By : Ranjana Bhandari, GPT English Teacher, GHPS Hulkutri.
The Gymnastic Clock – M.C. Devies
Glossary :
Gymnastics – Physical exercise designed to develop strength and coordination. ದೈಹಿಕ ಕಸರತ್ತು
clock : a machine for measuring time – ಗಡಿಯಾರ
plain : simple, clear – ಸರಳವಾಗಿ, ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ
forget : put away from the memory – ಮರೆಯುವುದು
exercise : engage in physical activity to sustain and improve health and fitness, physical routine for training muscles – ವ್ಯಾಯಾಮ
lower : less high – ಕೆಳಗೆ, ಕೆಳಗಿಳಿಸು
tired : to make weary, to loose patience with – ಆಯಾಸಗೊಳ್ಳು
face : the front part of the head – ಮುಖ, ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ಮುಂದಿನ ಭಾಗ
boast : to talk proudly about yourself, Talk with excessive pride and self satisfaction about one’s achievements, possessions or abilities. ಬಡಾಯಿ ಕೊಚ್ಚು, ಜಂಬದಿಂದ ಹೊಗಳಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು
arms : the part of the body between the shoulder and the hand – ತೋಳುಗಳು, ತೋಳಿನಾಕಾರದ ವಸ್ತು
Rhyming words :
me – be
rises – exercises
know – so
way – day
you – too
me – he
Grammar :
Personification :
When you make a thing, an idea, or an animal do something that only human beings can do.
Example : ” Wind yells while blowing”
This is an example of personification because wind cannot yell. Only human being can yell.
Example of personification in the poem :
1) It talk as plain as plain can be
2) And says, each morning as it rises
- Difference between the American and the British method of writing the date.
- The American method of writing the date is 10/17/21. First month, day and year.
- But the British method of writing the date is 17/10/21. Here first day, month and year.
- In India we follow the British method.
Poem – The Gymnastic Clock
The little clock is friends with me,
It talks as plain as plain can be,
And says, each morning as it rises,
“Now, don’t forget your exercises!
Both hands above your head, you know!
Then lower them very slowly, so;
Oh! don’t get tired and stop, that way!
I exercise like this, all day!”
Right in its face then, I say, “Pooh!
I wouldn’t boast of it, like you,
But I can swing
my arms round, too!”
And so the clock then looks at me,
And I look back, and I and he
Each single morning, when we rise,
Just exercise and exercise!
Video Lesson
7th std | new syllabus 2017 | 2nd language English | 1st poem lyrical video |the gymnastic clock ಪದ್ಯದ ಮಾದರಿ ಗಾಯನಕ್ಕೆ ಮೇಲಿನ ಲಿಂಕ್ ಮೇಲೆ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