Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:
I looked round, I put down my pitcher,
I picked up a clumsy log
And threw it at the water-trough with a clatter.
I think it did not hit him.
Paraphrase. The poet looked around and put down his pitcher. He picked up a clumsy log. He threw it at the water-trough and it made a loud clattering sound. The poet thought that the log did not hit the snake.
Questions
(a) What is a clumsy log?
(b) What made the clattering sound?
(c) What is the word for ‘moved violently’ in the passage?
