Poem by Victor Hugo

1. The Sower
by Victor Hugo
Dhanesh Sebastian

2. * What is your ambition in
life?
* How many of you wish to
become farmers?

3. Video- The Life of a Farmer

4. VICTOR MARIE HUGO
French poet, novelist, and dramatist of
the Romantic movement.
considered one of the greatest and best
known French writers
Born: February 26, 1802, Besancon,
France
Best works: Les Miserable, 1862, The
Hunchback of Notre-Dame
Died: May 22, 1885, Paris, France

5. Picture Reading

7. Reading
Sitting in a porchway cool,
Fades the ruddy sunlight fast,
Twilight hastens on to rule--
Working hours are well-nigh past
Shadows shoot across the lands;
But one sower lingers still,
Old, in rags, he patient stands,--
Looking on, I feel a thrill.

8. 1. What does the word ‘linger’ mean?
2. What is the difference between the
sower and the poet?
Theme- Hardwork

9.  1. What are the activities involved in
farming?
 2. Where is the speaker sitting?

10. ANSWERS
1. The various activities involved in farming
are ploughing, sowing, manuring,
weeding and reaping.
2. The speaker is sitting in a porch.

11.  Vocabulary
1. Nigh – almost or near
2. Linger – stay in a place
3. Porchway – small area at the entrance of a
building
4. Hasten – to move quickly
5. Twilight - a period or state of gradual decline/
the soft glowing light from the sky when the
sun is below the horizon

12.  Aesthetic Item
Rhyming Words- the words which sounds
similar to one another.
Eg: Cat- mat

13. Complete the following table…
A B
Fast ?
Lands ?
Still ?
Deep ?
Plain ?
Wide ?
Light ?
Eyes ?

14. A B
Fast Past
Lands Stands
Still Thrill
Deep Reap
Plain Grain
Wide Stride
Light Height
Eyes Skies

15. Write a poem describing the beauty of a
village.

16. Profile writing

17. Thank You…

18. Day 2

19. Black and high his silhouette
Dominates the furrows deep!
Now to sow the task is set,
soon shall come a time to reap.
Marches he along the plain,
To and fro, and scatters wide
from his hands the precious grain;
Moody, I, to see him stride.
Darkness deepens. Gone the light.
Now his gestures to mine eyes
Are august; and strange--his height
seems to touch the starry skies.

20.  Silhouette- the dark shape and outline of
someone or something visible in restricted light
against a brighter background.
 Dominate - have power and influence over.
 Furrow - a long, narrow trench made in the
ground by a plough, especially for planting seeds
or irrigation.

21.  Moody - (of a person) given to unpredictable
changes of mood
 March - walk in a military manner with a regular
measured tread.
 Stride - walk with long steps in a specified direction.
 Gesture - a movement of part of the body,
especially a hand or the head
 August - respected and impressive.

22. Thank you…