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B. The poet wants Ted to ‘picture’ himself as different things so that he goes to sleep

easily. The following points from the poem are jumbled up. Rearrange them in the
correct sequence.

1. Ted has to imagine himself to be an airplane flying through the clouds and
sky.

2. Ted turns into a submarine in imagination and he has to sink beneath the
waves.

3. Ted needs to picture himself to become the water and then the caves.
4. The poet tells Ted that they need to go to sleep.

5. Ted has to picture himself to be a boat floating gently as the ocean
rocks it.

6. Going to sleep can be more fun than just counting sheep.

7. Ted can watch fish swim in and out of underwater caves.

8. Ted can spread himself as much as he can and finally fall asleep.

9. The poet wants Ted to picture himself as the ocean and its gentle waves.

Think and Answer • Critical Thinking

A. Do you think it is important to feel the peace and quiet around and be relaxed to be

able to get deep sleep? Explain with reference to the last stanza of the poem.

B. The poet wants Ted to imagine himself to be different things. Find out three lines from
the poem that tell us what Ted should picture himself to be. (any three)

Appreciating the Poem • Imagery

Writers use imagery to have a great impact on readers and fuel their imagination.
Imagery is used by poets, novelists and other writers to create images in the minds of
the readers using words that represent things that can be seen, touched, heard, tasted
and smelt. Poets often use imagery to carry the readers to a world they want them to

experience and witness.
In the poem ‘How to Fall Asleep’, the poet has used beautiful images in the different
stanzas:

 In the second stanza, the image of an airplane flying through the sky and clouds, and
breeze blowing has been beautifully used.

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