All the World's a Stage (Part 2) - Nereen Dmello | Library

Hello boys! Welcome back! I hope you are fine and so is your family and all your friends. 

In the previous class, we went through the poem - All the world's a stage and got a brief understanding that the infant, school boy, lover, soldier, justice, aged person and finally enter into the second childhood. 

Today, we will get a better understanding of each role or stage in life and what are the characteristics of these stages and finally what exactly is the poet trying to convey through this poem. 

Before we begin with the poem - make sure you have your textbook, a pencil (to write the meanings) or a notebook and a dictionary with you. In case you come acorss any difficult words you can always look it up in the dictionary or make constructive use of a cellphone and search the meaning of the word online.

The videos that follow give us an understanding of each stage. You are expected to write the explanation as it could be asked in the exams. You can pause the video while doing so.  Do not to forget to answer the questions that follow, for better understanding of the poetic devices used. Let's begin then. 

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1. Pick another word for 'players' used in the poem

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2. The whinning school boy was _______________________

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3. Match the words in Column 1 to the synonyms in column 2

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
infant		sad or unhappy
ages		time periods
ballad		baby
woeful		a poem or song

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4. Identify the figure of speech in the sentence: "All the world's a stage"

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5. Identify the figure of speech in the sentence: At first, the infant, mewling and puking in the nurse's arms

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6. What is the lover's sigh (a long deep breath) compared to?

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1. The soldier was full of __________________

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2. Why is the reputation like a bubble? (3 reasons)

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3. Pick out lines that contain Imagery (picture) about the soldier. (any three)

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4. Pick out lines that contain Imagery (picture) about the justice. (any two)

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5. Pick out the figure of speech in the line: ' Then a soldier full of strange oaths and bearded like a pard"

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6. Pick out the figure of speech in the line: With eyes severe and beard of formal cut

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7. Match the words with their meanings:

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
beard		facial hair
saws		sayings

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1. What has the last stage been compared to?

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2. Pick out lines that contain Imagery (picture) about the sixth stage. (any two)

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3. Pick out the figure of speech in the following line: 'Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.

The video below summarizes the entire poem. You could note down this message for your critical appreciation. 

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With reference to the entire poem, match the clues with the stafe of life mentioned in the poem.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
The fair round belly of the justice		Stage 1
child unwilling to go to school		Stage 2
The last scene is second childishness		Stage 3
The spectacles on the nose		Stage 4
Foul mouthed soldier		Stage 5
infant vomiting		Stage 6
lover writing ballads		Stage 7

We conclude with the explanation of the poem. Please attempt the questions under English Workshop. We will discuss it in the next class. 

Take care boys! Thank you!