Class V

English
Lesson: Ice Golawalla

About the poem: 'Ice Golawalla' is a very simple poem

written by Beheroze Shroff about how children are tempted
to have ice gola during the hot summer vacation.

Word Meanings:

Vacation- holidays

Shrivelled- dry and wrinkled as a result of heat, cold or being

old

Oasis- an area with water and greenery in a desert.

Reference to the context:

1. heat shrivelled

Our tongues to twigs

Question: Name the poem and the poet.

Answer: Name of the poem is 'Ice Golawalla' and the poet
is Beheroze Shroff.

Question: What does these lines show us about the

children?

Answer: The children are thirsty

2. Under our vulture eyes

Your hands shaped

On a stick

Question: Why does the poet use the phrase ‘vulture eyes'?

Answer: The phrase vulture eyes’ shows that the children

are eagerly looking at the ice golas.

3. We hunted for you

Like Arabs for an oasis

Question: Why poetic device is used here?

Answer: The poetic device, 'simile' is used here.

Assignment: Write the summary of the poem 'Ice Golawalla’

in about 30-40 words.