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POEM: MR NOBODY

ELEMENTSOF THE

POEM

SYNOPSIS:

The poem is about a person,Mr. Nobody, who does notexist, but who is created bythe persona to take the

blame for all kinds ofmistakes and irresponsiblebehaviour that happens inthe personas house.

The persona is probably introuble for doing thingswrong and is blaming Mr.Nobody so that he or she willnot be scolded or punished.

SETTING:

Time ast and present time.

Place !n a house.

c. STRUCTURE:

"our stan#as, eight lines in each stan#a.$lternate lines rhymes%

In Stanza 1 & the rhyming words are 'mouseand 'house and 'agree and 'Nobody.In Stanza & the rhyming words are 'a(arand 'afar and 'see and 'Nobody.

!. THEMES:

"amily life .

Taking things for granted.

)esponsibility.

*onesty.

e. PERSON":

The persona could be a #a$ent %$ &$an!#a$ent'who wants to admonish +menegur the children foralways running away from responsibility and forblaming others for the mischief that they have done.

(. TONE:

The tone is i$%nic.

&. MOOD:

The mood is )*m%$%*'.

). POINT OF +IE,:

Third person point of view.-ecause the use of the word'!.

i. MOR"L +"LUES:

e must always tell the truth.

e must be responsible members of a family.

e should not blame others for our mistakes.

e must admit our mistakes.

e must appreciate everyone within our family.

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/xercise 0% Match the words and phrases from the poem with the correctmeaning.

mislaid blinds soil s1uek mischiedcracked prithee tears a(ar tosses

pulling something apart or into piecesto throw something carelesslylosta covering for a windowdamaged but not completely brokenbad behaviourpleaseslightly opena short high sound that is not very loudto make something dirty

/xercise 2% $ccording to the persona, which of the following did Mr. Nobody do3 Thick your answers in the box given.

ELEMENTSOF THE

POEM

LITER"RY DE+ICES:

Simile: a way to compare things using words -li e/ an! -a'/.E0am#le: a' 1uiet as a mouse

Re#etiti%n: the phrase -M$. N% %!2/ is repeated at the end of eachstan#e.

Ima&e$2: the visual images of Mr. Nobody

E0am#le':Mr. Nobody breaking plates and tearing booksMr. Nobody carelessly leaving doors openMr. Nobody scattering pinsMr. Nobody leaving 4ngermarks on the doorMr. Nobodypulling our buttons from shirtsMr. Nobody putting damp wood upon the 4re

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0. break a window

2. touch the door with dirty 4ngers

5. forget to button his shirt

6. does not put away his boot

7. tears out pages from books

8. leave his toys scatteredeverywhere

9. make a lot of noise

:. forget to close the door

/xercise 5% ;tate whether the following statements are True +T or "alse +" .

0. The poem has four verses with rhyming couplets.

2. $ll the lines in the poem rhyme.

5. Mr. Nobody is responsible for the damp wood upon the 4re.

6. Mr. Nobody moves around like a mouse creating mischief.

7. The door s1ueks because of mice in the house.

8. The water in the kettle does not boil because there is no 4re.

9. The carpets are dirty because Mr. Nobody walked in withmuddy feet.

:. The curtains fade as Mr. Nobody forgot to open the blinds.

ive 8 examplesof chores you can do around the house to help your parents.

0. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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2. ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??

5. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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6. ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??

7. ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??

8. ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??

/xercise 7% )ead the poem and answer the 1uestions that follows.

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/xercise 8% @uestions 9 0= are based on the stan#a 5 and 6 from the poem Mr.

Nobody