In this article, we shall discuss the Strange Talk poem, which is based on the animal world. The world of animals fascinates kids. It has so much to explore and learn. When kids are around animals, they learn kindness, they tend to socialize better and they understand the importance of empathy for others. Strange Talk Class 2 poem is one such fascinating poem that mentions the different sounds made by different animals to communicate with others.
Children don’t look out for distinguishing features between humans and animals. They tend to perceive animals as similar to humans- something they can interact with. They enjoy being around them, talking about and reading about animals. Have a read of the poem followed by Strange Talk poem summary. You can also download the poem in a colourful PDF format for free here.
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Strange Talk Poem Summary
The poem Strange Talk by L.E.Yates comprises 20 short lines. It has a lot of onomatopoeic words such as Croak, Wee, Quack, Bow-wow. The narrator recreates the poem in the form of a story. The narrator says that there was a frog who used to live under a log, a duck who lived by the waterside, a pig who lived in a sty and three pups who lived in a kennel.
The poem imparts information to kids about animals (frog, duck, pig and pups), their habitat (under a log, waterside, sty and kennel) and their sounds (croak-croak, wee-wee, quack-quack and bow-wow). In the concluding lines of the poem, the narrator wonders if animals spoke as much as the kids do and if they did so at once, wouldn’t it create a lot of noise?
That was the Strange Talk Class 2 poem for your little one. It is one of the poems in CBSE English Poems for Class 2 kids. You can check out more such poems in the linked article.
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