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1. A Muddled Mess OVERVIEW In this lesson, we will: – read a poem about a very absent-minded person. – learn about rhyme and explore the various kinds of rhyme schemes we can find in a poem. – learn about complete sentences, fragments, and run-ons. PEP...

1. A Muddled Mess OVERVIEW In this lesson, we will: – read a poem about a very absent-minded person. – learn about rhyme and explore the various kinds of rhyme schemes we can find in a poem. – learn about complete sentences, fragments, and run-ons. PEP 1.1 We may try our best to be mindful and focused, but all of us are forgetful sometimes! Have you ever done any of the following things? Left your bag at school Yes No Left for school without your lunch Yes No Walked away from a shop without taking your change Yes No Forgotten to brush your teeth at night Yes No Left home without your footwear Yes No Left a water heater on all day Yes No 1  Write down one other forgetful thing you have done. ___________________________________________________________________________________ What can you do to help yourself remember things that you often forget? ___________________________________________________________________________________ Literature What are the elements of a poem? What is poetry? How does a poem rhyme? What is the rhythm of a poem? Here is a funny poem about a man who is always confused and absent-minded. Read and enjoy! The Muddlehead - Ogden Nash I knew a man from Petushkee As muddleheaded as could be. He always got mixed up with clothes; He wore his mittens on his toes, Forgot his collar in his haste, And tied his tie around his waist. What a muddlehead was he, That man who lived in Petushkee! They told him as he went about: “You’ve got your coat on inside out!” And when they saw his hat, they said: “You’ve put a saucepan on your head!” What a muddle head was he, That man who lived in Petushkee! 2 A Muddled Mess At lunch he scratched a piece of bread, And spread some butter on his head. He put his walking stick to bed, And he stood in the rack instead. What a muddle head was he, That man who lived in Petushkee! He walked up to a tram one day And climbed in very sprightly; Conductor thought that he would pay, Instead he said politely: “Parding your beggon, Kister Monductor, I’m off for a week’s vacation; I stop you to beg your cramway tar As soon as we reach the station.” Conductor got a fright, And didn’t sleep that nite. What a muddle head was he, That man who lived in Petushkee! He rushed into the first café: “A railway ticket please, One way.” And at the ticket office said: “A slice of tea and a cup of bread.” What a muddle head was he, That man who lived in Petushkee! He passed the man collecting the fares, And entered a carriage awaiting repairs, That stood on a siding, all by itself. Half of his luggage, he put on a shelf, The rest on the floor, his coat on his lap And settled himself for a bit of a nap. All at once he raised his head. “I must have been asleep,” he said, “Hey, what stop is this?” he cried, “Petushkee,” a voice replied. A Muddled Mess 3  Once again, he closed his eyes And dreamt he was in Paradise. When he woke, he looked about, Raised the window and leaned out. “I’ve seen this place before, I believe, Is it Kharkov or is it Kiev? Tell me where I am,” he cried. “In Petushkee,” a voice replied. And so again he settled down And dreamt the world was upside down When he woke, he looked about, Raised the window and looked out. “I seem to know this station too, Is it Nalchik or Baku? Tell me what it's called,” he cried. “Petushkee,” a voice replied. Up he jumped: “It’s a crime! I’ve been riding all this time, And here I am where I began! That’s no way to treat a man!” What a muddle head was he, That man who lived in Petushkee! Petushkee (also spelled as Petushki) and haste (n.): the state of being in a hurry or Nalchik are the names of towns in Russia. rush Kharkov and Kiev are cities in Ukraine saucepan (n.): a deep, round cooking pan (Kiev is the capital). Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan. tram (n.): an electric passenger vehicle that is like a light train muddleheaded (adj.): disorganised and confused sprightly (adj.): lively and enthusiastic fright (n.): a sudden feeling of fear 4 A Muddled Mess  Author speak Ogden Nash (1902-1971) was an American poet who was famous for his humorous poetry, puns, and surprising rhymes. He lived most of his life in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Question Time I. Comprehending the Text 1. How does the Muddlehead mix up his clothes? 2. What does the Muddlehead ask the conductor? 3. Why does the Muddlehead keep being told that he is in Petushkee? 4. What are three adjectives you would use to describe the Muddlehead? 5. What kind of muddleheaded things does the man in the poem do? Give a few examples from the text. 6. Does this poem have a message? If so, what is it? II. Going Beyond the Text 1. Why did the conductor get a fright and lose his sleep? If you were in the place of the conductor, how would you have handled the situation? Look Within 1.2 What can you do to be more organised and less muddleheaded in your daily life? Describe three actions and mention how they will help you. