Do you find The Tale of Custard the Dragon to be a serious or a light-hearted poem? Give reasons to support your answer.
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Writers use words to give us a picture or image without actually saying what they mean. Can you trace some images used in the poem?
Can you find out the rhyme scheme of two or three stanzas of the poem?
The poet has employed many poetic devices in the poem. For example: "Clashed his tail like iron in a dungeon" - the poetic device here is a simile. Can you, with your partner, list some more such poetic devices used in the poem?
"Belinda tickled him, she tickled him unmerciful..." Why?
Why did Custard cry for a nice, safe cage? Why is the dragon called a "cowardly dragon"?
Who are the characters in this poem? List them with their pet names.