RIC-0205 Discovering Poetry
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Comprehension and word study<br />
(a) What are the main feelings expressed in this poem?<br />
(b) Find three words in the poem to support your opinion.<br />
Assonance is the name for vowels with the same sound in the same line;<br />
for example, Abbey adored apples. Write an example of assonance in this poem.<br />
Alliteration is the same consonant repeated in a line; for example, We could smell<br />
the salty sea. Write two examples of alliteration in this poem.<br />
(a) Homonyms are words with the same spelling but different meanings. For example,<br />
rock, rock. What meaning is given to the word ‘charged’ in the first line?<br />
(b) Write another meaning for ‘charged’. You may need a dictionary to help you.<br />
Find words in the poem that match these meanings.<br />
You may need a dictionary to help you.<br />
(a) without thinking<br />
(b) the only one<br />
(c) of the universe<br />
(d) a plan for action<br />
(e) hereditary traits<br />
(f) a sudden flow<br />
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What is the effect of the short lines in the last verse?<br />
This poem contains a<br />
number of scientific<br />
terms. For each one,<br />
write a phrase that could<br />
have been used instead,<br />
to create the same<br />
meaning in the poem.<br />
electrons<br />
cosmic<br />
molecules<br />
genetic<br />
neutrons<br />
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