​SUNSET - POETRY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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​SUNSET

The sun spun like
a tossed coin.
It whirled on the azure sky,
it clattered into the horizon,
it clicked in the slot,
and neon lights popped 
and blinked `time expired`,
as on a parking meter.
(Oswald Mbuyiseni: Mtshali)

Questions

• i) Describe the rhyme scheme of this poem. (2marks)
• ii) How would you say the last line of this poem (2marks)
• iii) State any two onomatopoeic words in the poem (2marks)
• iv) Identify any other sound pattern used in the poem. (1mark)
• v) State and illustrate three non-verbal cues that you would use to make the recitation of the above poem more meaningful and interesting. (3marks)

ANSWERS

Oral poem.

• i) adcdefg √ 1mk 
      irregular rhyme scheme √ 1mk
• ii) the line would be said slowly and softly – end of the day

                falling intonation – show finality.

• iii) Popped

                 Blinked
                 Whirled
                 Clattered
                 Clicked any 2 (2 marks)

• iv) Alliteration – sun  spun

                 Assonance – sun spun   √1mk

• v) Use of gestures – illustrate where and when 

               Facial expressions       “
               Tonal variation            “
               Dramatize       “
               Keep eye conduct       “                          Any 3 (3 marks)

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