The Snake Trying Class 9 th

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Introduction 

In the poem the snake trying, the poet talks about a snake. The poem revolves around a snake that is struggling after being hit by a stick. Furthermore, the stick is held by a person who intend to kill this snake. Moreover, the snake is trying escape from this predicament. The message that the poet wants to convey is that not all snakes are harmful. Humans have this belief that all snakes are dangerous. Also, humans have this tendency to rush to kill a snake as soon as

they spot one.The author tries to tell us that such thinking is not good for snakes. Even if the snake is poisonous, it does not mean that it will necessary harm us. The author tells us the condition of a harmless green coloured snake as it tries to hide behind the green bushes. The snake hides to save itself.

Explanation Stanza wise

"The snake trying

to escape the pursuing stick

With sudden curving of thin

long body. How beautiful

and graceful are his shapes'"

Difficult Words Meaning

Pursuing:Chasing, following

Curving:Twisting

Explanation :The snake tries to escape from being hit by the stick that is following it. As the snakes crawls, its body twists and turns forming fascinating shapes.

Stanza (2)

"He glides through the water away

from the stroke. O let him go

Over the water

into the reeds to hide

Without hurt. Small and green

he is harmless, even to children."

Difficult words

Glides:Moves

Stroke:Hitting of the stick

Reeds:Water or marsh plants with thick stems      

Explanation :The snake moves through the water in order to save themselves. The poet pleads to let it escape and hide behind the thick marshy plants as it is harmless. The small green -coloured snake is harmless even to children

Stanza(3)

"Along the sand

he lay until observed

and chased away, and now

he vanishes in the ripples

among the green slim reeds."

Explanation

Till it was spoted and chased away by the person holding a stick, it lay quitly in the sand. In order to save itself, the snake disappears in the ripples of the water and hides in the camouflaging green bushes of the marshy plants.

Difficult Word Meaning

Vanishes :Disappears

Literary Devices

(1)Rhyme scheme:It is absent The poem is written in free verse

(2)Transfered epithet:The adjective used with a noun refers to a noun other than the one with which it is used.

Example

Pursuing stick -pursuing refers to the person who is holding the stick and not the stick itself

(3)Alliteration :the repetition of a consonant sound in 2 or more consecutive words

Example :He is harmless -H sound

Competencey based questions

Q(1) If you see a snake in your way, would you kill it or give it a safe passage? Justify your answer.

Q(2) Have you ever seen a snake chasing someone to eat?

Frequently Asked Questions in examination

Question(1)How does the snake protect itself? What kind of body does it have?

Answer :The snake has a natural instinct of survival. He can smell and see dangers and escape from them safely. The snake moves with sudden curving gliding through the water to protect itself from the attack. He has a thin longbody.