By William Shakespeare
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Shakespeare wrote plays and
poems
His plays were comedies, histories and
tragedies.
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“The Seven Ages”
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“The Seven Ages”
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His acts being seven ages
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UPTO 1 YEAR
At first the
INFANT,
mewling
and puking
in the
nurse’s arm.
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TWO TO EIGHTEEN YEARS
Then the
whining
SCHOOLBOY,
with satchel.
And shining
morning face,
creeping like
snail. Unwilling
to school.
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NINETEEN TO TWENTY FOUR
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TWENTY FIVE TO THIRTY FIVE
Then a SOLDIER,
Full of strange oaths,
and bearded like the
pard, jealous in
honour, sudden and
quick quarrel, seeking
the bubble reputation.
Even in the cannon’s
mouth.
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THIRTY SIX TO SIXTY
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Evaluation
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Some questions for revision:
• Hello Murali! Can you tell which is the first
stage? Koi help karo na!!
• Azhar can you tell the second stage?
• Which is the third stage Jasmine?
• Fourth one Bindu?
• Fifth Susan?
• Now who will tell the sixth stage? Yes Mythily.
• The last one please. Nanda or Amal?
• Good friends! That was great!!
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Test Yourself
As agile as _________.
As cool as _________.
As hard as ________.
As soft as __________.
As clear as __________.
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Identify the figure of speech used
in the lines given below.
1.Life is a dream.
2.Curses are like chickens: They come home to
roost.
3.The woods decay, the woods decay and fall.
4.And o’er and o’er the sand and round and
round the sand.
5.And o’er the cobbles he clattered and the
highwayman came riding riding and riding.
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IX-D, YOU ARE GREAT AND LOVELY CHILDREN
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