My shadow

My shadow

I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me.

And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.

He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head:

And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed.

1.     What is described in this stanza?

The shadow is described in this stanza.

2.     What does the refer?

He refers to the shadow.

3.     Who does me refer to

He refers to the speaker of the poem

4.     Why are he and me alike?

He and me are alike because it is the shadow of the speaker.

5.     Write the rhyming words?

Me – see

Head – bed

6.     Give the antonyms of

In – out

Less – more

Unlike – like

Down – up

After – before

II stage

The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow

Not at all like proper children, which is always very slow:

For he sometimes shoots up taller like an India – rubber ball,

And he sometimes gets so little that There’s none of him at all.

1.     What is the funniest thing about the shadow?

The funniest thing about the shadow is improper growth.

2.     How does the speaker compare the growth of the shadow with that of proper children?

The speaker feels that growth of the proper children is slow and steady whereas the growth of the shadow is improper.

3.     Why does the speaker compare the shadow with India rubber ball?

The speaker compares the shadow with India rubber ball because the shadow bounces very high like a rubber ball.

4.     Write the rhyming words?

Grow – slow

Ball – all