NCERT Solutions for Class 6 English Poem 8: What If
English presents an intriguing subject matter, albeit one that demands substantial effort. The acquisition of skills such as reading, writing, and comprehensive understanding in this domain requires months, if not years, of dedicated work. This may seem daunting, but it does not signify an inevitable struggle for students.
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What If
Who is the speaker in the poem?
The child is the speaker in the poem who is also the poet, Shel Silverstein.
Read the following line.
Some What ifs crawled inside my ear
Can words crawl into your ear? This is an image. The poet is trying to make an image of what she/he experiences. Now with your partner try and list out some more images from the poem.
Some more images from the poem could be:
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What if a bolt of lightning strikes me
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Sang their old what if song
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Pranced and partied all night long
With your partner, list out the happenings the speaker is worried about.
The speaker is worried about many happenings like – if he is dumb in school if he gets beaten up, if there is poison in his cup if the swimming pool has been closed if he starts to cry if he flunks the test if he gets sick and dies if nobody likes him if he does not grow taller if he grows green hair on his chest if his head starts to get smaller if a bolt of lightning strikes him if the wind tears his kite if his parents get divorced if they start a war if his teeth foes do not grow in straight if he tears his pants if he never learns to dance if the bus was late.
Why do you think she/he has these worries? Can you think of ways to get rid of such worries?
These kinds of worries come to him/her because in the night his/her mind is free and not busy thinking about anything. “Idle mind is the devil's workshop.” That's why, when s/he is not thinking about something, these worrisome thoughts start to gather around his/her mind. To get rid of such thoughts, s/he should try to engage her/his mind in some other creative activities like reading or gaming, so that her/his mind doesn’t wander off.
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