“Lord Ullin reached that fatal shore” just as his daughter left it. Why is the shore called fatal? (Stanza 11)
Discuss with your partner the following definition of a poem.
A poem is made of words arranged in a beautiful order. These words, when read aloud with feeling, have a music and meaning of their own.
What did Malu learn to do from her parents?
Sometime we join two words to make a describing word. For example, Rip was a good-natured man, everybody liked him. Here are some more describing words. Use them to complete the given paragraph.
| long-sleeved | high-heeled | well-dressed |
| open-mouthed | sweet-looking | odd-looking |
| part-time |
Mrs Das has a ______________ job in a clothes shop. Yesterday, an ______________ woman walked into the shop. She was wearing ______________ shoes. A ______________ dog was with her. “I want a ______________ shirt for my dog, please,” she said. “For your dog?” asked Mrs Das, ______________in surprise. “Yes.” replied the woman. “I want him to be ______________ for my next party.”
The cleverest of criminals leave behind clues to their crime.