SOLITUDE by A.A. Milne

 

 January 18th is Winnie-the Pooh Day. It marks the birthday of the author: A.A. Milne. 

This story was written in 1926 and recounts the adventures of a young boy named Christopher Robin and his animal  friends. The stories  were based on Mine´s own son and his stuffed toys.

The books were illustrated by artist Ernest H. Shepard and they inspired films about the characters and also about Milne´s life.

Over the past hundred years, A.A. Milne´s peculiar ut profound wisdom has brought people comfort in troubled times. Pooh books have inspired philosophical texts .

(From Speak Up Magazine )

Solitude

I have a house where I go

When there's too many people,

I have a house where I go

Where no one can be;

I have a house where I go,

Where nobody ever says "No";

Where no one says anything- so

There is no one but me.

 

Hear it recited:

a) What does this teacher like about the poem?

b) How is "solitude" described in the poem?

c)Do you think solitude is something desirable?

d)Measure the number of syllables in each line.

e) Find out the rhyming pattern

f)Can you see any literaty device in the poem?

1- Click here to see an analysis of the poem

2-Click here to learn about the author´s life

 3 - And here you have "Winnie-the-Pooh", his best known story