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9. touch The Pequod sails on Christmas day for its whaling trip.
10. digging Captain Ahab is said to be a very experienced whaler with more
than twenty years of experience. However, Captain Ahab is more
Practice 2 interested in using the trip to go after Moby Dick rather than for
1. The branches are said to be ‘hardly there’ because the commercial value of the trip. The crew members especially,
most of them are withered or have dropped off from Starbuck and Stubbs are against this unprofessional side of
the trees. Captain Ahab. The captain even offers gold as a reward for
2. The animals on the ground are likely to be badly anyone who sights Moby Dick. He threatens anyone who opposes
frightened by the noise and size of the bulldozers and his plans of revenge and has five strong supporters especially
Fedallah. His need for revenge becomes a strong obsession until
they are likely to run away from the place. he loses touch with reality. Every time he sees another whaling
3. One of the themes is nature at its best and the moral ship, he wants to know from them the location of Moby Dick. He
value is life can be simple and beautiful. does not even want to help in the search and rescue attempt to
4. Yes, I would like to be in the park with nature and the find Captain Gardiner of the Rachel’s son. When Captain Boomer
animals because nature has so much to offer by way of the Samuel Enderby advises him to give up looking for Moby
of beauty and this helps one to have peace of mind. Dick, he laughs and insists he is not afraid.
Captain Ahab is a strong and impressive character in his
POEM 2: Poisoned Talk by Raymond Wilson own right in that he shows strong determination in his quest
Practice 1 for Moby Dick. This character trait may be admirable but he is
knowingly puts others at risk. He shows his mean and cruel side
1. symbol
2. point of view when he threatens the crew. He is visibly upset when he loses
3. irony his friend Fedallah in their encounter with Moby Dick. From this
4. alliteration controversial figure, I have learnt the lesson that one should learn
to let go when the situation warrants it. Letting go show strength
5. rhetorical question
6. personification of character not weakness.
7. imagery Practice 3
8. mood
9. repetition 1. (a) Starbuck says this and he says it to Ishmael.
10. free verse (b) He gives the specific example of Captain Ahab losing
a leg to a white whale.
Practice 2 2. (a) Captain Ahab asks the question and it is addressed to
Starbuck.
1. The tree looks bare being devoid of branches and this (b) He says he will be rich in spirit when he kills the
is because of the acid soil. specific whale or Moby Dick.
2. In the food chain, the worm is the producer and the 3. (a) Starbuck says this and he is speaking to Captain Ahab
bird is the consumer. The worm is contaminated by the who is sleeping.
acid soil and causes the worm to die after it consumes (b) This is because Captain Ahab lives and sleeps Moby
the former.
Dick.
3. The ill effect associated with Industry is the 4. (a) Captain Ahab and he is talking to Starbuck.
contamination of the lake with mercury. (b) Starbuck suggests that they go home so that they can
4. Description: The forest looks dead and the greens and see their sons. The advice is not taken because the
creatures have either died or disappeared. captain says he feels Moby Dick is close by.
Feeling: I will feel a great loss if I see such a situation
because we need nature and trees to help protect us Practice 4
against pollution and to keep the air fresh.
The novel, Moby Dick is about a whaler, Captain Ahab and his
obsession to take revenge on a white whale called Moby Dick.
NOVEL 1: Moby Dick by Herman Melville The whaling ship, Pequod makes the trip in the Pacific Ocean
Practice 1 with a crew who is interested only in whaling business while the
captain has plans of his own.
1. loss of a limb The expression, if you play with fire you get burnt applies
2. gold bar to how Captain Ahab wants to exact his revenge on Moby Dick,
3. get oil not chase a big white whale in the wide ocean. Captain Ahab takes the
4. nailed down ship and the crew along on his quest to pursue the white whale
5. throws away his maps and fight it out to the end. He wants to exact his revenge on the
6. turning back whale for the loss of his limb and loss of pride. He even forgets
7. a boat and men the needs of the crew that is they only want to do their work and
8. attacks the Pequod get home as fast as possible.
Every other ship that he sees, he questions whether it has
Practice 2 seen Moby Dick. When the answer is positive, he will direct
The novel, Moby Dick tells of the whaling ship, the Pequod the crew to go in the direction where Moby Dick is. The whale
trip in the Pacific Ocean to hunt for whales but specifically for seems to be elusive but as Captain Ahab himself says, Moby
Moby Dick, the white whale. Captain Ahab is determined to take Dick is playing hide and seek with him. He can feel the Moby
his revenge on Moby Dick for the loss of one of his legs and Dick is close by but he cannot see it. Later when they sight Moby
destroy it. Dick, he appears to meet them. It throws water high into the air
to warn the whalers of its presence. Then it swims under their

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