Teachers'copy Cycle 10 The Nightingale and The Glow

SESSION 2023-2024
CLASS- VIII
Cycle 10: 16th Oct to 31stOct 2023
Literature: The Nightingale and the Glow-worm (Detailed)
Grammar: Conjunctions, Kinds of phrases
Writing Skill: Advertisements
Supplementary Reader L-7
Lesson- 9
The Nightingale and the Glow-worm
By- William Cowper
I Quotation-
Instead of killing and dying in order to produce the being that we are
not, we have to live and let live in order to create what we are.
II Pre-reading activity-
Imagine you have witnessed an interesting conversation between two
animals or birds. Write three sets of dialogues between them.
III Difficult words

1. appetite
2. stooping
3. hawthorn
4. harangued
5. eloquent
6. minstrelsy
7. abhor
8. oration
9. warbling
10.approbation
IV Word meanings-
1. Eventide-evening
2. approbation-agreement, approval
3. oration – speech
4. warbling – singing with high-pitched notes
V Antonyms-
1. eagerly X weakly, faintly
2. abhor X admire, love
3. shine X dullness, darkness
4. release X restraint, imprisonment
5. approbation X denial, refusal
VI Reference to Context
“For ‘twas the self -same power divine,
Taught you to sing, and me to sing”
a) Name the poem and the poet.
Ans- The name of the poem is ‘The Nightingale and the
Glow-worm’ and the poet is William Cowper.
b) Who said these words to whom?

Ans- The Glow-worm said these words to the Nightingale.
c) What ‘power’ is being referred to here?

Ans- The power that is being referred to here is of the Almighty
God who had created both the creatures.
d) What skill does the speaker exhibit in these lines?
Ans-These lines show that the speaker was clever, good orator
and witty. He presented his arguments about the creations of
God before the nightingale.
VII Answer the following questions in 30 to 40 words.

a) How did the Nightingale see the Glow-worm? Did he eat the
Glow-worm? Why/ Why not?
Answer – The Nightingale was hungry and busy looking around
for food. He saw something glowing and realized it was a
glow- worm. The Nightingale did not eat it since the Glow-worm
managed to convince the Nightingale that they were both gifted
and harming each other would not be fair.
b) How did the Glow-worm save his own life? What

impression did you form of the Glow-worm from this?
Answer – The Glow-worm saved his life by convincing the
Nightingale that they both were created by the almighty and
were special in their own ways, hence, it wasn’t right to harm
each other. The Glow-worm was extremely sharp, knew how
to get out of a problematic situation.
c) What quality does the Nightingale display in the poem?

Answer – The Nightingale was impressed by the Glow-worm’s
persuasive speech which shows that the Nightingale was noble,
understanding and reasonable. He understood the fact that every
created being has a unique place in God’s creation and should
lead an enriched life in its own way. So, it was necessary to live in
harmony with one another.
d) What is the central idea of the poem? Elaborate.
Answer – The theme of the poem is ‘Live and Let Live.’
Everyone has some talent and he should be allowed to use it to
make the world a more lovely place to live in. Mankind needs to
learn to appreciate one another and coexist peacefully.
VIII Long Answer Type Question:
When the glow-worm speaks of the ‘power Divine’, do you think

he is truly glorifying God or is simply being very clever? Justify
your answer.
The glow-worm cleverly uses ‘power Divine’ both for glorifying God
and to convince the Nightingale that a glow-worm and a Nightingale
are equally gifted by God. It convinced the Nightingale that both of
them are created by God to ‘beautify and cheer’ the world. The glow-
worm makes use of flattery to save his life. It cannot run away or fight
with the nightingale. It knows that it has no other chance than flattery.
It has to convince the nightingale not to eat it.
The Glow-worm teaches the Nightingale that all creatures of the

Earth are created by the same God. They are like brothers to each
other. That is why the poet asks the readers not to hate their
fellowmen or fight against them.
IX Figures of speech used in the poem:

1. Alliteration-It is the repetition of a sound or letter to create
musical effect.
Examples- “something shinning”
“supper somewhere”
2. Imagery- It is the clever use of words that produces an image

or images in the minds of people reading or listening to
something.
Example-
“ He spied, far off upon the ground,
A something shinning in the dark,
And knew the Glow-worm by his spark”
On reading these lines, an image of a glow-worm shinning in the
dark comes to the reader’s mind.
X Dictation
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SESSION 2023-2024

III Difficult words

b) Who said these words to whom?

c) What ‘power’ is being referred to here?

VII Answer the following questions in 30 to 40 words.

b) How did the Glow-worm save his own life? What

c) What quality does the Nightingale display in the poem?

VIII Long Answer Type Question:

When the glow-worm speaks of the ‘power Divine’, do you think

The Glow-worm teaches the Nightingale that all creatures of the

IX Figures of speech used in the poem:

2. Imagery- It is the clever use of words that produces an image

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