CBSE Book Class 10 Poetry The Frog and Nightangle

1.The following is a summary of the poem but it is jumbled up. Write out the events  in their correct order to form a continuous paragraph.

a) As a result, her voice lost its beauty, and the other creatures stopped coming to  hear her sing.

b) Soon the nightingale became famous, and creatures from miles around came to  hear her sing.

c) All the creatures in the bog cheered and clapped at her beautiful song.

d) He offered to train the nightingale, so that she could sing even more beautifully.

e) So the frog could sing unrivalled in the bog once more.

f) The next night the frog introduced himself.

g) The  frog  charged  an  admission  fee,  and  earned  a  lot  of  money  from  these  concerts.

h) A frog croaked all night in a bog, in an unpleasant voice.

i) But the frog made the nightingale rehearse continuously in the rain.

j) One night a nightingale began to sing in a melodious voice.

k) Finally the nightingale burst a vein and died.

2.Discuss the following questions and write the answers in your note-books.

a. Bring out the irony in the frog's statement - 'Your song must be your own'.

b. Do you think the end is justified?

c. Do you think the nightingale is 'brainless'? Give reasons for your answer.

d. Inspite of having a melodious voice and being a crowd puller, the nightingale turns  out to be a loser and dies. How far is she responsible for her own downfall?

e. Do  you  agree  with  the  Frog's  inference  of  the  Nightingale's  character?  Give  reasons for your answer.

Please refer to the link below - CBSE Class 10 Poetry The Frog and Nightangle