NCERT Solutions Class 6 English (Honeysuckle)
The NCERT Solutions in English Language for Class 6 English (Poetry) (Honeysuckle) Chapter – 6 The Wonderful Words has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise.
Poem – 6
(The Wonderful Words)
Never let a thought shrivel and die
For want of a way to say it
For English is a wonderful game
And all of you can play it.
All that you do is match the words
To the brightest thoughts in your head
So that they come out clear and true
And handsomely groomed and fed—
For many of the loveliest things
Have never yet been said.
Words are the food and dress of thought
They give it its body and swing
And everyone’s longing today to hear
Some fresh and beautiful thing;
But only words can free a thought
From its prison behind your eyes
May be your mind is holding now
A marvellous new surprise!
– MARY O’NEILL
Working With The Poem
1. With your partner, complete the following sentences in your own words using the ideas in the poem.
(i) Do not let a thought shrivel and die because ________________ .
(ii) English is a ________________ with words that everyone can play.
(iii) One has to match ________________ .
(iv) Words are the ________________ of thought.
Answer –
(i) Do not let a thought shrivel and die because you could not find a way to say it.
(ii) English is a wonderful game with words that everyone can play.
(iii) One has to match the words to the brightest thoughts in the head.
(iv) Words are the food and dress of thought.
2. In groups of four discuss the following lines and their meanings.
(i) All that you do is match the words
To the brightest thoughts in your head
Answer – According to the poet, English is a wonderful language.
(ii) For many of the loveliest things
Have never yet been said
Answer – The poet encourages readers to convert their thoughts into words and speak them as these are loveliest things that never yet been said.
(iii) And everyone’s longing today to hear
Some fresh and beautiful thing
Answer – All the people are listening to the same thoughts. Everyone is excited to hear some new thing so speak your thoughts brilliantly.
(iv) But only words can free a thought
From its prison behind your eyes
Answer – You have thoughts in your mind but its in prison behind your eyes. You need to free thoughts by giving them words.
Poem
- Poem 1 : A House, A Home
- Poem 2 : The Kite
- Poem 3 : The Quarrel
- Poem 4 : Beauty
- Poem 5 : Where Do All the Teachers Go?
- Poem 7 : Vocation
- Poem 8 : What if
