Louder then a Clap of Thunder By Jack Prelutsky

New Mulberry English Coursebook 5

Anahita Lee, Oxford University Press

Jack Prelutsky is the author of more than fifty collections of poems. He was named the first Children's Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation in 2006.

Louder than a clap of thunder,
louder than an eagle screams,
louder than a dragon blunders,
or a dozen football teams,
louder than a four alarmer,
or a rushing waterfall,
louder than a knight in armour
jumping from a ten-foot wall.

Louder than an earthquake rumbles,
louder than a tidal wave,
louder than an ogre grumbles
as he stumbles through his cave,
louder than stampeding cattle,
louder than a cannon roars,
louder than a giant's rattle,
that's how loud my father SNORES!

1.
louder than a cannon roars,
louder than a giant's rattle,
that's how loud my father SNORES!
1. What are the two sounds described in these lines?
2. Why does the poet list these sounds?
3. Which other word in the poem is a synonym for giant?
2.
louder than an ogre grumbles
as he stumbles through his cave,
louder than stampeding cattle,
1. Which two words in these lines describe movements?
2. Which word best describes the ogre: 'clumsy' or 'sure-footed'?
3. Circle the three words that rhyme most closely with 'cattle' and 'rattle'.
  bottle, battle, kettle, prattle, skittle, wattle, tattle
3.
Of all the sounds listed in the poem, which one do you think would be the loudest? Give a reason for your choice.
4.
What do you think makes this poem humorous?

answers not perfect

31 Jul 2021Kedarnath B.

Is there anymore additional question and answer?

12 Aug 2021Kedarnath B.

Is there any extra question on louder than a clap of thunder. Please add it.

19 Aug 2021Kedarnath B.