Question 6 – axium education

SECTION D: POETRY

In this section there are questions set on the following poems:

‘Captive’ by Francis Carey Slater
‘Still I rise’ by Maya Angelou

NOTE: Answer the questions set on BOTH poems, i.e. QUESTION 6.1 AND
QUESTION 6.2.

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 Complete the following sentences by filling in the missing words.
Write only the word next to the question numbers
(6.1.1(a) to 6.1.1(d)) in the ANSWER BOOK.

This poem is a (a) …, with the speaker being in (b) … He suffers
from … (c) and longs to be with his (d) … (4 x 1) (4)

6.1.2 Explain the comparison the speaker makes between his situation
and that of the bird (lines 1–4). (2)

6.1.3 Refer to ‘Against cold, hard, deceiving window-panes’ (line 7).

(a) Identify the figure of speech. (1)
(b) Explain this figure of speech as used in this line. (2)

6.1.4 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence.
Write only the letter (A–D) next to the question number (6.1.4) in
the ANSWER BOOK.

The figure of speech used in ‘Their swinging hoes are like the
glitter’ (line 17), is an example of/a …
A sarcasm.
B simile.
C irony.
D metaphor. (1)

6.1.5 Describe the setting of the second stanza. (2)

6.1.6 One of the themes in Captive is captivity.
Discuss this theme. (3)

6.1.7 The speaker in Captive can be pitied.
Discuss your view. (3)

AND

6.2 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.

6.2.1 Refer to lines 1−4 (‘You may write … dust, I’ll rise’).

(a) The speaker uses the word ‘you’ several times in these lines.
What would her tone be? (1)

(b) Why would the speaker use this tone in these lines? (1)

6.2.2 Refer to lines 5−8 (‘Does my sassiness … my living room’).
What is the speaker’s state of mind in this stanza? Substantiate
your answer. (2)

6.2.3 Refer to stanza 4.
Using your OWN words, state TWO ways the speaker thinks her
oppressors want her to behave. (2)

6.2.4 Refer to lines 21–23 (‘You may shoot … with your hatefulness’).
What, according to the speaker, could her oppressors use to
humiliate her? Use your OWN words. (2)

6.2.5 Refer to line 33 (‘I’m a black …leaping and wide’).

(a) Identify the figure of speech used in this line. (1)
(b) Explain this figure of speech as used in this line. (2)

6.2.6 Why does the speaker repeat the words ‘I rise’? (2)

6.2.7 This poem, Still I rise, has a universal message.

Discuss your view. (3)
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TOTAL SECTION D: 35
GRAND TOTAL: 70