NCERT Solutions Class 7 English (Honeysuckle)
The NCERT Solutions in English Language for Class 7 English (Poetry) (Honeysuckle) Poem – 1 The Squirrel has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise.
Poem – 1 (The Squirrel)
He wore a question mark for tail,
An overcoat of gray,
He sat up straight to eat a nut.
He liked to tease and play,
And if we ran around his tree,
He went the other way.
– MILDRED BOWERS ARMSTRONG
Working with the Poem
1. Why does the poet say the squirrel “wore a question mark for tail”? Draw a squirrel, or find a picture of a squirrel sitting on the ground. How would you describe its tail?
Answer – The poet said that the squirrel “wore a question mark for a tail” because its tail is twisted appearing like a question mark.
2. Do we usually say that an animal ‘wears’ a tail? What do we say? (Think: Does an animal wear a coat? Consult a dictionary if you like, and find out how ‘wear’ is used in different ways.)
Answer – No, usually we don’t say that an animal ‘wears’ a tail. Instead, we say the animal ‘has’ a tail. According to the dictionary, the word ‘wear’ is used to mean something that is used to cover. For example, we wear clothes.
3. “He liked to tease and play”. Who is teasing whom? How?
Answer – The poet liked to tease and play with the squirrel. Whenever the poet went a little close to the squirrel, the squirrel would run away in the other direction.
