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1. 1.

   Look up the dictionary and write the meanings of:

   situation; depicted; discontented; underdone; greasy

2. 2.

   Make new words by removing a letter or two from the following words from the poem:

   mother; improve; bread; sour; brown

   Now, rhyme the new words with other rhyming words of your own.

3. 3.

   Read the poem and write two more examples of enjambment.

4. 4.

   Complete the following sentences:

   1. The husband complained about wife's cooking because...
   2. The wife did not mind the criticism as...
   3. The final result of the husband's complaint was...
5. 5.

   Why was the husband 'discontented'?

6. 6.

   What was 'fit for a cat'?