1. It sat alone.
What happened there is still today unknown.
It is a very mysterious place,
And inside you can tell it has a ton of space,
But at the same time it is bare to the bone.
a. What does ‘It’ refer to?
‘It’ refers to the mysterious
house.
b. Pick out the line that indicates the size of the house?
“And inside you can tell it
has a ton of space”.
Q. Where is the house?
The house is
located on Elm street.
Q. Describe the inside of the house.
It stood all
alone with a ton of space inside but bare to the bone
Q. What is unknown to the poet?
What happened inside the house is unknown to the poet,
Q. Is the house fully furnished?
No, the house is bare to the bone i.e. minimally
furnished.
Q. Why is the house a mysterious place?
No one knows
what is happening inside the house. So it is a
mysterious place.
Q. Find out the rhyming words in the above stanza.
alone - unknown - bone
place - space
Q.
What is the
rhyme scheme mentioned in the above stanza?
a a b b a
2. I drive past the house almost every day.
The house seems to be a bit brighter.
On this warm summer day in May.
It plays with your mind.
a. To whom does ‘I’ refer to?
'I' refers to the poetess
Nadia Bush.
b. Pick out the alliterated words in the 2nd line.
Be-bit-brighter- /b/ is
alliterated.
Q. When does the poet drive past the house?
The poet
drives past the house every day.
Q. What is the season mentioned here?
The summer
season is mentioned
here.
Q. What does the poet feel about the house?
The poet
feels that this house is one of a kind.
Q. What plays with our mind?
The mystery
of the house plays with
our mind.
Q. Find out the rhyming words in the above stanza.
day - May mind - kind
Q.
What is the
rhyme scheme mentioned in the above stanza?
a b a c c
3. It never grows leaves,
Not in the winter, spring, summer or fall.
It just sits there never getting small or ever growing tall
a. What does ‘it’ refer to?
‘It’ refers to the tree.
b. In what way the tree is a mystery?
The tree never grows
leaves. The tree neither grows tall nor gets smaller. So, the tree
is a mystery.
Q. What is beside the house?
A tree is beside the house.
Q. Are all the major seasons mentioned here?
Yes, all the four seasons are mentioned here.
Q. Does the poet know the tree’s mystery?
No, she doesn’t know.
Q. Pick out the alliterated words in the 4th line.
getting-growing-
/g/ is alliterated.
Q. Find out the rhyming words in the above stanza.
tree - be fall - tall
Q. What is the rhyme scheme mentioned in the above
stanza?
a b c c a
4. Rumors are constantly being made,
And each day the house just begins to fade.
What happened inside that house?
a. Does the house remain the same every day?
No, the house does not remain the same every day. It
begins to fade each day.
b. How does the poet consider the house to be a mystery?
The poet couldn’t
understand the happenings of the house. Thus she considers the house to be
a mystery.
Q. What happened to the house everyday?
. The house begins
to fade every day.
Q. What rumours may be made about the house?
There may be
a ghost in the house or there may be some anti-social persons using
the house.
Q. What is the rhyme scheme mentioned in the above
stanza?
a a b
5. What happened inside that house?
I really don’t know
I guess it will always be a mystery
a. Does the poet know what happened in the house?
No, the poet does not know what happened in the
house.
b. What is the mystery about the house?
No one knows and
understands what is happening inside the house. It seems to be a mystery.
6. At night the house seems to be alive,
Lights
flicker on and off. ' ' '
1 am often
tempted to go to the house,
To just take
a look and see what it is really about,
But fear
takes over me.
a. When does the house seem to alive?
The house
seems to be alive at night.
b. What happened in the house at night?
The lights
in the house flicker on and off.
c. Does the house tempt the poet to enter into it?
Yes, the house tempts the poetess to enter into it.
d. Does the poet go to the house?
No, the poet
does not go to the house.
e. What stopped the poet from going to the house?
It is her fear that stopped the poetess from going into the
house.
1. Where is the house located? Why is it a mysterious place?
Poem : THE HOUSE ON ELM STREET
Poetess : Nadia Bush
Theme : Mystery
Poem outline : A house on Elm street - no one knows - what happened - mysterious - tempts the poet to enter - tree without leaves - never getting small - or ever grows small
The house is located on Elm
street. The Poetess Nadia Bush pictures a photographic view of a mysterious
house. It is a dark scary house. It stood all alone with a ton of space inside
but bare to the bone. During nights, lights flicker on and off inside the
house. The house looks brighter in the hot summer. But nobody knows till today
what happens inside the house. The house remains a mysterious place. It tempts
the poetess to enter it. She is curious to know what happens in the house. Due
to fear, she does not go into the house. Beside the house there is a tree
without leaves. The tree neither grows tall nor gets smaller. She is astonished
to see the tree without leaves all through the seasons (Winter, Spring, Summer
or Autumn). The poetess metaphorically tells us that our life in this world is
a mystery. We can't go deep inside to know the purpose or mystery behind our
life.
2. How is the mystery depicted in the poem?
The mystery
is depicted in the poem in the following way.
·
A lonely
house which is located on the Elm Street seems to be very mysterious.
·
During
nights, lights flicker on and off causing fear in the minds of the passers by.
·
During
summer the house looks bright. It remains in the poet’s mind.
·
The barren
tree beside the house is another mystery. It neither grows nor gets small.
·
A question
on the house and the tree lingering in the poetess’ mind is unanswered.
·
Each day the
house starts to fade but rumours about the house continue.
·
Thus the
house is a mystery as the poet doesn’t know the reality.
ESSAY
• Introduction
• House on Elm Street
• Mystery of the house
• Mysterious Tree
• Conclusion
Introduction
‘The House on Elm Street’ is written by Nadia Bush. She used this poem
for her English class because she was told to write a ‘dark’ poem. She decided
to write about a house that no one knows what happened inside.
House on Elm
Street:
The house is
located on Elm street. The Poetess Nadia Bush presents a photographic view of a
mysterious house_.lt is a dark scary house. It stood all alone with a ton of
space inside but bare to the bone.
Mystery of
the house:
During
nights, lights flicker on and off inside the house. The house looks brighter in
the hot summer. The brightness of the house begins to fade. And also the
rumours about the house continue. But nobody knows what happens inside the
house. The house remains a mysterious place. It tempts the poetess to enter it.
She is curious to know what happens in the house. Due to fear, she did not go
into the house.
Mysterious
Tree:
Beside the
house there is a tree without leaves. The tree neither grows tall nor gets
smaller. She is astonished to see the tree without leaves all through the
seasons (Winter, Spring, Summer or Autumn). The poetess is astonished at this
sight.
Conclusion
She doesn’t understand the happenings inside the house. So the poet
assumes that the house on Elm street is a mystery. Here the poetess
metaphorically tells us that our life in this world is a mystery. We can't go
deep inside to know the purpose or mystery behind our life.
“The most
beautiful thing we experience is the mysterious.
It is the source of all
true art and science”
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