On the Grasshopper and Cricket : ncert solution class 8

Working with the poem: (page-123)1. Discuss with your partner the following definition of a poem

A poem is made of words arranged in a beautiful order. These words, when read aloud with feeling, have music and meaning of their own.

Ans:- This is a fact that a poem is made of words arranged in a beautiful order. The words of the poem provide melodious music and meaning when read aloud with feeling. Rhyme and rhythm play important role in the poem. They create a strong sensation when the lines of the poem are chanted well.

2. 'The poetry of earth' is not made of words. What is it made of, as suggested in the poem?

Ans:- ‘The poetry of the earth’ is really made of the singing voices.

3. Find in the poem lines that match the following.

(i) The grasshopper's happiness never comes to an end.

Ans:- “That is the grasshopper’s – he takes the lead

In the summer luxury – he has never done

With his delights,”

(ii) The cricket's song has a warmth that never decreases.

Ans:-“The cricket’s song, in warmth, increasing ever,”

4. Which word in stanza 2 is opposite in meaning to 'thee frost'?

Ans:- The word ‘warmth’ in stanza 2 is opposite in meaning to ‘thee frost’.

5. The poetry of earth continues round the year through a cycle of two seasons. Mention each with its representative voice.

Ans:- The first one is summer which is represented by grasshopper. The second is winter which is led by cricket. So the representative voice of summer is the voice of the grasshopper and the voice of cricket is the representative voice of winter.