7.1 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.
7.1.1 Complete the following sentence by using the words in the list below. Write only the word next to the question number (7.1.1(a)–7.1.1(c)) in the ANSWER BOOK.
In this poem the speaker describes the cheetah as (a) …, but actually he (b) … his prey cleverly and attacks them with great (c) … (3)
7.1.2 Refer to stanza 2.
(a) Identify the sound device in line 6. (1)
(b) Use your OWN words to describe what the cheetah is doing in this stanza. (2)
7.1.3 Quote THREE consecutive words from stanza 3 to prove that the following statement is FALSE:
The grazing herds are aware of the cheetah. (1)
7.1.4 Explain the irony in the LAST TWO words of stanza 3 (‘fatal play’). (2)
7.1.5 Using your OWN words, explain the cheetah’s movement in stanza 4. (2)
7.1.6 Of what is the ‘red horizon’ in the last stanza symbolic? (1)
7.1.7 Identify and discuss the theme evident in this poem. (3)
7.1.8 Do you think the speaker is an expert on wildlife? Discuss your view. (3)
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7.2 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.
7.2.1 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence. Write only the letter (A–D) next to the question number (7.2.1) in the ANSWER BOOK.
The speaker appeals to God to help heal the …
A birds.
B ocean.
C animals.
D people. (1)
7.2.2 Refer to lines 3–4: ‘this tragic time’s complexities’
(a) Why are the times referred to as ‘tragic’? (1)
(b) What are the ‘complexities’ and ‘terrors’ the speaker refers to in lines 4 and 10? (2)
7.2.3 Refer to lines 5–9: ‘dear God, ordain … Your image yet’
(a) Identify the speaker’s tone in these lines. (1)
(b) Explain why the speaker appeals to God for help. (2)
7.2.4 Refer to line 12: ‘Through rotting days’
(a) Identify the figure of speech. (1)
(b) Explain how the figure of speech is used here to express the hardship the people endured. (2)
(c) Using your OWN words, give THREE examples to show that some people remained hopeful. (3)
7.2.5 Do you think the title is appropriate to the content of this poem?
Discuss your view. (4)
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