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Evening on a Mountain
Adil Jussawalla
About Adil Jussawalla
Adil Jussawalla was born in Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1940. After completing his schooling, he went to University College. Oxford, England, and then worked as a teacher. He returned to India in 1970. Since then, as well as writing poems, he has worked as a teacher, a university lecturer, a journalist, and a translator.
The valley sunned itself all day, its span
Curving up two foothills; then the shadows
Crossed like wings across its back; further,
Ferries embroidered a slim lake, stitching
Silk into its cotton, prows snipping.....
How still it was then! the sky thin and hollow,
Deflecting the words stoned across the valley,
The ears straining at each rebound; far off,
A cloud, launched from a rock, streaked
North like a startled bird.
− Adil Jussawala
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At what time of the day is the poem set?
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Where is the speaker?
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What is the speaker looking at?
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What does the speaker say that the valley has been doing all day?
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Which line (s) of the poem could suggest that the speaker shouts across the valley and listens for an echo?
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Here are some similes with which you are familiar. Can you complete them?
1. as white as 2. as bright as 3. as strong as 4. a voice like 5. swims like 6. chatters like 7. as clear as 8. as soft as 9. as cold as 10. as sharp as 11. as quick as 12. as fresh as 13. as dark as 14, as smooth as 15. as old as 16. fits like 17. slept like a 18. shone like
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