Poem- AMANDA

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                   AMANDA !

Introduction of Poet

Amanda poem is written by ROBIN CLEIN who was born on 28 February 1936 in Kempsey, New South Wales. She wrote many poems and story books.Her first story was published at the age of sixteen.She had more than twenty books published.

Central Idea
This poem is about the issue of children's growing up and their upbringing. It highlights the struggles faced by a child.
The parents have a great responsibility to bring up their children to be good citizens later.They,should see that their children are unnecessarily made to feel depressed.

In 'Amanda' her parents prepare her to be acceptable in the society by restricted her,in many ways. But they do not feel that in doing so they curtail her freedom and space. She feels this restrictions so much so that she doesn't want to grow up but remain an ORPHAN.
Continues taunting, nagging and fault - finding make her moody.
The moral of the poem is loud, lucid and clear for all.

Poetic Devices used in Poem

 1- ANAPHORA
Don't bite your nails, Amanda!
Don't hunch your shoulders, Amanda !

2- Alliteration
Stop that slouching and sit up straight, Amanda !
Stop that sulking at once, Amanda !

3- Allusion
A mermaid , drifting blissfully.
4- METAPHOR
There is a languid, emerald sea.
The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.

Rhyme Scheme. - aaba  ccc aada  eee
                             ggg   aaha


EXTRACT based questions

1- Don't bite------------------------ sit up straight Amanda!

Q-1  What is Amanda doing to her nails ?
Ans- Amanda is biting her nails.
2- What does she do to her shoulders ?
Ans- She hunches her shoulders.
Q-3  What is her sitting posture ?
Ans - She is sitting in a slouching posture.
Q- 4 How should  Amanda sit ?
Ans-  Amanda should sit straight.
Q-5 Name the poet of the poem .
Ans-  ROBIN CLEIN.


2- There is a languid-----------------blissfully.

Q--1  Who do these lines refers to ?
Ans-  These lines refer to a little girl Amanda.
Q-2 How is the sea ?
Ans-   The sea is peaceful and emerald.
Q-3  Who is the sole inhabitant of the sea ?
Ans- The sole inhabitant of the sea is Amanda who is he mermaid.
Q- 4 What does the person refer to want to do ?
Ans- Amanda wants to drift blissfully with the soft- moving waves of the sea.

3  -  I am an orphan ----------------------- freedom is sweet.
Q-1  Who longs to be an orphan ?
Ans- Amanda longs to be an orphan.
Q-2 Where is the orphan roaming ?
Ans-  The orphan is roaming in the street.
Q-3 How does the speaker make designs ?
Ans- The speaker makes designs with her bare feet  on the soft dust.
Q-4 What does the speaker say about silence and freedom ?
Ans- The speaker says that silence is golden and freedom is sweet.



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