device |
| And the little yellow dog was sharp as a mustard | Simile |
| Mouth like a fireplace | Simile |
| Chimney for a nose | Metaphor |
| Belinda was as brave as a barrel full of bears | Simile |
| Mustard was as brave like a tiger in a rage | Simile |
| But up jumped Custard snorting like an engline | Simile |
| Clashed his tail like irons in a dungeon | Simile |
| He went at the sea robber like a robin at a worm | Simile |
| Belinda giggled till she shook the house | Personification |
Can you find out the rhyme scheme of two or three stanzas of the poem?
;aabb is the rhyme scheme of each stanza of this poem is .
Writers use words to give us a picture or image without actually saying what they mean. Can you trace some images used in the poem?
Some such images used in the poem are ‘mouth like a fireplace’, ‘chimney for a nose’, ‘brave as a barrel full of bears’, ‘brave as a tiger in a rage’, ‘went at the sea robber like a robin at a worm’, etc.
Do you find The Tale of Custard the Dragon to be a serious or a light-hearted poem? Give reasons to support your answer.
The poem 'The Tale of Custard the Dragon' is a humorous poem. The names of the characters are funny. The pets called Custard by funny names, which makes the poem all the more humorous. All the pets boasted of being very brave but went into hiding as soon as the p(i)rate arrived. After the events have finished, they again started to boast like nothing has happened. This part is funny as well.
This poem, in ballad form, tells a story. Have you come across any such modern song or lyric that tells a story? If you know one, tell it to the class. Collect such songs as a project.
'Light of Asia' is an epic ballad. It tells the story of Prince Siddartha, whose life started as a royal and culminated as a saint.
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