mysterious courageous friendly lacking self confidence frustrated pessimistic Mr. Lamb Derry Read the following poem carefully and find how a visually challenged person is both courageous and compassionate. The Fog . I saw the fog grow thick, Which soon made blind my ken; It made tall men of boys, And giants of tall men.
. It clutched my throat, I coughed; Nothing was in my head Except two heavy eyes Like balls of burning lead. . And when it grew so black That I could know no place, I lost all judgment then, Of distance and of space.
. The street lamps, and the lights Upon the halted cars, Could either be on earth Or be the heavenly stars. . A man passed by me close, I asked my way, he said, “Come, follow me, my friend”— I followed where he led.
. He rapped the stones in front, “Trust me,” he said, “and come”; I followed like a child— A blind man led me home. - W.H. Davies Glossary ken - senses clutch - grasp rap the stone s - tap the stones Task: Based on your understanding of the poem, complete the summary by writing suitable word in the spaces.
The poet W.H. Davies describes in this poem, the (i) of the fog on him. It blurred his (ii) and he was (iii) to see things clearly. He couldn’t breathe due to the dense (iv) he (v) .
He felt that there was (vi) his head except for two (vii) Unit- - THE CHALLENGE - - - eyes. He lost the sense of (viii) and space, not knowing where to go. The street lamps falling on the halted cars looked like distant (ix) . A man passed by the poet.
The poet asked him to show the (x) . The man simply asked the poet to (xi) . The man led the poet home. As they walked, the poet (xii) that the man who led him was actually (xiii) , as he was rapping the stones in front of him continuously.
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