Summary of Poem Adventures of Isabel by Ogden Nash ICSE Class 7

 Adventures of Isabel is a poem written by Ogden Nash who is an American-poet known for writing light comic verses. Ogden nash (1902 - 1971) has written more than 500 comic poems.

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Here we will first read the Poem Adventures of Isabel and then we will discuss the summary of the poem.

Poem: Adventures of Isabel

Isabel met an enormous bear,

Isabel, Isabel, didn't care;

The bear was hungry, the bear was ravenous,

The bear's big mouth was cruel and cavernous.

The bear said, Isabel, glad to meet you,

How do, Isabel, now I'll eat you!

Isabel, Isabel, didn't worry.

Isabel didn't scream or scurry.

She washed her hands and she straightened her hair up,

Then Isabel quietly ate the bear up.

Once in a night as black as pitch

Isabel met a wicked old witch.

the witch's face was cross and wrinkled,

The witch's gums with were sprinkled.

Ho, ho, Isabel! the old witch crowed.

I'll turn you into an ugly toad!

Isabel, Isabel, didn't worry,

Isabel didn't scream or scurry,

She showed no rage and she showed no rancour,

But she turned the witch into milk and drank her.

Isabel met a hideous giant,

Isabel continued self-reliant.

The giant was hairy, the giant was horrid,

He had one eye in the middle of his forehead.

Good morning, Isabel, the giant said,

I'll grind your bones to make my bread.

Isabel, Isabel, didn't worry.

Isabel didn't scream or scurry.

She nibbled the zwieback that she always fed off,

And when it was gone, she cut the giant's head off.

Isabel met a troublesome doctor,

He punched and he poked till he really shocked her.

the doctor's talk was of coughs and chills

And the doctor's satchel bulged with pills.

The doctor said unto Isabel,

Swallow this, it will make you well.

Isabel, Isabel, didn't worry,

Isabel didn't scream or scurry.

She took those pills from the pill concocter,

And Isabel calmly cured the doctor.

Summary of Poem (Adventures of Isabel)

"Adventures of Isabel" is a unique poem which has been written by American Poet Ogden Nash. The poet is well known for composing up to 500 pieces of comic verses.

The poem reflects the courage of a little girl, who faced lot of challenges but she overcome all the hurdles in life. The first few lines express that the girl was frightened by a bear and was ready to eat her up. Isabel remained unruffled and calm and instead of getting frightened she killed and ate up the animal.

After her encounter with bear, Isabel come in contact with an ugly witch who was determined to turn the girl into a toad. Once again she remained unruffled and also refused to scream. Instead of screaming or crying, she simply squeezed the witch, turned her into milk liquid and drank her.

Next she meets a giant, who was horrible and only having one eye in middle of his forehead, the giant threatened Isabel to crush her bones and eat her up like a bread but instead Isabel didn't cried nor screamed. She cut the giant's head off and moved further.

And at last Isabel meets a doctor who seemed to be troubled. He tried all his treatments and offered pills to scare her. However, in spite of all the medications and treatments, Isabel did not scared or scream. Her calm attitude treated the troubled doctor.

This poem shows how attitude of a person could enable him to come out of any troubled situation he/she is in. Even if one have to go through toughest time, it has an attitude to come over. As we all faces challenges, we shouldn't be overwhelmed by them rather, we have to fight them and continue our race in the journey of life.

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