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poem 2 Confessions of a born spectator - Ogden Nash

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The poet admires athletes and their rough, noisy games. Though the poet admires sportsmen, he is not an athlete himself. The athletes feel rivalry with each other during sporting events, which makes the poet wish he could swap places with them and experience that rivalry firsthand.

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poem 2 Confessions of a born spectator - Ogden Nash
People choose different sports to become athletes. jockey hockey basketball
The poet admires the heroic deeds of athletes’ rough and noisy games.
Though the poet admires sportsmen, he confesses for not being a sportsman. Prize ring- boxing area
The athletes have the feeling of sporting rival. This makes the poet to regret not to exchange places with them.
poem 2 Confessions of a born spectator - Ogden Nash
poem 2 Confessions of a born spectator - Ogden Nash
poem 2 Confessions of a born spectator - Ogden Nash
1.Whom does the poet admire? The poet admires the athletes. 2. For what reasons do the athletes sweat? The athletes sweat for fun or hardwork.
3.What pleases ego? Swapping positions with one of the athletes pleases ego. 4. Why are athletes often rough during play? The athletes play rough games without caring for the feelings of their sporting rival.
5.Why are doctors called from stands by the sponsors? Doctors are called from stands by the sponsors to treat injured athletes. 6. Why does the poet make such an observation? The poet admires the physique of athletes.
7.” When snaps the knee and cracks the wrist”. Identify and explain the use of the literary device in this line? Onomatopoeia. It is the process of creating a word that the sound describes

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poem 2 Confessions of a born spectator - Ogden Nash

  • 2. People choose different sports to become athletes. jockey hockey basketball
  • 3. The poet admires the heroic deeds of athletes’ rough and noisy games.
  • 4. Though the poet admires sportsmen, he confesses for not being a sportsman. Prize ring- boxing area
  • 5. The athletes have the feeling of sporting rival. This makes the poet to regret not to exchange places with them.
  • 9. 1.Whom does the poet admire? The poet admires the athletes. 2. For what reasons do the athletes sweat? The athletes sweat for fun or hardwork.
  • 10. 3.What pleases ego? Swapping positions with one of the athletes pleases ego. 4. Why are athletes often rough during play? The athletes play rough games without caring for the feelings of their sporting rival.
  • 11. 5.Why are doctors called from stands by the sponsors? Doctors are called from stands by the sponsors to treat injured athletes. 6. Why does the poet make such an observation? The poet admires the physique of athletes.
  • 12. 7.” When snaps the knee and cracks the wrist”. Identify and explain the use of the literary device in this line? Onomatopoeia. It is the process of creating a word that the sound describes