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ A Muddled Mess 5  Literature Check 1.3 Rhyming words In English, we say two words rhyme if they end in the same vowel sound, or they end in the same consonant sound and have the same the last vowel sound. Add two more rhyming words to each list. Ends in the Ends in the Ends in the Ends in the vowel sound 'long a' vowel + 'long a' vowel + vowel sound ‘oo’ ‘aw’ consonant 'm' consonant 'n' paw name brain new raw game cane goo thaw tame aeroplane untrue ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ There is one more important rhyming rule: If the last syllable in two or more words is an unstressed syllable, such as ‘ing’ or ‘er’ or ‘et’, then the next-to-last syllables also need to match. Examples: locket rhymes with pocket and socket, but not with bucket sipping rhymes with ripping and tipping, but not with tapping Can you think of your own example? ___________ rhymes with ____________ and ____________, but not with ____________ 6 A Muddled Mess  While not all poems rhyme, many of them do. Let’s look at the rhyme scheme used in "The Muddlehead". I knew a man from Petushkee As muddleheaded as could be. He always got mixed up with clothes; He wore his mittens on his toes Here, the word Petushkee rhymes with be, and clothes rhymes with toes. To find out what the rhyme scheme is, go through the poem line by line. Every time you notice a new sounding rhyme, label the line with a letter from the alphabet, starting with the letter A, then B and then so on. This is what the first four lines should look like: I knew a man from Petushkee A As muddleheaded as could be. A He always got mixed up with clothes; B He wore his mittens on his toes B Most of “The Muddlehead” uses a pattern of rhymes known as AABB rhyme scheme. In this rhyme scheme, every two consecutive lines form a rhyming pair. Look Deep 1.4 There are a few lines where the rhyme scheme in “The Muddlehead” changes. Can you find them? Let’s look at some different rhyme schemes! The people along the sand All turn and look one way. They turn their back on the land. They look at the sea all day. — from "Neither Out Far Nor In Deep" by Robert Frost A Muddled Mess 7  This poem is a little different from "The Muddlehead", because of the rhyme scheme. In this poem, the first and third line and the second and fourth line have rhyming words. We call this kind of rhyme scheme ABAB. Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. —from "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge This poem is like the ABAB poem, but there is one difference. Did you notice that while the second and the fourth line rhyme with each other, the first and the third don’t? This poem follows an ABCB rhyme 1a-b scheme, where only every other line will Companion rhyme. Rhyme schemes Think and Ink 1.5 Why do you think poems have rhymes? Do you think all poems need rhymes? Discuss these with a partner and write down your thoughts. A limerick is a humorous 5-line poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme and a certain rhythm. Here are a few examples. There was an old man with a beard  Who said: "It is just as I feared! Two owls and a hen, Four larks and a wren, Have all built their nests in my beard." —Edward Lear I'd rather have fingers than toes I'd rather have ears than a nose And as for my hair I'm glad it's all there I'll be awfully sad when it goes. —Anonymous 8 A Muddled Mess  There was a young lady from Lynn, Who was so uncommonly thin That when she essayed To drink lemonade She slipped through the straw and fell in. —Anonymous A lim’rick’s not hard to define But it needs to do more than just rhyme It’s the meter that matters— The pitters and patters. If not, you’re just wasting my time. —Anonymous Try writing a limerick of your own. Pay close attention to the ‘pitters and patters’! Now I can... / identify elements of a poem. describe elements of a poem (tone, rhyme, stanza). construct a limerick with rhyming scheme as a key element. Fun With Words This book has very A spoonerism is an error in speech where a speaker priny tint... switches the first consonant sound of two words. For example, you might say “I hissed the mystery class!” when you meant to say “I missed the history class!” The word comes from William Archibald Spooner (1844- 1930), a British professor famous for these errors. A Muddled Mess 9  Try This! How many spoonerisms can you find in the poem “The Muddlehead”? Write them below, along with the correct form. Spoonerism Correct form Make up a spoonerism of your own! ___________________________________________________________________________________ Grammar PEP 1.6 Recall that the subject of a sentence is the person, place, or thing that the sentence is about. The subject is usually a noun or a pronoun, together with some other words that describe it. Underline the subject of the sentences below. Two are done for you. The silver moon emerged from behind the clouds. At night, she puts on her superhero costume. Penguins do not live in the Northern Hemisphere. Every summer, the lake dries up. A large crowd of angry people gathered around the courthouse. We love ice cream. Write a sentence of your own and underline the subject. