The Crocodile

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The Crocodile — Lewis Carroll

Class: 6th Std | Subject: English | Type: Poem
Syllabus: SCERT New Syllabus | Source: Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

About the Poet

Lewis Carroll (1832–1898) was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, an English writer, mathematician, and photographer. He is best known for his children's novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly called Alice in Wonderland) and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass. This poem, "The Crocodile," appears in Alice in Wonderland and is a humorous parody of Isaac Watts' moralistic poem "Against Idleness and Mischief." Carroll's works are celebrated for their wit, wordplay, and imaginative storytelling.

The Poem

How doth the little crocodile
  Improve his shining tail,
And pour the water of the Nile
  On every golden scale!

How cheerful he seems to grin,
  How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in,
  With gently smiling jaws!

Key Points (10)

1
"The Crocodile" is a poem by Lewis Carroll, taken from his famous novel "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (Alice in Wonderland).
Source: SCERT 6th Std English Textbook
2
The poem describes a crocodile living in the River Nile that grooms its shining tail and golden scales by pouring water over them.
Source: SCERT 6th Std English Textbook
3
The word "doth" is an old English expression meaning "does."
Source: SCERT 6th Std English Textbook

Practice MCQs (10)

Test your knowledge with these practice questions.

Q1. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem "The Crocodile"?

A. AABB

B. ABAB

C. ABBA

D. ABCD

Q2. Why does the crocodile "welcome little fishes in"?

A. To show them the river

B. To eat them

C. To play with them

D. To protect them from danger

Q3. What is the central irony in the poem "The Crocodile"?

A. The crocodile is described with gentle, pleasant words but is actually a dangerous predator

B. The fishes are described as little but are actually big

C. The crocodile is described as small but is actually large

D. The Nile is described as a small river but is actually long

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The Crocodile — Lewis Carroll

Class: 6th Std | Subject: English | Type: Poem
Syllabus: SCERT New Syllabus | Source: Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

About the Poet

The Poem

How doth the little crocodile
  Improve his shining tail,
And pour the water of the Nile
  On every golden scale!

How cheerful he seems to grin,
  How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in,
  With gently smiling jaws!

Key Points (10)

"The Crocodile" is a poem by Lewis Carroll, taken from his famous novel "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (Alice in Wonderland).

Source: SCERT 6th Std English Textbook

The poem describes a crocodile living in the River Nile that grooms its shining tail and golden scales by pouring water over them.

Source: SCERT 6th Std English Textbook

The word "doth" is an old English expression meaning "does."

Source: SCERT 6th Std English Textbook

Practice MCQs (10)

Test your knowledge with these practice questions.

Q1. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem "The Crocodile"?

A. AABB

B. ABAB

C. ABBA

D. ABCD

Q2. Why does the crocodile "welcome little fishes in"?

A. To show them the river

B. To eat them

C. To play with them

D. To protect them from danger

Q3. What is the central irony in the poem "The Crocodile"?

A. The crocodile is described with gentle, pleasant words but is actually a dangerous predator

B. The fishes are described as little but are actually big

C. The crocodile is described as small but is actually large

D. The Nile is described as a small river but is actually long

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