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Critical & Analytical
Think Well Thinking
C. Think and Answer.
1. Consider the role of superstition in the poem.
2. Have you ever faced a situation where someone confidently dismissed a warning
or superstition only to later experience something unexpected?
D. Answer these questions with reference to context.
How do you do!
I am the ghost. Pray who are you?´
1. How does the introduction of the ghost change the tone and atmosphere of
the poem?
2. Why do you think the ghost introduces itself in a polite and formal manner?
Listening Well Active Listening
E. Listen to the poem again and list down all the rhyming words from it.
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Spell Well Debating Skills
F. Debate: Divide the class into two groups. One group argues that the person in
the poem is brave for confronting the supposed ghost, while the other argues
that he is foolish for dismissing the warnings. .
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