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Questions

1. What does poetic license mean? Provide examples from a poem you read.
2. With the help of a dictionary, write short notes on the following terms:
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(i) Refrain (iii) Stanza
(ii) Mood (iv) Persona

3. Why is poetry rich in figures of speech?
4. ‘Poetry is rhythmical in nature’. Justify this statement.

(b) Use online resources and a selected poem to explain the following.

(i) Poetry (v) Rhyme
(ii) Poem (vi) Verse
(iii) Poetic devices (vii) Stanza
(iv) Rhythm

Exercise

1. In what ways does poetry differ from other genres of literature?
2. With evidence from a poem, read in class, analyse the common poetic
devices employed by poets.
3. Explain how poetic devices enhance a poem’s meaning. Use examples
from one poem to support your arguments.
4. Explain the role of rhythm and rhyme in a poem.
5. With examples from two poems, highlight the difference between free
verse and traditional verse poetry.
6. What roles do stanzas and verses play in a poem? Support your answers
with examples.
7. What is the contribution of rhyme to the poem’s meaning and aesthetics?

Activity 2 Analysing the techniques for literary analysis

Read the following scenario and then answer the questions that follow.
Solea is a Form Three student at Kadoto Secondary School. One day, he went to the
school library to read books about literature. He found a book titled ‘How to Analyse
a Literary Text’ in which the author wrote about how human life can be represented
in literary works. After reading the book, he came out with the following summary.

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