NCERT Solutions for The Wonderful Words(Poem) Class 6 Honeysuckle English
Book Solutions1
With your partner, complete the following sentences in your own words using the ideas in the poem.
(i) Do not let a thought shrivel and die because ________.
(ii) English is ______ with words that everyone can play.
(iii) One has to match ________.
(iv) Words are the _______ of thought.
Answer
(i) Do not let a thought shrivel and die because you can play with words.
(ii) English is a wonderful game with words that everyone can play.
(iii) One has to match to the brightest thought in the head.
(iv) Words are the food and dress of thought.
2
In groups of four discuss the following lines and their meanings.
(i) All that you do is match the words To the brightest thoughts in your head
(ii) For many of the loveliest things Have never yet been said
(iii) And everyone's longing today to hear Some fresh and beautiful thing
(iv) But only words can free a thought From its prison behind your eyes
Answer
(i) The poet means to say that one has to choose their words carefully to match their bright thoughts. Choosing the right words is important for conveying the best of meaning behind our thoughts.
(ii) The poet asks the readers to express themselves in words because a lot of lovely things haven't been said as of yet. Each thought and the way one expresses it is unique, hence one should not hold himself back.
(iii) We're all listening so many things being said again and again. Everybody wants to hear something fresh or an old thought being expressed in a new manner.
(iv) The thoughts are in our mind, which is the prison behind our eyes. Only by speaking about what we think can liberate our thoughts.