Poets and Pancakes
Understanding the text
1. The author has used gentle humour to point out human foibles.
Pick out instances of this to show how this serves to make the
piece interesting.
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2. Why was Kothamangalam Subbu considered No. 2 in Gemini
Studios?
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3. How does the author describe the incongruity of an English poet
addressing the audience at Gemini Studios?
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4. What do you understand about the author’s literary inclinations
from the account?
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Talking about the text
Discuss in small groups taking off from points in the text.
1. Film-production today has come a long way from the early days
of the Gemini Studios.
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2. Poetry and films.
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3. Humour and criticism.
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Noticing transitions
• This piece is an example of a chatty, rambling style. One
thought leads to another which is then dwelt upon at length.
• Read the text again and mark the transitions from one idea to
another. The first one is indicated below.
Make-up department Office-boy Subbu
Writing
You must have met some interesting characters in your
neighbourhood or among your relatives. Write a humourous
piece about their idiosyncrasies. Try to adopt the author’s
rambling style, if you can.
