SECTION D: POETRY
6.1 Read the poem carefully and then answer the questions which follow. The number of marks allocated to each question serves as a guide to the expected length of your answer.
6.1.1 Describe the structure of this poem fully. (4)
6.1.2 Using your OWN words, state how the speaker feels about Spring. (1)
6.1.3 Why is the speaker’s description of weeds (line 2) unusual? (2)
6.1.4 Explain why the thrush’s eggs are compared to ‘heavens’ in line 3. (2)
6.1.5 Refer to line 5 (‘it strikes like … hear him sing’).
(a) Identify the figure of speech in this line. (1)
(b) Explain why this figure of speech is appropriate. (2)
6.1.6 Refer to lines 9–14 (‘What is all … worthy the winning’).
(a) Quote TWO CONSECUTIVE WORDS from these lines that refer to paradise. (1)
(b) Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence. Write only the letter (A–D) next to the question number (6.1.6 (b)) in the ANSWER BOOK.
In the context of the poem, ‘Mayday’ (line 13) refers to …
A Workers’ Day.
B Spring Day.
C Good Friday.
D Arbour Day. (1)
(c) To whom does ‘maid’s child’ (line 14) refer? (1)
6.1.7 In your opinion, does the speaker succeed in convincing the reader about the beauty of Spring? Discuss your view. (3)
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6.2 Read the poem below carefully and then answer the questions which follow. The number of marks allocated to each question serves as a guide to the expected length of your answer.
6.2.1 What is being compared in lines 1–4 (‘As a wild … do I lie’)? (2)
6.2.2 Explain why the window-panes are described as ‘deceiving’ in line 7. (2)
6.2.3 Refer to line 13 (‘Their lazy shadows drink the sunlight’).
(a) Identify the figure of speech in this line. (1)
(b) Explain why this figure of speech is appropriate. (2)
6.2.4 To what does ‘There’ (line 23) refer? (1)
6.2.5 Name TWO types of stories that were related by the elders around the campfires in stanza 3. (2)
6.2.6 Identify the speaker’s tone in lines 31–32 (‘– But here I … deceiving window-panes’). (1)
6.2.7 Discuss how the theme of captivity is evident in this poem. (3)
6.2.8 Discuss the suitability of the title of the poem, Captive. (3)
TOTAL SECTION D:35
GRAND TOTAL:70