Hi Everyone!! This article will share The Clans Questions & Answers.
This poem is written by Richard Calmit Adams. In my previous posts, I have shared the questions and answers of Lakshadweep A Tryst With The Unexplored, Hercules and The Apples of The Hesperides and Don’t Quit so, you can check these posts as well.
The Clans Questions & Answers
Word Galaxy
- Manitou – a good spirit
- Wailing – crying loudly
- Foeman – enemy
- Maiden – an unmarried young woman
- Descendants – children
Question 1: When did the turtle come to rescue? Who sent the turtle?
Answer: The turtle came to rescue when there was a high tide. A good spirit had sent the turtle.
Question 2: Where did the Wolf Clan come from?
Answer: The wolf clan came from children who were nursed by a she-wolf with care.
Question 3: What brought the hunters to the children?
Answer: The wailing of a she-wolf who nursed the children brought the hunters to the children where they lay.
Question 4: The poem talks about animals and spirits, but is the poem really about them or some other beings? Discuss.
Answer: The poem talks about animals and spirits, but the poem is not really about them. It is about human beings i.e., the hunters. The hunters and the animals live together.
Question 5: Name the poetic devices used in the following lines. There could be more than one poetic device in a line.
1. ‘When the waters were so mighty
As to reach the mountains high”
Answer: Alliteration and personification
2. “Surely then was doomed to die.”
Answer: Alliteration
3. “And the warriors met the foeman
With the fury of a storm.”
Answer: personification
Question 6: How did ‘The Turtle Clan’ get its name?
Answer: The turtle came to rescue of the tribe and brought them safely onto land when there was a high tide and all were doomed to die. This is how “The Turtle Clan” got its name.
So, these were the Questions & Answers.