Author: Windows User

The Elephant
By: Rudyard Kipling
I will remember what I was, I am sick of rope and chain—-
I will remember my old strength and all my forest-affairs.
I will not sell my back to man for a bundle of sugar-cane.
I will go out to my own kind, and the wood-folk in their lairs.
I will go out until the day, until the morning break, 5
Out to the winds’ untainted kiss, the waters’ clean caress.
I will forget my ankle-ring and snap my picket-stake,
I will revisit my lost loves, and playmates masterless!

The Elephant
Questions
Literary Device Questions
What is the Point-of-View of the poem? _____________________
Who is the narrator? ___________________________________
What words represent the literary device of repetition? _____ ______
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? ______________________
What words show alliteration in line 8? ____________ ____________
Understanding Questions
6. Why does the elephant miss its “past life?” _______________________________________________________________________
7. The elephant says, “I will go out until the day.” What does he mean? ______________________________________________________________________
What are the “ankle-ring” and the “picket-stake” physical symbols of?
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9. Who are the “lost loves and playmates?”
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10. Who would be his current master?
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