Only For a While: Esther Njeri M - POETRY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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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.

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