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the wall. The dog barked at him and the kitten meowed to him. Belinda cried ‘ooh’ because
all of them were scared of the pirate (who robs ships).

Literary Devices:
 Rhyme scheme: aabb (sound-around, Belinda-winda)
 Consonance: use of consonant sound ‘s’ (Suddenly, suddenly they heard a
nasty sound)
 Onomatopoeia: usage of sound words to create a dramatic effect (Mustard
growled, Meowch, cried ink)
 Poetic license: window is written as ‘winda’ to create rhyme.
Stanza 8
Pistol in his left hand, pistol in his right,
And he held in his teeth a cutlass bright,
His beard was black, one leg was wood;
It was clear that the pirate meant no good

Pistol: a handgun
Cutlass: a short sword with a curved blade.

The poet describes the appearance of the pirate. He says that the pirate was holding
handguns in both his hands and had a little sword too. He was holding his sword with his
teeth. He had a black beard and his one leg was made of wood. This means that though the
pirate was a disabled person but still he was frightening all the other characters. Moreover,
he intended to harm them.

Literary Devices:
 Rhyme scheme: aabb (right- bright, wood- good)
 Alliteration: beard was black “b”, he held his “h”
 Imagery: An image is created about the appearance of the pirate.
Stanza 9
Belinda paled, and she cried Help! Help!
But Mustard fled with a terrified yelp,
Ink trickled down to the bottom of the household,
And little mouse Blink strategically mouseholed

Paled: turn yellow due to fear
Yelp: a short sharp cry
Trickled: here, run
Strategically: planned
Mouseholed: here it is the hole where the mouse lives.

When all of them saw the pirate they got frightened. Belinda was so frightened that she
turned yellow due to fear and started crying for help. Mustard the dog started crying for
help too. The kitten ink ran down towards the bottom of the house as if he had already
planned for it. The mouse ink ran into his little mouse hole in order to save himself.