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How Pleasant to Know Mr Lear
Edward Lear
About Edward Lear
Edward Lear (1812 − 1888) was an English artist, illustrator, author and poet, who was renowned for hiss literary wordplay. He started work as a serious illustrator and his first publication was published when he was nineteen. in 1846, Lear published A Book of Nonsense Verse, a volume of limericks that helped popularize this form of poetry. 'How Pleasant to Know Mr Lear' is Edward Lear's self-portrait.
How pleasant to know Mr Lear!
Who has written such volumes of stuff.
Some think him ill-tempered and queer,
But a few find him pleasant enough.
His mind is concrete and fastidious,
His nose is remarkably big;
His visage is more or less hideous,
His beard is resembles a wig.
He has many friends, laymen and clerical,
Old Foss is the name of his cat;
His body is perfectly spherical,
He weareth a runcible hat.
He weeps by the side of the ocean,
He weeps on thee top of the hill;
He purchases pancakes and lotion,
And chocolate shrimps from the mill.
He reads, butt he does not speak, Spanish,
He cannot abide ginger beer;
Ere the days of his pilgrimage vaanish,
How pleasant to know Mr Lear!
Available Answers
- 1.
Replace the incorrect words in these sentences with the correct ones. Rewrite the sentences.
- Mr Lear has a sharp mind and an attractive appearance.
- Some people think of him as an intelligent man.
- His nose is particularly small.
- Mr Lear doesn't sing any more.
- His cat has a spherical body.
- Mr Lear is happy when near the ocean or on a hill.
- The poet was unhappy to have met and known Mr Lear.
- 2.Which two opinions about Mr Lear have been expressed in this poem?
- 3.What kind of a mind does Mr Lear have?
- 4.Describe Mr Lear's appearance in your own words.
- 5.What things does Mr Lear purchase?
- 6.What kind of friends does Mr Lear have?
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