CSEC English A · May/June 2017 · Paper 2 · Question 2(a)(i)
Read the poem 'Tales of the Islands' by Derek Walcott.
What does the speaker mean by the word "narrowing" in line 1?
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- 2(a)(ii)Why is the island described as "narrowing"?[2 marks]
- 2(b)(i)Identify ONE literary device used between lines 1 and 5.[1 mark]
- 2(b)(ii)Quote the words for the device chosen in (b)(i).[1 mark]
- 2(c)What is the location from which the speaker describes the experience?[2 marks]
- 2(d)What is the last feature of the island the speaker notices?[2 marks]
- 2(e)What is meant by "until all that I love / Was lost in cloud" (lines 7–8)?[2 marks]
- 2(f)The speaker's journey is described in three parts. Identify these parts by giving the appropriate line numbers for Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.[3 marks]
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