CATHERINE - POETRY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow:-
Made for pure pleasure Like buds two wonderful to name Miracles unfold And Catherine wheels begin to flame Like a whirling marigold Rockets and Roman candles make An orchard of the sky Whence magic trees their petals shake Upon each gazing eye QUESTIONS
i. Describe the rhyme scheme of this poem. (2marks)
ii. Using examples, explain how rhythm has been achieved in this poem. (4 Marks) iii. What kind of facial expressions would you exhibit when reciting the poem? (2mks) iv. Which words would you stress in line one and why? (2 marks) MARKING SCHEME
i) abcdcdede- Irregular
ii) Rhyme – name, flame, -sky, eye shake, make Alliteration- pure, pleasure- consonant p is repeated, Rockets and Roman- r is repeated. iii) Wear a happy face while reciting line 1 – Made for pure pleasure. Stare at a particular point to indicate gazing point. iv) Made, pure, pleasure – They are content words- they carry the meaning of the sentence.
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Only For a While: Esther Njeri M - POETRY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.
Here in school we are shining bright Never in darkness always in light We will all be here for a short while What matters is we go that extra mile Time is precious, time is priceless Waste time become useless We have to make the most of it while we are here Or else we will suffer the consequences which are dear For four hours we shall together Working together in unity Striving to reach our desired goals Growing academically and spiritually. questions
a) Describe the rhyme scheme of the poem above. (3mks)
b) How has rhythm been achieved in the above poem? (4mks) c) How would you say the line ‘For four years we have together’ (3mks) marking scheme
(a) aa bb cc dd ef gh √ 2mks
Irregular rhyme scheme √ 1mk (b) (i) Rhyme √ Bright – Light √While – Mile √Priceless – Useless √Academically – Spiritually (ii) Repeating ‘Time’ is repeated (I mark to identify, I mark illustrates) (c) Use my fingers to show ‘four’ √ 1mk Stress the word ‘years’ √ 1mk Say the line in a falling intonation √ 1mk Put palms together to show, togetherness. BACK HOME -POETRY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Read the poem below and then answer the questions. (20mks)
BACK HOME And one day I went back home: Back home to the old homestead With a ring of old huts Surrounding a wide compound: Swept clean for children to play And yell and laugh and cry. I walked briskly, thinking of home Smoke rising from the huts Filtered through the thatched roofs: Dripping wet after a shower of rain; Moist ground in the compound, Grandpa sitting on his stool and sipping from his gourd; Birds singing in the mango tree: And then finally I reached home: The air heavy with silence Huts, down in dry heaps of dilapidation Shoots of scorched elephant grass: Growing piously in the compound: A carpet of mango leaves Falling on the mound of earth Under which was buried but the tip Yes, only the tip of grandpa’s walking staff Could be seen peeping from under the earth: Pointing down to where the owner lay; The lasting indication Of his inability to talk again Except by echoes of silence Telling me I went back too late: Jwani Mwaikusa. QUESTIONS
(a) Describe the setting in this poem. (2 marks)
(b) Who is the persona in the poem? (2 marks) (c) Where is grandpa? Give reasons for your answer. (2 marks) (d) What is the effect of the alliteration in line 17? (2 marks) (e) Giving two examples, show the effect of contrast as used by the poet. (4 marks) (f) Identify and illustrate the two different moods prevailing in this poem. (4 marks) (g) Explain the meaning of the following lines as used in the poem. (4 marks) (i) ‘A carpet of mango leaves Falling on the mound of earth” (ii) ‘Of his inability to talk again Except by echoes of silence” MARKING SCHEME
(a) The setting is in a rural area√ 1 — the persona talks of huts/homestead. √ 1
(b) The persona is a grandson / granddaughter / grandchildl — talks of grandpa. √ 1 (c) Grandpa is dead√1 because we are told that the walking staff was buried under a mound of earth and it pointed to where the owner lay. √ 1 The staff peeped from under the earth where the owner lay. √ 1 (d) The alliteration is - huts/heaps- down/dry/dilapidation or /h/and /d/.√ 1 The alliteration creates mood/rhythm/suspense. √ 1 (e) The first three stanzas contrast with the last three. (i) The memory of children “playing and yelling laughing and crying” is contrasted with “The air heavy with silence”. The effect of this is to create a sense of foreboding/fear. Showing or warns that something is amiss/wrong. √2 (ii) “A wide compound swept clean for children to play” is contrasted with “shoots of scorched elephant grass growing piously in the compound/”a carpet of mango leaves”. Their effect is an indication of neglect or that something is wrong. √2 (iii) “Smoke rising from the huts” is contrasted with “Huts down in dry heaps of dilapidation”. This warns of a disaster/danger. √2 (iv) “Grandpa sitting on his stool” is contrasted with “Grandpa lying under the earth” i.e. dead. This contrast creates atmosphere/mood. √2 Generally each contrast has the effect of changing mood. (2 marks each x = 4 marks) (f) The first mood is foundin the 1st stanza. It is nostalgic. √ l The persona describes the home with fond memories e.g. children, yelling, laughing and crying or “birds singing in the mango tree”. √l The second mood is found in the 4” stanza. It is sad/solemn. √l With the death of grandpa the homestead has collapsed. √l (g) Lines (i) “A carpet of mango leaves falling on the mound of earth”, means a great number of leaves falling on the grave. √2 (ii) “Of his inability to talk again except by echoes of silence”. This emphasises that grandpa is dead and that the persona will never hear him talk again. √2 |
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