I am Every Woman

I am Every Woman. Book back answers.

A. Read the lines and answer the questions.

1. The summer of life she’s ready to see in spring.
She says, “Spring will come again, my dear
Let me care for the ones who’re near.”

a) What does the word summer mean here?

The word ‘summer’ refers to the later part of life

b) How does she take life?

she takes life with caution

she expects life to ‘bloom and blossom’.

2. Strong is she in her faith and belief.
“Persistence is the key to everything,” says she.

a) What is she strong about?

she is strong about her views and opinions.

b) How does she deal with the adversities in life?

She faces the adversities with persistence and hard work.

3. Despite the sighs and groans and moans,
She’s strong in her faith, firm in her belief!

a) Is she complaining about the problems of life?

No, she is not complaiing about the problems of life. She is ready to face it.

b) Pick out the words that show her grit.

“Strong” and “Firm” are the words that show her grit.

4. Don’t ever try to saw her pride, her self-respect.
She knows how to thaw you, saw you – so beware!

a) What do the words thaw and saw mean here?

The word saw refers to belittle her pride and self-respect. The word thaw refers to get rid of pr destroy

b) What is the tone of the author?

The tone of the author reflects admonition and warning.

5. She’s today’s woman. Today’s woman dear.
Love her, respect her, keep her near…

a) Describe today’s woman according to the poet.

No, the poet is talking about the women of the present generation.

b) How should a woman be treated?

A woman should be treated with affection, respect and with a friendly attitude.

B. Read the lines and identify the figure of speech.

1. A woman is beauty innate,
A symbol of power and strength.
She puts her life at stake,
She’s real, she’s not fake!

a) Pick out the rhyming words from the above lines.

stake, fake

b) Add another word that rhymes with it.

length

c) Give the rhyme scheme for the above lines.

abaa

2. She’s a lioness; don’t mess with her.
She’ll not spare you if you’re a prankster.

a) Pick out the line that has a metaphor in it.

She’s lioness

b) Give your examples of metaphor to describe the qualities of a woman.

She is all states, and all princes

3. She’s strong in her faith, firm in her belief.

a) Pick out the alliterated words from the above.

faith, firm

b) Pick out other alliterated words from the poem

symbol. strength, summer, see, spring, says, sighs

C. Fill in with a word in each blanks to complete the summary of the poem. Use the help box given below.

dignified	healthier	today’s	persistent
symbol	innate	fake	adversity
life	disgrace	prankster	woman
faith	optimistic	quitter	thaw
lioness	fear	beliefs	self respect
strength	care	hope	near
respect		saw

Every woman is beautiful innate. She symbol is the of power and strength She is  prone to put her life at risk. Every woman is true in expressing her love and she is never fake. She is very in persistent her approach even at times of adversity she finds a ray of hope and she continues to care for her near ones. She is the woman and she has no fear. She is forceful in her faith and beliefs.

She is never a quitter and she is optimistic; She is ferocious like a lioness; it’s better for the prankster to stay away from her. Never should one try to bring disgrace to her pride and self-respect for she knows how to thaw and saw them. She is today’s woman. It is dignified to love her respect her and to keep her healthier.