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 10 A Muddled Mess Sentences, fragments, and run-ons To be complete, all sentences must have a subject and a predicate. The predicate includes the main verb and tells something about the subject. Everybody in the school agrees that baby kittens are cute. Subject Predicate That’s great. Subject Predicate Usually, the subject comes first and the predicate comes afterwards, but not always. Down came the rain. Where are you? Predicate Subject Predicate Subject Fragments A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence. Something is missing: either it doesn’t have a subject or it doesn’t have a predicate. Examples: The box of toys. () incomplete This fragment is missing a predicate. What does the box of toys do? The box of toys sat on the shelf. () complete Might fall into the swimming pool. () incomplete This fragment is missing a subject. Who or what will fall into the swimming pool? You might fall into the swimming pool. () complete Because everybody had left. () incomplete This fragment is missing BOTH a subject and predicate! Everybody and had left don’t count, because they come after the word because. The school was silent because everybody had left. () complete A Muddled Mess 11  Look Deep 1.7 Add to these sentence fragments to make them complete sentences. One is done for you. Use your notebook. Since nobody came to our party. Since nobody came to our party, we ate all the cake ourselves. The sleek and shiny motorcycle. Sings a lullaby to his daughter every night. Whatever you want. A fragment can have a subject and a verb, but still fail to be a complete sentence. Anybody who likes watching football. () incomplete This sentence has a subject (anybody), and a verb (likes), but it is still missing a predicate. Anybody who likes watching football will want to see tonight’s match. () complete The temple bells, ringing through the night. () incomplete Here, the word ringing doesn't act like a verb; instead it acts like an adjective, describing the noun bells, so the sentence doesn’t have a predicate. There are several ways to make this a complete sentence. The temple bells are ringing through the night. () complete OR The temple bells ring through the night. () complete OR I listened to the temple bells, ringing through the night. () complete Run-Ons A run-on sentence is a sentence which has a subject and a predicate followed by another subject and a predicate, without proper conjunctions in between. I love this game it’s so exciting I play it every day. run-on There was a loud noise in the kitchen everybody jumped. run-on There are a few different ways to rewrite this kind of run-on sentence. You can rewrite them by adding full stops to break them into several smaller sentences. I love this game! It’s so exciting. I play it every day. () 12 A Muddled Mess Or, you can add a conjunction, such as and or so. There was a loud noise in the kitchen and everybody jumped. () Another kind of run-on sentence has too many joining conjunctions. He borrowed my pen and then he lost it and I got angry at first but then he gave me a piece of cake to make me feel better so I forgave him. run-on You can fix this kind of sentence by using full stops to break it into smaller sentences. Commas may also help. He borrowed my pen and then he lost it. I got angry at first, but then he gave me a piece of cake to make me feel better, so I forgave him. () Look Deep 1.8 Rewrite the following run-on sentences. My favourite K-pop group is coming to India I can’t wait. __________________________________________________________________________________ I play guitar and my brother plays violin and my mother plays keyboard but my father doesn’t play anything. __________________________________________________________________________________ Write a run-on sentence of your own, and then rewrite it. Run-on sentence: __________________________________________________________________________________ Correct version: __________________________________________________________________________________ Tip In formal writing, fragments and run-ons are usually considered incorrect. However, they can sometimes be used for stylistic effect. Any time you need me, I’ll be there. Lightning fast. Ready for anything. He tried and tried and tried and tried, but he could not open the gate. A Muddled Mess 13  1c 1d Companion Companion Subject and Predicate Fragments and run-ons Think and Ink 1.9 Write “F” if the sentence is a fragment, “R” if it is a run-on, and “C” if it is complete. Blowing gently in the winter breeze. She tried to warn him but he didn’t listen and now just look what a mess he’s made, it’s terrible and I don’t know how he’s going to clean it up. Somebody here has jackfruit I am going to find out who. The student who gets the highest score. All birds have wings, but not all winged animals are birds. Now write one fragment, one run-on, and one grammatically correct complete sentence of your own. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Now I can... / identify fragments and run-on sentences. r eview and rewrite fragments and run-on sentences to make com- plete sentences. 1e Companion Project Time 14 A Muddled Mess