Daddy Fell into the Pond

By Alfred Noyes

Everyone grumbled. The sky was grey.

We had nothing to do and nothing to say.
We were nearing the end of a dismal day,
And then there seemed to be nothing beyond,
Then
Daddy fell into the pond!

And everyone’s face grew merry and bright,

And Timothy danced for sheer delight.
“Give me the camera, quick, oh quick!
He’s crawling out of the duckweed!” Click!

Then the gardener suddenly slapped his knee,

And doubled up, shaking silently,
And the ducks all quacked as if they were daft,
And it sounded as if the old drake laughed.
Oh, there wasn’t a thing that didn’t respond
When
Daddy Fell into the pond!
Questions:
1. Identify the following devices:
Assonance Personification Symbolism Hyperbole

2. What is the theme of the poem?

3. What is the tone of the poem?

Macbeth Act Two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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Fair Test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYMPbKbK1yo&ab_channel=ESBScienceBlast

GOVERNORS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
LORD HARRIS: 1846-1851 and 1852-1854

Lord Harris is considered the finest governor ever to have come to Trinidad. Whereas Woodford,

who had arrived in 1813 and died in 1828, had few other places except Port-of-Spain to be

concerned with, Harris came at a time when Trinidad had begun its development and so the

whole island became his special project. Harris arrived in April 1846, and apart from the

development of the island, and the settling of the East Indian indentured labourers who began

arriving the year before, there are several things which make him and his administration

noteworthy.

In 1849 he divided the island into counties and wards in a bid to spur on development, and in

1851 he used the money from ward rates to inaugurate a system of primary education through

“ward” schools. In 1851 he also encouraged the spread of knowledge by setting up the first

public library - and this was in the Government Buildings (The Red House). In August of the

same year he started the inland postal service. He was also successful that year in getting water

in pipes to supply the main section of Port-of-Spain. Harris came to the end of his term in 1851,

and returned to England only to be sent back again in 1852. He continued unfinished business

here until he was transferred to Calcutta in February 1854.