Read the following lines from the poem and answer the questions given below
1.There's a family nobody likes to meet;
They live, it is said, on Complaining Street
In the city of Never-Are-Satisfied.
The River of Discontent beside
a) Where does the family live?
The family lives in Complaining street.
b) Why do you think the street is named as Complaining Street'?
I think all the people would be complaining always.
c) Name the city mentioned in this line.
The name of the city is 'Never-Are-Satisfied.
d) Name the river mentioned in this line.
The name of the river is 'River of Discontent
e) What is the rhyme scheme of the above line?
Rhyme scheme: aabb
f) Pick out the rhyming words in the above lines.
Rhyming words, meet-street; satisfied-beside
g) Findout the figure of speech mentioned in these lines.
Metaphor - 'Complaining Street, City of Never Are Satisfied and Rivier
2.They growl at that and they growl at this;
Whatever comes, there is something amiss;
And whether their station be high or humble,.
They are all known by the name of Grumble.
a) What does the word 'growl' mean here?
Growl means make a low guttural sound'.
b) Why do they find everything amiss?
Because they are unsatisfied always
c) How are they known?
They are known by the name of grumble.
d) What is the rhyme scheme of the above line?
Rhyme scheme: aabb
e) Pick out the rhyming words in the above lines
Rhyming words: this-amiss; humble-rumble
f.Pick out the alliteration from the above line.
high - humble
3 The weather is always too hot or cold
Summer and winter alike they scold.
Nothing goes right with the folks you meet
Down on that gloomy Complaining Street
a) What is the opinion about the folks you meet down the street?
The folks down the street are imperfect and they grumble always.
b) What does the word 'gloomy' mean here?
"Gloomy' means unclear.
c) What did they scold?
They scolded summer and winter
d) Pick out the rhyming words and identify the rhyme scheme of the above lines.
Rhyming words: cold-scold; meet-street
Rhyme scheme: aabb
f.pick out the words that are alliteration in the 2 line.
summer - scold
4.They growl at the rain and they growl at the sun
In fact, their growling is never done.
And if everything pleased them, there isn't a doubt
They'd growl that they'd nothing to grumble about
a) What do they growl at?
They growl at the rain and the sun.
b) Is their growling end?
No, their growling is not end
c. What do they do, if everything pleased them?
If everything pleased them, they would growl that there was nothing to grumble.
d) What is the rhyme scheme of the above line?
Rhyme scheme: aabb
e) Pick out the rhyming words in the above lines
Rhyming words: son-done; doubt-about
D Pick out the words that are alliteration in the line
growl - grumble
5.But the queerest thing is that no one of the same
Can be brought to acknowledge his family names
For never a Grumbler will own that he
Is connected with it at all,you see.
a) What is the queerest thing?
The queerest thing is no one can be brought to acknowledge his family name.
b) What will not a grumbler own?
A grumbler will not own that he is connected with the grumbling family of the of grumbling
e) What is the rhyme scheme of the above line?
Rhyme scheme: aabb
d) Pick out the rhyming words in the above lines.
Rhyming words: name-same; he see
6.The worst thing is that if anyone stays
Among them too long, he will learn their ways;
And before he dreams of the terrible jumble
He's adopted into the family of Grumble.
a) What is the worst thing that can happen if anyone stays with them?
If anyone stays with them they will learn their ways of grumbling,
b) What are the ways of the Grumble family?
Grumbling about everything is the way of the grumble family,
c) Who dreams here?
The one who stays with the grumble family dreams here.
d) What does he dream of?
He dreams of the terrible jumble of grumbling something.
e) Who is adopted into the family of grumble?
The one who stays with the grumble family is adopted
f. What is the rhyme scheme of the above line?
Rhyme scheme: aabb
h) Pick out the rhyming word in the above line ?
Rhyming words: stays-ways; jumble-grumble
f.pick out the words that are alliteration in the 2 line.
will-ways, long-learn;
7.And so it were wisest to keep our feet
From wandering into Complaining Street:
And never to growl, whatever we do,
Lest we be mistaken for Grumblers, to.
a) What is the wisest thing that the poet suggests?
The wisest thing that the poet suggests is to stay away from the grumble family.
b.What does the phrase to keep our feet wandering refer to?
The phrase to keep our feet the wandering refers to not to enter the complaining street
c) What does the poct advise us?
The poet advises us not to grow whatever we do.
d) What will we be mistaken for?
We will be mistaken for grumblers.
e) What is the rhyme scheme of the above line?
Rhyme scheme: aabb
f. Pick out the rhyming words in the above lines.
Rhyming words: feet-street; do-too
8. Let us learn to walk with a smile and a song,
no matter if things do sometimes go wrong;
and then, be our station high or humble,
we'll never belong to the family of grumble!
a) What does the poet expect everyone to learn?
The poet expects everyone to walk with a smile and a song.
b) What should we do when things go wrong sometimes?
When things go wrong we should not worry
c) What is the rhyme scheme of the above line?
Rhyme scheme: aabb
d) Pick out the rhyming words in the above lines
Rhyming words: song wrong: humble-grumble
e.pick out the words that are alliteration in the 1" line.
smile - song
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