1.Do you recognize this music?2.Can anybody sing this song?3. Whom do you think is this song about?

“GOD CANNOT BE EVERYWHERE SO HE CREATED MOTHERS”

THE POEM "A SONNET FOR MY INCOMPARABLE MOTHER" DEPICTS THE ADMIRATION OF A DAUGHTER FOR HER MOTHER .

INTRODUCTION

A Sonnet for My Incomparable Mother

MODEL READING BY THE TEACHER

I often contemplate my childhood, Mom.I am a mother now, and so I knowHardwork is mixed together with the fun;You learned that when you raised me long ago.I think of all the things you gave to me:Sacrifice, devotion, love and tears,your heart, your mind, your love energy and soul–

All these you spent on me throughout the years. You loved me with a never-failing love

You gave me strength and sweet security,And then you did the hardest thing of all:You let me separate and set me free.Every day, I try my best to be A mother like the mom you were to me

By F.Joanna

GIST OF THE POEMThe poetess praises her mother, because her mother was kind, She wants to be like her. The poetess remembers her childhood. Then, her mother mixed work with fun. She remembers the things given by her. She gave her sacrifice, devotion, love, and tears. She gave her heart, mind, energy and soul. She loved her greatly. She gave her strength and safety. She gave her freedom. So, the poetess tries to be like her.

Glossary

Contemplate – think aboutDevotion – great love and loyaltySonnet _ a fourteen line poem with a fixed rhyme schemeNever failing _ Always winning

PRACTICE DONE BY THE STUDENTS

APPRECIATION QUESTIONSA)I often contemplate my childhood, Mom.(1)Whom does ‘I’ refer to?(2)What does the poetess contemplate?B)I think of all the things you gave to me:Sacrifice, devotion, love and tears,(1)Whom does ‘You’ refer to?(2)What did the mother give?C)You loved me with a never-failing love(1)How is her love?(2) Whose love is never failing?D)You let me separate and set me free.(1)What does separate mean?(2) Give the meaning of 'setting free'

ANSWERS

A) 1) “I” refers to the poetess F.Joanna. 2) The poetess contemplates her childhood.B) 1) “you” refers to the poetess mother. 2)The mother gave sacrifice , devotion ,love and tears.C) 1) Her love is unfailing. 2) The love of poetess mother is never failing.D) 1) “separate” means alone.

2) “setting free” means giving freedom.

FIGURE OF SPEECHA) Sacrifice, devotion, love and tears,

your heart, your mind, your love energy and soul– All these you spent on me throughout the years. You loved me with a never-failing love

1) Write the rhyming words2) Bring out the rhyming schemeB) “You let me separate and set me free”. Bring out the words in alliteration .C) A mother like the mom you were to me1) Mention the figure of speech?D) I often contemplate my childhood, Mom.

I am a mother now, and so I know1) Mention the figure of speech?

ANSWERS

A) 1) Rhyming words – tears and years. 2) Rhyming Scheme – ab ac .B) 1) Separate SetC) 1) Simile

D) 1) Anaphora.

ASSIGNMENT

Dictionary WorkPickout the words that emphasize the qualities of a mother and find out the meanings.

ACTIVITY

1)Affix a photograph of your mother in your note book and write a few lines about her.2)Collect the pictures of Animals and their young ones.

PARAGRAPH QUESTIONWrite an appreciation of the poem “A SONNET FOR MY INCOMPARABLE MOTHER” ?

The poetess praises her mother. She remembers the things given by her. Her mother gave her sacrifice, devotion,love ,tears, her heart , mind,energy and soul. The love of her mother was unfailing. She gave her strength , safety and freedom. So, the poetess tries to be good to her daughter like her mother was to her.